I took these photos yesterday of a commissioned painting in progress to be forwarded to the client for review.  This allows us (myself, the client, and the designer) to work together in bringing together multiple design elements.

I had visited the house previously and taken several existing works to view in the space.  None were quite large enough for the intended space, but the existing works allowed us to establish a baseline for what mood the client enjoyed most, and which colors worked best in the room.

The stage of the art right now is what I would consider to be the ‘underpainting’.  This is a loose interpretation of color and composition.  It allows an artist to establish overall relationships first, rather than attempting to finalize limited areas at a time.

This work is slightly larger than average (36″ x 36″) so creating an underpainting is especially useful.