The evolution of a commission
I thought I’d share a little bit of my process with you all. I started this painting at a very odd time in my life. I was feeling very unsure about my work and the direction I was heading. I just wasn’t happy with anything I was painting. So this painting has gone though some insanity. First off I did about 50 different sketches before I nailed it down to this. And then I repainted this whole canvas about 4 or 5 times. I spent about 500 hours on this thing, for serious… CRAZY!
The painting itself is roughly 18″ x 48″ acrylic on canvas. Its a commission for a VP at Atlantic Records.
Check out the progression:
