Every commission begins with a conversation, because every home has a story worth understanding.

The homes I remember most are never the ones that have been perfectly styled. They are the homes that have evolved over many years; books with softened spines, a favourite chair beside the window, flowers from the garden in an old bowl, dogs stretched across the floor, photographs that have multiplied with time, and paintings that have become so familiar they feel as though they have always belonged. I think a commissioned painting finds its place in a home in much the same way.

Before we speak about size or composition, I like to understand something about the life your painting will become part of. Prior to becoming a full-time painter, I spent over two decades working as an anthropologist in Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Mexico, Guatemala, Turkey, The Philippines, and many other incredible places. My work centred on understanding how people lived, the communities they built, and the places they called home. Although my work has changed, that way of seeing the world has never left me.

One of the greatest privileges of my work is being invited into people's homes. A home reveals far more than dimensions and floor plans; it reveals something of the people who live there, what they value, how they use space, where they gather, where they retreat, how morning light travels through the rooms, and the atmosphere they have nurtured over many years. My role is never to impose a painting upon that story, but to understand it well enough that the finished work feels entirely at home within it.

When I spend time with collectors we might talk about the room itself, the gardens they have loved, places that have stayed with them, books that continue to accompany them, or colours that seem to have followed them throughout their lives. These conversations shape every painting far more than measurements ever could and they form part of my understand long before I step in to the studio.

Whether we meet in your home or via video we take time to discuss scale, framing, budget, composition, and delivery. Every decision is considered with your home in mind.

While my own work often returns to Prussian Blue, French Ultramarine, layered botanical greens, softened pinks, butter lemon yellows, ochres, rusted oranges, mulberries, and rich crimson, a commission is never about asking you to adopt my palette. Colour is deeply personal.

Some collectors are immediately drawn to blue. Others speak about the green of the woodlands around their childhood home, the blush of a dahlia in their garden, the changing colour of the gum tree on the corner, or the warmth of afternoon light remembered from Italy. Together we develop a palette that feels entirely at home in your space, and meaningful to your life.

One of the pleasures of commissioning a painting is that it need never begin with a predetermined size. The dimensions below represent some of my most frequently commissioned works, but they are simply a guide. I regularly paint larger works for generous architectural spaces and equally enjoy creating more intimate paintings. Some homes ask for restraint; others invite a more expansive gesture. The room almost always tells us which is right.

The beauty of commissioning a work is that you acquire a painting created specifically for you — considered in scale, proportion, and palette — designed to live harmoniously within your home. It is a truly personal acquisition.

My intention has always been to create paintings that bring beauty, warmth and delight to a home; paintings that feel as though they belong and become part of your story.

The Commission Process:

Every commission begins with a conversation, either in your home or via video if you're further afield. Once we've discussed your space, the atmosphere you'd like to create, scale, composition and palette, I'll prepare a proposal for your consideration. When you are happy to proceed, a 50% deposit secures your place in my commission schedule and the painting begins. I'll keep you updated throughout the process, and once the work is complete I'll send photographs and video for your approval before framing and delivery. The final balance is due upon deliver of your painting.