The Cigar Art Experience
“Great work begins the way great cigars are shared—slowly, intentionally, and in the right company.” Michael John Valentine
This is more than a finished piece of art—it’s a shared experience.
The Cigar Art Experience invites you into the process itself. Into the atmosphere, the conversation, and the ritual that ultimately becomes the work you live with.
Create Something That Is Yours Alone
Every collector sees something different in this work—and that’s where the process begins.
Through a private commission, we collaborate to create a piece that reflects your personal connection to cigar culture. Whether it’s a specific mood, a memory, a favorite pairing, or the feeling of a place—you become part of the foundation behind the canvas.
Each work is built through my signature overpainting process, layering acrylic over original photography to create depth, movement, and texture that cannot be replicated.
No two pieces are ever the same.
And yours will be created with intention from the very first layer.
Share a Cigar in the Studio
For collectors who want something even more personal, you’re invited into the studio.
Here, the experience becomes real.
We sit. We select a cigar. We slow the moment down.
You’ll see the work in progress, the materials, the layers as they’re built. The conversation, the setting, even the smoke itself—these elements often find their way into the finished piece.
This isn’t staged. It’s not transactional.
It’s authentic, and it’s rare.
A Work That Holds the Moment
What you take with you is more than a commissioned artwork.
It’s a reflection of time shared, of atmosphere created, and of a process you were part of from the inside.
Signed. Original. One of one.
Options exist for a staged cigar portrait while enjoying your time in The Cigar Lounge
An Invitation
If you understand the ritual, you already understand the work.
This is your opportunity to step into it—and to leave with something that could not exist without you.