MARK ADAMS 

"The art of fine portraiture is quite different from painting for the sheer joy of creation.  It is a wonderful thing being sequestered in the studio, caught in the grip of art, free to create with no constraints except one's own imagination and the principles of design.  The final product of those hours, days, and weeks wrestling with the Muse is the artist's alone."

 

When painting a commissioned portrait, the client and the artist enter into a creative partnership where both have a hand in the final work of art.