Commissions

A friend asked me to do a painting

from a photo she'd taken of the village 

where she stayed with friends on a recent trip to Italy.

11 x 14 oil 

This was image she gave me:

and asked if I could "highlight" the apartment they rented!? 

I was a bit daunted by the lack of light and value

so I played around with it in Procreate. 

bumping up the value of the apartment they rented just slightly.   

Commissions can be a struggle, 

especially if the client has a preconceived notion

 about how they want it to look. 

This is not how I usually paint,

 but it was actually quite fun. 

And she loves it!