"I'm Looking for an Artist Who Can Create Art to a Brief"

You have found one

Working to a brief is not an occasional service I offer alongside gallery work -- it is the whole practice. Every piece I paint for a client starts as someone else's brief, not my own idea looking for a wall to land on. If that is specifically what you need, this is exactly what I do, for private clients, interior designers, hotels and property developers.

What "working to a brief" actually means

It means the palette is drawn from your space, not mine. It means the scale is set to your wall, not to whatever size I happen to feel like painting. It means the mood is something we agree on before I start, not something you discover once the work arrives. A brief-led commission removes the guesswork on both sides.

How to write a brief that gets you the right result

Dimensions, exactly

Give me the precise dimensions of the wall or space the piece is going into. Not approximate -- exact. Scale is one of the most common places a commission goes wrong, and it is entirely avoidable with accurate measurements upfront.

Photos of the actual space

Send photos showing the room's real palette, materials and lighting -- daylight and evening if the room reads differently at night. A palette pulled from your actual space produces a very different result to a palette guessed from a written description.

The feeling, not just the specification

Tell me what you want the room to feel like once the piece is hanging. Calm and grounding? Bold and energised? Quietly luxurious? Abstract work in particular is driven by emotional intention -- that is what makes a piece resonate rather than just occupy space.

Your real deadline

Give me your actual installation or handover date, not a padded one. Knowing the real deadline lets me recommend the right medium -- acrylics for a tighter timeline, oils where there is more room, since oils take longer to dry and cure.

What happens after you send the brief

I develop a palette and style proposal from what you have sent, and you approve it before I start painting. For a multi-piece collection, I also produce sample works for sign-off before full production begins. This is the checkpoint that makes commissioning low-risk -- you know what you are getting before any canvas is underway, not after.

Every finished piece arrives professionally framed and ready to hang. If the brief changes along the way, tell me as early as possible -- most changes are easy to absorb before the sign-off stage, and much harder once a piece is underway.

About Leah Justyce

I am a degree-qualified Australian fine artist with 26 years of experience, working directly to brief for private clients, interior designers, hotels and property developers. My work has been featured in British Vogue, The World of Interiors, and House and Garden UK -- all through direct relationships, without gallery representation. In acrylics I can produce up to 30 original framed works in eight weeks, so a brief-led commission scales from a single statement piece to a full commercial fit-out.

Frequently asked questions

I'm looking for an artist who can create art to a brief. Where do I start?

Start with the brief itself -- dimensions, photos of the space, palette references, the mood you want, and your deadline. Then send it to me directly. I will develop a palette and style proposal from it before any painting begins.

What should I include in the brief?

Exact dimensions, photos showing the space's real palette and lighting, the feeling you want the piece to create, your hard deadline, and any framing preferences.

Will I see the design before you start painting?

Yes. A palette and style proposal is developed from your brief and approved by you first. For multi-piece collections, sample works are also approved before full production begins.

What if my brief changes partway through?

Tell me as soon as you can. Most changes are easy to absorb before the palette and style proposal is signed off. Changes requested after a piece is underway are harder to accommodate -- which is exactly why that sign-off step exists.