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I'm curious to know if you feel that same fear when you are painting a non-commission piece.
I think there is an extra amount of pressure placed upon our creativity when we accept a commission. Wouldn't it be great if we could paint every day exactly what we wanted? A commission restricts a certain amount of our flow, for some of the reasons already mentioned. But we need the commissions. So I mentally include them in my daily play time.
I sketch and doodle every morning for 3 hours, working with ideas, playing with mediums, with no expectation except for fun. It seems to release the pressure and the procrastinaton that can sometimes surround a commissioned piece. It slowly works its way into my subconcious that this commission is just as fun and natural as my other work.
This practice has helped me work through any fear attached to my commissions. Maybe it's something that you can try.
Yours in art,
Robin
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