COMMISSIONS
Family Canvas
Commissions
A family commission shaped through shared presence, painterly process, and a finished artwork
A Family Canvas Commission is an original painting created for a family through a painter-led process. The family participates in an intentional creative moment, and I translate what emerges into a finished work of art.
It is a way to mark connection, memory, relationship, and the current chapter of your family’s life through form.
A painting that holds the presence of your family.
Not a traditional portrait.
A translation of relationship,
connection, and belonging.
Your family participates
in a shared, creative,
meaningful moment.
I translate what emerges
into a finished, original
painting.
A lasting artwork that
carries your family’s story
in a visual form.
Who this is for
YOUNG FAMILIES
Mark this chapter of growth, play,
and becoming.
BLENDED FAMILIES
Celebrate new constellations
and shared life.
MULTI-GENERATIONAL FAMILIES
Honour lineage, memory,
and continuity.
FAMILIES IN TRANSITION
Mark change, relocation, loss,
reuntion, or a new era.
LEGACY COMMISSIONS
Create a work that can be passed down through generations.
What families take part in
MARK-MAKING
Everyone contributes through colour, lines, shapes, and textures.
MOVEMENT & GESTURE
Expressing in the body, in play,
in stillness, or in sound.
SYMBOLS & OBJECTS
Bringing meaningful items, words, or fragments into the process.
SHARED PRESENCE
Creating a moment together that becomes part of the painting.
Examples of Family Canvas Commissions
WHAT THE COMMISSION INCLUDES
Initial inquiry and fit-check
Family commission conversation
Clarification of intention and scale
Proposal with dates, timeline and investment
Preparation of the family session
Family painting encounter
Studio translation and completion
Selected process documentation
Documentation of the finished work
Final presentation
Preparation for collection, delivery,
or installation
SCALE & FORMATS
Family Canvas Commissions are offered in a range of sizes.
MEDIUM WORKS
For intimate family chapters.
Approx. 60-90 cm
LARGE WORKS
For strong presence in your home.
Approx. 100-150 cm
STATEMENT WORKS
For multi-generational or legacy commissions.
150 cm and above
CUSTOM SCALE
For specific spaces or large walls.
INVESTMENT
Threshold Commissions begin from
€2800
Larger or deeper-process commissions
are quoted individually based on scale,
complexity, and time.
The process
1.
Inquiry
You send a few words about the family, family size, ages, and intention of the painting.
2.
Conversation
We meet online or in person to explore the atmosphere, meaning, context, scale, and possible direction of the commission.
3.
Proposal
You receive a clear proposal with size, medium, dates, timeline, investment, and process outline.
4.
Painter-led ritual
Your family gathers in the art studio for a collaborative, patiner-led ritual.
5.
Studio work
I create the painting in the studio. Depending on the commission, I may share selected process glimpses.
6.
Completion
The finished work is presented, documented, and prepared for collection, delivery, or installation.
