My wife and I saw a house we liked and hired a different colorist to help us apply the palate to…read moreour home. The process didn't work at all and it was so bad that we decided to do it ourselves. It didn't take long for the anxiety over which colors to choose and where to put them became too much and we were calling Lynn to bail us out. Lynn litterally saved the day and calmed our fears when she came over to the house on short notice and explained with deep expertise the impact of applying colors and shades to the many various trim features of a victorian home. She created a palate based on what we liked and offered a few options that all worked well together. She chose a few colors I would never have guessed would look good with the palate and it turned out amazing. Lynn created a map showing exactly which colors should be applied where on the house, greatly improving communicate with the painters and ultimately making for a very smooth process. It was so surprising to me to see how different they look and much the colors change, when they are actually applied to the house. The color they sit next to might be the biggest factor. We adjusted slightly in a few areas when making final decisions with the painter, and Lynn was very responsive to follow-up questions and confirmations.

Top Notch Bay Area decorative painter!…read more I was lucky enough to have Lynne Rutter do custom Fortuny-style stencil work on my silk velvet Poiret-like cocoon coat for my rehearsal dinner ensemble. Though more known for her work on interiors/exteriors/furniture, she did an amazing job; custom designing & sizing the stencils to the proper proportion for the coat, cutting & then actualizing the design in various tones of metallic paint. I've heard stenciling on silk velvet is no picnic, but her results were just jaw-droppingly stunning. I was awash in a sea of compliments (and also for the coat's couture designer Kathleen Crowley). If you are lucky enough to work with Lynne, you will appreciate her wealth of experience, imagination, wit & (especially) her stellar craft. Check out her website for beautiful examples. Her schedule is always packed as she is in high demand around the country. If you've got a project and want the best, patience is a virtue. She will not disappoint. Also, having a glass of wine with Lynne post-project could just be the most fun you've ever had legally.

In my position as Creative Director of beauty brand John Masters Organics, I commissioned Simona…read moremultiple times to create custom artwork for our limited-edition packaging. Not only is she incredibly talented, but she is is also a strategic thinker who is able to pull apart a creative brief to understand where your head is at in terms of brand, audience, feeling, placement, etc. She can tell you the "why" behind the "what" and "how." She is also a really great creative and business partner--understands approval processes, works fast, and produces inspiring work that we're all proud of. I also hired her for a live event in my office in which she illustrated on canvas bags for the team--lovely, fun, thoughtful. I'd work with her again in a heartbeat.

A super creative artist, loves to innovate with her illustrations. She was happy to take on a…read morecustom order - and did the loveliest job. I was very content and will go back to her next time I am looking for something personalized. I got this made for me, but I think it's a fab way of offering something special to your dear ones.

Shannon is a super talented artist. I have used her on several occasions, and she has delivered…read moregreat work, at a very reasonable price. I highly recommend her.

What?? No review yet for Shannon?? Well let me be the first one to rave then!!Shannon just finished…read morea project for me, on time, on budget, the result is awesome, and she was great to work with! As my business underwent a bit of a transformation and name change I was in need of a new logo, as well as updated print and internet material. Shannon enthusiastically went to work playing around with ideas, was in tune to my feedback and quickly and efficiently zeroed in on the perfect logo that would convey the right image for my store. Once we had that figured out, she proceeded to work on the rest of the material, and in a matter of a few days I had everything ready to send to my printer and splash all over the net! I have also seen designs she has done for the retail (upscale women clothing) industry, and she can really crank up the glam given the chance :) I highly recommend Shannon at small dog workshop!

Thank you for painting this mural in my bedroom! The vivid colors make my room alive.read more

Libby Ventura is a great designer, an excellent professional and a wonderful person. It has been a…read morepleasure to collaborate with her on designs for my company's branding. She is very fast, which is such a treat to work with. In fact, I would go as far as to say, she is the best I have worked with. Anytime we do a project together, I know she will handle everything as it comes in; I have never been left hanging. She is attentive to every detail from starting concept, through subtle nuances, to finish and print. I know she handles everything from branding and logo development to postcards, posters and cards. She has only been running her own company for a couple of years, but she is very experienced, and you will be most happy with the results!

I had a very short time to get a new website up before a big internet event where I was a featured…read morepresenter. Libby came up with an initial design and in short order took my feedback and created exactly the look and tone I wanted. She worked really hard to get it all running on time. I really appreciate that she communicated well with me as well with me, as my tech VA, throughout the process.

Zimou painted a 11x14 realistic oil portrait as a gift for my wife's birthday. Since it was a…read moresurprise, he had to work off of reference photos that I provided (not the most professional ones, he had to use his skill to fill in some of the missing details) but the end product was amazing. My wife loves the portrait, and it is hanging in our house now, and it will hopefully be there for decades to come, a reminder of a time when we were still newly married and had 2 young boys running around the house. In terms of skill, professionalism, and dedication, Zimou is hard to beat. When I have some more money saved up, I would like to have the kids painted next.

I have had the honor of not only attending the Academy of Art University with Zimou, but also…read morecommissioning him for a painting a number of years ago. My wife and I had the very good fortune of meeting with Zimou several times to discuss the portrait that we were hoping to have him create. Zimou was remarkably caring and quite detailed oriented with how he intended to paint our portrait. He even kept us informed of his development of the painting at every stage as he progressed with our painting. The end result is something we now treasure and consider a masterpiece. Zimou captured not only our likeness with his amazing talents, but he was also able to portray the love my wife and I have for one another. He is one of the most gifted painters we have known, and the art community has loved Zimou's style of traditional realism. The pride Zimou takes in his work is seen with every painting and sketch he completes. Since commissioning Zimou on our portrait, we have been able to acquire several more of his paintings. We are blessed to now call Zimou a dear friend.

I was fortunate to meet Nancy through a friend and what ensued was such an awesome experience!…read more She created my beautiful website for me from scratch and being that this was my first ever website for my new business, I was very nervous but her calmness and openness throughout the whole process was such a bonus. She not only listened to all of my scattered thoughts and graphically communicated what I wanted, coming up with many scenarios for me to look at, but she also worked so closely with me one and one that it made the experience a whole lot of fun and effortless! Thank you Nancy!

Nancy did an amazing job designing our wedding invitations! She started by spending some time…read morelistening to our thoughts about invitations we'd seen so far, what we liked, what we didn't like. We're a fairly indecisive pair and we wound up giving Nancy some pretty vague ideas (we like Art Deco, we liked this font from the opening credits of an old film, we like the iconic style of the Golden Gate Bridge, etc.). We still don't know how she did it but she took everything we mentioned and distilled it into several incredibly striking designs for us to choose from. As we looked through the various designs she submitted, we were amazed by how easily and intuitively she grasped just what we were looking for. Frankly, the only difficult part of the whole process was deciding which design we liked best (they were all perfect). We have gotten so many compliments from friends and family and, best of all, we have invitations that make us smile and that truly feel like "us." Thanks so much, Nancy!

Have used her wall calendars for 30 years, always a bright spot as I change each month. A…read moretraditional gift every year for my sister.