Commissions
Toward Daylight, oil on canvas, 44 x 90 in - Commissioned by a private client, NY, New York
Art for your space, imagined
You should live with the art you love. Your artwork should fit your space, your setting and most importantly, your spirit. I love the challenge of creating just the right piece for your home, corporate or public setting. I will work with you and your interior designer to develop a painting that meets your specifications.
My work is improvisational but intuitive, responding to the character of your space. I work with your color palette, wall treatments and furnishings in a spirit of collaboration to arrive at a wholly unique and original painting that will enliven your home or office for years to come. Clients interested in acquiring an original painting on commission should contact Michael to begin the process of collaboration.
“In this commission for an apartment in New York, the clients, interior designers themselves, provided me with so much good visual inspiration. The other artworks in the room, including a Joseph Albers painting, wall coverings and upholstery fabric all helped to create a color picture for me. I had been working on a series of paintings inspired by the waters of Venice so this palette worked perfectly with that idea and was a lot of fun to paint.”
Process
Your painting begins with a conversation about your space and the spirit you are hoping to create in that space. The artwork should serve to enliven and enhance that spirit. I work first to size, then to your specific color palette. I’ll take color samples, images, Pinterest boards - anything that conveys your ideas in color. Most often, clients have seen a particular work of mine that they enjoy but has either sold or does not fit their space. This is also a good place to start making your bespoke painting
My work relies on improvisation, so I am not able to provide a study or mock-up of an envisioned painting. However, I do make drawings, small paintings and process works that lead toward the final painting that I share along the way.
Toward Daylight, 2021, oil on canvas, 44 x 90 in
“This client in Beacon Hill had already acquired Baroque-inspired works from the Miaz Brothers and Elise Ansel for a stately dining room and were looking for a third painting to join the group. I was on my way to Italy at the time, where I knew I would find inspiration in the landscape and the old masters. This client was patient enough to wait until I returned to paint ‘A Baroque Afternoon’.”
A Baroque Afternoon, 2019, oil on canvas, 63 x 51 in