Why did you pick the name Subtle Value Art?

See Subtle’s Story and scroll to the bottom. I’ll work on shortening that page…maybe turn some of it into a blog post or something.

Do you do commissions?

I have been scaling down the number of commissions on my schedule lately in order to make more time for my own ideas and product creation. However, I do still make room for commission work in my schedule, so please feel welcome to join my waitlist if you are interested in commissioning work from me!

Do you attend art fairs?

I do! If you’re in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, USA, feel free to stop by. My current market schedule for 2026 is as follows:

April 25th: Suffolk Earth and Arts Festival

May 2nd: Hampton Mosaic Festival

May 22-24th: Bodacious Bazaar

Do you teach classes?

I do not currently, but I’m open to the idea. Feel free to reach out if you have a teaching opportunity for me! I’d love to hear from you.

Are the dimensions of your products correct? The size doesn’t match up with the background…

I know =’(

I remove the background around each painting, then paste the image of the painting itself on top of a wood plank background for uniformity. I used to adjust the size of the wood planks to match the changing sizes of the paintings, but I found it didn’t really help with understanding the scale of the paintings as planks can really be any size. Thank you for being patient with me as I work to improve my product photos.