Privately Commissioned Art
After 25 years of dreaming about painting but never actually rolling up my well-worn sleeves and doing it, I knew I could no longer wait for life to somehow give me the permission I wasn’t giving myself.
So, I began. And it has taught me so much. I’m appreciating what others’ I’ve read say about it. God’s artistry IS alive in every falling leaf, winter scene, awakening flowers and kitchen gardens. I lose sense of time when mixing colors on the palette or using a 00 brush to capture a tiny stem of a leaf, or markings on the back of a butterfly. The work always humbles and re-centers me, and makes every morning a gift of new beginnings.
“For me painting is about trust and deep listening— to myself and the canvas before me. It is a profoundly authentic experience.”
“I see creativity as a metaphor for life. When we can focus on authentic, raw truth and allow our gifts and talents to take over, the universe conspires to craft amazing results.”
“When in the studio, after I’ve gathered all of the tools to build the painting, I begin with a plan, but along the way, as I’m deeply connected to the work, I find the painting takes over… that it has a life of its own. I am no longer painting the painting.
I am instead the vehicle holding the brush.”
Brand Strategy Design is not dissimilar. If we have mastered the right foundation elements, like vision and values and goals and ideal audience, the strategy and design can take on a life of their own, and the outcome is more creative, more authentic, and more aligned with my client’s dream.
