Commissions
Commission Your Family Masterpiece
How It Works:
The Session: My wife shoots your professional reference photos.
The Painting: I hand-paint your chosen image onto canvas.
The Legacy: You hang a beautiful masterpiece in your home.
Your pregnancy is a masterpiece. Let's make it permanent.
“Things Change”
oil on canvas, 30x40 inches, 2025
The Story Behind the Piece
Pregnancy is a season of rapid transformation. To freeze this fleeting moment before our own baby arrived, my wife and I took the reference photo and I painted the canvas. The process was so profound we realized every growing family deserves a permanent heirloom to anchor their memories.
Sunset, oil on canvas, 30x40 inches, 2025
St Michael’s Ceiling Project
Example of Saint in Clouds worshiping Christ in the Sanctuary
Parishioners enter St. Michael’s seeking a deep, reverent encounter with God. This design lifts human hearts upward toward heaven and forward toward the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.
We will transform the physical environment to preach the Gospel visually, replacing plain spaces with sacred beauty:
The Saints: Painted figures leading parishioners by example to focus on Christ. The Archway Clouds: Visual pathways connecting the congregation to the sanctuary. The Fleur-de-Lis Sky: Rich blue stars symbolizing purity, Mary, and the Trinity .The Marble Columns: Elegant faux Carrara finish replacing the plain beige paint.
This artwork does more than change paint—it creates a sacred environment that inspires parishioners to live their daily lives in anticipation of eternity.
Original
Proposal
Original
Proposal
“Post Id Momentum - The Moment After”
A private collector had a cherished statue of St. Michael which was based off of the Guido Reni’s The Archangel Defeating Satan 1635. He wanted his own painting like this, but without much variation. I was able to go see the original in person earlier that summer in Rome. (I don’t know why I didn’t smile, but I did just leave the catacombs underneath the church filled with thousands of bones used to make a chilling contemplation on death)
The sketch that is close to the original
I drew up a sketch and was about to send it to him before we started on the painting. My wife insisted that I draw my own version and show him both (see below). I was honored when he choose my design over the wonderful painting by Reni.
This was the final image.
Graphite, watercolor, and photoshop
Single Album Art: Hold Me by Christian Lingner
The Goal
Singer-songwriter Christian Lingner crafts poetic, storytelling lyrics that soothe and enliven the soul. However, when preparing to release his single Hold Me, he faced a creative obstacle: he had a loose, abstract idea for the visual identity but needed a fast way to translate his spoken words into a concrete artistic direction.
The Vision to Life
During our initial phone consultation, I created instant, live drafts to put immediate images to his words, quickly defining his artistic vision and refining it into a final canvas.
The Outcome
Instead of getting stuck in the creative process, Christian was able to confidently align his music with striking visual storytelling. The resulting single artwork perfectly captures the truth and mastery of his sound, giving his release the professional visual identity it deserves.
Album released in 2024
2022
From Fan to Collaborator: The Art Behind Swinging Seraphim
Musician Paul (Very Very Hot Evil) is a master of dramatic, avant-garde piano performance. But when releasing his album, Swinging Seraphim, he faced a common problem: he needed visual artwork that matched the deep, complex backstory of his music.
He envisioned a classical drawing of male and female angels but needed a creative partner to bring it to light. Having been a fan of Paul’s music since seeing him dominate the stage at the Big Ears Music Festival, I stepped in as his guide. Together, we collaborated through several draft iterations, refining his ideas until the vision in his mind perfectly matched the ink on paper.
By utilizing a timeless, classical aesthetic, we created something entirely fresh for the modern music landscape. Today, the number one compliment Paul receives on the album release is just how striking and unique the artwork is.
Commissions
Process
Every great artwork begins with a conversation. We figure out the vision and its goals then we begin the project. The project progresses through a series of checkpoints to ensure the vision discussed is becoming a reality.
Discuss project - Free
Locking project into the schedule - 1/3 total cost
Refined Drawing - No fee
Beginning of painting - 1/3 total cost
Completion of painting - 1/3 total cost
Pricing
The cost is determined after discussing the project. Typically this changes depending on the number of figures or objects, medium, and size. If the client changes their mind after having agreed to move forward there is a redesign cost, which varies depending on the alteration(s) and how soon they addressed it.