This commissioned painting was my first architectural commission. I found new challenges in redndering the drawing and accurately getting the architectural details correct. The owner of the home built it with his father some years before and I knew he would be intimately familiar with the details. As an artist I also wanted to capture the beauty of this lovely home as well as it's setting in the woods so together with the sponsor of the painting we chose an autumn timeframe. For paintings like this I take a lot of reference photos, and visit the site on multiple occasions, in different light, to find that time of day that best shows off the subject. Since this was a surprise gift I had to do so surreptitiously. In the end everyone was happy with the result and I learned some new things.
