{"title":"Commissions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOver the years, I have had the privilege of creating commissioned paintings for private collectors, families, and special projects. Each one begins differently, but they all share something important: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe painting has to come from a place I have experienced myself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI approach commissions selectively because I want every painting to remain true to the way I create. I don’t simply reproduce a photograph provided to me. Instead, a commission becomes a collaboration — a conversation between your story and mine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou may come to me with a meaningful place, a memory, a particular season, trail, or feeling you want captured. From there, I draw from landscapes I have personally explored and photographed, often returning to the mountains to find the light, perspective, or moment that feels right.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe result is something deeply personal to the collector, while still carrying my own experience within it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI don’t paint from photos. I earn them. And commissioned work is no exception.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"memories-of-tom-blake-trail","title":"“Memories Of Tom Blake Trail”","description":"\u003cp\u003e40 x 30 in, acrylics on canvas. Commissioned work for private collection. 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SOLD as commission work for private collection in Snowmass Village. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePoem handwritten by artist on the back of canvas. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I see the light coming, in a far distant land. \u003cbr\u003eLike the morning when it starts appearing, I see it coming in the skies. \u003cbr\u003eNo mind can comprehend the hour of the dawn, but the sun will rise in the heights of the mountains.\u003cbr\u003eLet hope arise ! My brother, my sister. I long to see you again on the other side. \u003cbr\u003eBut as for now, I may hide a little bit while the night is here. The watchman is watching, and this is the time I can buy oil for my lamp for free. Without cost and without price, I will keep this lamp alive. \u003cbr\u003eWhen the journey starts, don’t loose hope, my brother, my sister. Let hope arise! Turn your eyes to the hills, may you find help to climb. \u003cbr\u003eFrom the summit, from the hills and the rivers and the valleys. The trees are clapping. The night is gone. The clouds give way. The light is coming. May I see you on the other side!“. - by Isabella Garaffa.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Isabella Garaffa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47952184639639,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/6214\/files\/843D901B-6BAC-4E63-8D9D-152C3A1EBC66.jpg?v=1782505429"},{"product_id":"may-i-never-loose-the-wonder","title":"“May I Never Loose the Wonder”","description":"\u003cp\u003eCommission work for private collector of several Isabella Garaffa’s work. 48 x 30 in, acrylics on canvas. Client’s children are included in this beautiful custom made depiction of Capitol peak view with colorful wildflowers at the bottom. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePoem wrote by artist on the back side of paititng. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“That time when flowers were toys and mountains were lava castles. Oh, may I never loose the wonder! \u003cbr\u003eThat time when streams of water were ocean monsters and trees were caves to hide under… oh my I never loose the wonder! \u003cbr\u003eThat time when sticks were swords and rocks where dangerous animals… oh may I never loose the wonder! \u003cbr\u003e A sound in the distance was enough to awaken intrigue. A cloud in the sky was sufficient to make believe. No worries of tomorrow could steal the joy of present, and all we had was the minute we were living. We didn’t know quite well that time could make things loose their marvel. We were living in wonder! \u003cbr\u003eMay I sit on this rock again, and again and again. And while the years go by, may I always live and never loose the time to ponder”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Isabella Garaffa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47952186441879,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/6214\/files\/FEEE8B68-A123-49CD-8C94-50E730D4A487.jpg?v=1782505629"},{"product_id":"happy-place","title":"“Happy Place”","description":"\u003cp\u003e48 x 80 in, acrylics on canvas. Commission work SOLD to private collector. Client asked to in life picture of two daughters with their ski outfits skiing down the hill. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Isabella Garaffa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47952224944279,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/6214\/files\/8D01CC99-96F3-4A69-B71D-961766BEF56F.jpg?v=1782508083"},{"product_id":"the-eternal-walk","title":"“The Eternal Walk”","description":"\u003cp\u003e48 x 60 in, acrylics on canvas. Commission work, SOLD to private collectors. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Isabella Garaffa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47952230219927,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/6214\/files\/97F8AF61-F16C-476E-8413-08811CCEDB2F.jpg?v=1782509009"},{"product_id":"untitled-8","title":"Untitled.","description":"\u003cp\u003e36 x 48 in, acrylics on canvas. 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