A Small Studio Experiment: Imagining Art in Your Space

Hello,

Thank you, as always, for following my work and supporting what happens here in the studio. It truly means a great deal to have you along for the journey.

Lately I’ve been tinkering with a new studio experiment that lets us imagine my paintings in your home before you commit to a piece. Like many people exploring this new era of AI tools, I’ve begun incorporating them as a way to help clients take a more relaxed and confident approach to choosing artwork.

For years we’ve been able to place paintings into photographs of a room using tools like Photoshop. But newer technologies now allow us to reimagine an entire space quickly, generating different variations that help visualize possibilities in a much more dynamic way.

I should say up front that I’m very far from a tech-savvy person. But when in Rome. I’m still very much at the beginning of this learning process, though it’s already proving to be a helpful way for us to explore ideas together.

If you have a photo of a room where you’re considering placing artwork, I can take that image and digitally place paintings into the space so we can look at scale, color, and presence in context. I can even make small adjustments to the room itself. For example, if you’ve been discussing painting your walls a deep blue with your interior designer but the room is currently white, we can imagine that shift before the paint ever goes up.

To be clear, I’m not an interior designer or a graphic designer. But I’m happy to offer my best effort to bring a little more clarity and confidence to the process of choosing the right piece.

I can also suggest specific works that are currently available and might suit the space, though I approach this part gently. I truly want collectors to follow their own instincts first. My role is simply to offer a few thoughtful possibilities and allow you the time and space to see what resonates and brings you joy.

More than anything, I’m offering this as a way to collaborate more closely with clients while building trust and developing relationships that can grow over time. If the process proves helpful, I’m always grateful when clients share their experience with others who may benefit from it as well.

So if you’re interested in some highly flawed but very high-effort assistance imagining a piece of art in your space, I’d be delighted to give it a try.  

With gratitude,
Mel Rea