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Here's one last (from me) thought on the subject of releases.
When you ask a model or other painting subject to sign a release, you're asking him or her to give something to you, to hand over some rights to you. That's why it's called a "release."
How much have you been paying those folks in return?
If you're not giving a discount on a portrait for someone who is willing to sign a release -- why not? Is that fair?
In the public arena which gave rise to some of the questions in this thread, wouldn't it be possible in some contexts -- the ones where you've "just got to have" that image -- to say to a subject, "I'm an artist and I'm fascinated with the contrast between you playing guitar on the street, in front of that Bloomingdale's mannequin in the window. I think it would make a neat painting, but I want to do the right thing here. Could I give you $20 in exchange for a release so I can include you in a painting if I decide to do one?"
If the answer is "no," you've acquired more than a negative response. You've been told that the subject doesn't want to be in your painting. Move along.
Perhaps a harebrained thought from the fog of morning's half-wakefulness . . .
I do not mean by the use of the word "harebrained" to offend anyone from the rabbit community, but I would be willing to offer . . . $10 . . . in settlement of any claims.
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