commissions

Peonies (WIP)

| Anna Cull
Peonies triptych (WIP #1) – acrylic on canvas
Peonies triptych (WIP #1) – acrylic on canvas
Peonies triptych (WIP #2)
Peonies triptych (WIP #2)
Peonies triptych (WIP #3)
Peonies triptych (WIP #3)

Work in progress photos of my first painting commission… I’ll post photos of the finished painting tomorrow.

My first ever painting commission (WIP)

| Anna Cull
Peonies – acrylic sketch and triptych mock-up
Acrylic sketch and triptych mock-up

There was quite a bit of work behind the scenes before the brush ever touched the canvas. My client knew the subject and the colour that she wanted but hadn’t been able to find a painting or print to match her vision. I was commissioned to create an artwork ― any medium, any style ― of three red peony roses. Wow. Really? Okay.

I opted for an acrylic painting on stretched canvas. But what size should it be?

Mock-ups showing various options – the client chose the bottom left triptych
Mock-ups showing various options – the client chose the bottom left triptych

Because I was able to take photographs of the room, I decided to make several mock-ups of the canvas sizes that I thought would suit the space. My client chose a triptych measuring 100 x 100 cm. A sketch was approved and three canvases were ordered…

WIP update

Final painting