Work made for youCommissions

A handful each year, so that each one gets the attention it needs. Tell him what you are after and he will tell you straight whether it is something he can do.

Start an enquiry

Nothing here commits you to anything. It is the start of a conversation.

Worth saying, if you know it

  • The concept
  • Colours you are drawn to
  • Imagery that means something to you
  • The feeling it should carry
  • Reference material
  • Rough size
  • Anything it must include
  • Anything it must avoid

What you bring, and what he brings

Tell him as much as you like. The concept, colours you keep coming back to, imagery that means something to you, references, the feeling it should carry, anything it has to include, anything it has to stay away from. None of that is too much - it is the part only you can give him.

From there the painting is made in Sean’s own style and interpretation, which is the thing being commissioned. The composition, the brushwork, and the way the colours are set against each other stay his, because that is what people come to him for.

In practice that means you should recognise it as yours, and anyone who knows his work should recognise it as his.

Payment, changes, cancellation and copyright are set out in full in the commission terms. Worth reading before you commit to anything, rather than after.