High end residential painting contractor needs a logo design

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Logo Design Brief
We are a specialty painting contractor out of Seattle. The majority of our work is high end new construction--estates and modern architecture. We would like a logo to reflect this style--simple, modern, clean, and bold. Colors are red and black. A paintbrush (not roller) can be incorporated within the letter M. Thank you!
Updates
Thank you all for your submissions! Upon reviewing everything, we are not so set on the "Kirkby Painting" style and font for design inspiration anymore. We still want a clean, modern, upscale design. Simple, elegant, and creative. We encourage you the creative professionals to present anything new and different! We still would like to incorporate a paint brush. Maybe have a bend in the handle so it looks 3D-ish (Housen Painting). We would also like to see the top of the brush bristles be a sillouette of a (Seattle) skyline with the Space Needle shape being recognizable. The skyline can be subtle and somewhat abstract--it doesn't need to be the focal point or anything. Thank you, we look forward to seeing what you come up with!
Added Thursday, March 19, 2015
Project Deadline Extended
Reason: Extending to allow ample time for new designers to submit
Added Friday, March 20, 2015
Industry/Entity Type
Residential
Logo Text
Mercer Painting or MERCERPAINTING with a paintbrush centered above or in between the R and P
Font styles to use
Colors
Colors selected by the customer to be used in the logo design:
Look and feel
Each slider illustrates characteristics of the customer's brand and the style your logo design should communicate.
Elegant
Bold
Playful
Serious
Traditional
Modern
Personable
Professional
Feminine
Masculine
Colorful
Conservative
Economical
Upmarket
Requirements
Nice to have
- Kirkby Painters and Housen Painting (google image) logos reflect looks we like.