tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145309565354388638.post4330818917619725541..comments2024-02-01T01:02:28.364+05:30Comments on the plum tree: Oil and WaterPriya Sebastianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16214406782863174055noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145309565354388638.post-92136197435115914242016-10-01T09:26:53.287+05:302016-10-01T09:26:53.287+05:30Thanks for your comment Priya. My main source of w...Thanks for your comment Priya. My main source of work is commissioned work and I've never had any problems thanks to the professionalism of the art-directors I've worked with. This is the first time I've gone through such a situation in 20 years as an illustrator thanks to the author bull dozing his way in. This was about control which ended up exposing his naivete on the matter. You are right, it is a dangerous path to go on. The stress of knowing you will have to justify every line you draw ends up leeching out the energy and enjoyment of making a good illustration. Imagine having to go through this seven times.pRiyAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238366312590419659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145309565354388638.post-8456241964518579182016-10-01T06:46:37.555+05:302016-10-01T06:46:37.555+05:30I feel your pain. That's why I'm never kee...I feel your pain. That's why I'm never keen to do commissioned work. I've done a few. But the gap between what the client wants and what you do is usually too wide. And of course sometimes people want a painting to 'decorate' their living room. I shudder at the thought. I get that a lay person suggests ideas out of a naive idea about what artists actually do, but it's still a dangerous path to go on. If someone wants to buy work from me, I just tell them to come look at what I have and then select a work with which they feel a connection. priya vadhyarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04846335077688758451noreply@blogger.com