06/09/2026
The thing about a commissioned portrait, it does not have to come from a formal sitting or a posed session indoors. It can come from the life you are actually living. The place your family actually loves.
I photographed this family on the back of their boat years ago. Out on the water, right where they spend their summers together.
Then I decided to paint it like the old masters technique through projection and I love how it turned out.
I paint every piece personally. Every face, every detail. This family trusted me with both the photograph and the painting, and that is something I do not take lightly.
If you have been thinking about doing something like this for your family, this summer is a good time to start.