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Originally Posted by Ilaria Rosselli Del Turco
Was this the right atttitude or should I give up on it and put it behind me?
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Ilaria,
I guess the main angle i'd like to share on is that of attitudes - not about facing clients but more about the mindset when working with portraits.
Debra pointed something really important here, that
you're painting someone you know; a person whom you care for. I had the same experience with working on a portrait of a close friend recently, and more often than once, i was trapped in that naggy emotion i wasn't doing good enough.
I realised later that the additional pressure working on our loved one's portraits, took away much of our logical side of being an artist. This stress, crippled our ability to
judge objectively and do our work as if they were our ordinary clients.
I decided i can't work with this "emotional lump" in my head, and i walked away from it for a couple of days. I came back to it, renewed my oath to do it objectively, and finally was able to complete the portrait within the day i got back at it.
So the lesson of the day is: do your portrait like every other portrait done, friend or family. Hope this experience of mine will help you out.