You Are My Muse: How a Custom Painting Comes to Life

When a client once wrote to me:"You are my muse," I paused.

Those words touched something deep. What does it mean today to be someone’s muse?And what happens when someone entrusts their memories, dreams, and emotions to a visual artist?

I’m Sovia — a visual artist and contemporary painter.

For years, I’ve been creating:

• hand-painted canvas artworks

• custom wall murals

• modern frescoes for interiors

• personalized paintings with animals, abstract, or symbolic subjects

But every time I paint a custom artwork, a new story is born. An emotional journey made of listening, intuition, and craft.

The beginning: listening to the soul

This client didn’t just send me an image. He told me everything:

• about his loved one

• the music they shared

• the light of a winter morning

• the palette that evoked their past

And he said:"I don’t want just a painting. I want a living emotion. You’re my muse, because you know how to turn that into art."

The process: painting, heart, and technique

I use acrylic on canvas, often mixed with oil for extra depth. I paint with boar-bristle brushes and carefully prepare each canvas before starting. Through acrylic techniques and soft glazing, I create unique transitions and textures.

Each artwork is:

• shaped by the client’s vision

• made with professional materials (acrylic paints, selected pigments, acrylic mirror for highlights)

• a bridge between imagination and matter

  
  

When the painting comes alive

At the moment of delivery, the client looked in silence. Then he said: "You are my muse".

This is exactly it.

And I realized: a custom painting is not just decoration. It is living memory, a symbol, a silent companion on the wall.