US WEST / CARLSON TRAVEL A gallery owner put me in touch with the Carlson Travel group to do a painting of the Bahamas commissioned by US WEST to reward its outstanding employees. The employees were treated to a 3 day cruise in the Bahamas; at the end of the trip each employee was given a framed print of my painting. I accompanied a small group which scouted all the destinations of the cruise. That gave me an opportunity to sketch and photograph. I later submitted a group of thumbnail sketches from which one was selected. I did another commission for the same group two years later for another destination.

GOLDMAN SACHS The Los Angeles office of Goldman Sachs requested a large sailing painting from my art consultant. A sketch from my portfolio was presented along with samples from others artists. Mine was chosen and I rendered the scene based on the sketch.

PRIVATE COMMISSIONS

Requests for private commissions vary a great deal. Some clients prefer to leave the subject matter entirely to me and others are fairly specific in their desires. Whenever I feel there is a certain vagueness in their requests I volunteer to submit two sketches for their approval. If neither is satisfactory the client may cancel the commission with no charges.