Sheer Bliss

This next painting is a commission painting, requested from a woman named Kim.  She owns her own salon and her walls were looking very blank.  She didn't really know what she wanted, but she knew she wanted something that would express who she was and the feeling she wanted her clients to have. 

While I was there I noticed a color theme that she had going on in her Salon and little accents that she used to sort of express her self.  She didn't have too much going on yet, so I knew that whatever I decided to do I could be more flexible with in terms of 'matching' something that was already there, because there wasn't really anything there.  Kim left me with a lasting impression which I modeled most of the painting around. I also took a look around her salon, paid attention to all the little details, like the swirls in her sign(and business cards) the color schemes she used. She didn't know specifically what she wanted, she just knew that she liked my paintings and wanted something specifically designed for her.

So, I decided to go a little out of my comfort zone on what I usually paint and made her a special painting unique for her salon using parts of her business design logo incorporated into the painting. I picked upon some of the hints of colors used in the salon for accents (the pink flowers) and made the painting background white, in order to stand out from her painted walls.

I am happy to say that when I showed her the final piece she was speechless.  She loved the painting and said that she wasn't sure what I was going to do, but that what I had done was so amazing and she was so happy with the results- loving that I had used her logo and color schemes to work with as a driving force in the painting. She framed it and it's now featured at her place of business in Redmond named "Shear Bliss", hence where the name of the painting came from "Sheer Bliss".  She's not only a fantastic person but she's a wonderful hair dresser!!
I highly recommend going there and doing business with her, you will not regret it. :-)

Update: After I had given her the main painting she wanted 2 more paintings to go with it for her wall!!  I now have two more paintings to go, in order to complete her requests. If you're interested in visiting her salon, you can check her out at: http://www.shearblisskim.com/.

Enjoy!!

18 x 36
(white on sides)
$690 *SOLD*

Catalog info:
Artwork: "Sheer Bliss"
Brief Description: Acrylic 18" x  36"
Canvas Sides: white wrap 1/2" sides
Type: Painting
Art Style: Expressionism
Medium: Acrylic Paint
Framed: Self Framing (white wrap on sides) 1/2" sides
Reproduction: Original
Retail Price: $690
Final Coat/Protection: Kamar Varnish-1312
No: #25 (Signed/Autographed edition)

(NOTE: Colors shown may vary slightly from actual painting due to computer display adapter and monitor manufacturer and/or configuration.)