Saturday, October 27, 2007

Why I Stopped Doing Commissions

I was taking a break from painting today, and started reading my "daily painting tips" emails that have been building up like Legos in my inbox... when I ran across this post in an art forum:
I'm in the middle of a commision piece and I've completely lost all interest in finishing it. It sits there staring at me every time I go into my studio space and I just can't make myself work on it anymore. Has any one experienced this before and got back on track? I don't have a deadline for it but it just makes me feel guilty every time I see it and chose to do something else.


This has happened to me more times than I care to admit! lol Unless someone has asked for a duplicate (painting it exactly the way I did it the first time), then I'm fine. If they are asking for a new creative vision, I get a stomachache. How can I possibly see inside their head?! lol Sooooo, in order to circumvent the gastric ulcer formation, I take "suggestions," or just say NO like Nike advocates. Works for me.

The Santa BoBo Christmas greeting card design has been reworked in PSP - finally! Zazzle has given us the power to delete our own products. I am slooooowly redoing the designs, and trying my best to make them a little more snazzy. Check him out... link below, in case you feel like purchasing. :)


A HUGE round of thanks is in order for my friend, Sean, on Zazzle. He has been working hard on designing marketing banners for me, and they have turned out fantastic! Check 'em out below. Sean, if you're reading this... THANK YOU - THANK YOU - THANK YOU!!




1 comment:

fiona long said...

Well congratulations on getting so many commissions! I understand why you find it so difficult though. I do too. That desperate desire to please and wishing you were a mind reader is quite a stress. I'm going through a similar thing at the moment! Good luck with the work. You're still producing fantabulous paintings!