03/09/2008 12:48:52

Commission work is scary to me because I can not read another's mind...and I cannot do something I am not connected to.   Is life about discipline or about following your heart?  Following your heart is a discipline in itself, one we are taught not to follow, but the one that leads to true success!

Creativity flows when we stop setting standards and trust in our own feelings.

but of course, I wouldn't judge the experiences that led me to this understanding as being negative or not worthwhile..It's all life! 

K.

 

03/08/2008 12:16:40

I wouldn't do it too much. I think that you are a stronger painter when you paint what you love. It might be necessary sometimes for commisions or instruction, but I would stick to what you love because then your work will most likely connect with the buyer/viewer more cuz you'll be transmitting that...

03/08/2008 10:11:13

I end up painting portraits that I HATE to do but am pretty good at...mostly for friends that ask and I can never say no...I have about 3 I have promised but never even started yet.

03/02/2008 21:29:00

Robin:  I guess we have all done it at one time or another.  But the older I get, the less patience that I have for doing it.  I started a still life painting last Fall and worked on it for 3 days. It was coming along and I had more to do, but I just could not stand it.  It is still sitting unfinished in the rack.  I have also been on a landscape kick for over a year and having a good time.  When you start to use words like "dicipline", it is starting to sound more like work than fun. 

Regards,  Richard 

03/02/2008 21:01:54

When I get commission work sometimes it's stuff I don't like to do at all. I did one recently (kind of a tropical abstract) and I absolutely HATE the painting, but the customer likes it and it looks good in their house. I was telling my wife the entire time I was painting it that I wanted to put a match to it. If you have to paint to pay bills I'm assuming this will come up from time to time.