Paint Me Something for my Birthday

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e one for her birthday.And I get it. I’m supposed to take it as a compliment, like they like what I do. And sure, that’s nice and everything.You know what it probably is? It’s probably just one of those things that people say. That must be it. Those things that people say because it’s just oooone of those things. Like when you get back from a trip and they ask you “So, would you ever go back?” instead of like an actual question because it’s just what people say. Do they really care if you’d ever go back? and will you ever go back? Of course you won’t. Nobody asks ‘Would you ever go back?” when you get back from a camping trip… only when you get back from some kind of once in a lifetime journey to the center of the earth or something.I have only ever given one of my paintings away… to my in-laws. It was one that I knew I never would sell and it just happene

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d to be sitting there at my house ready to be varnished. And the thing was, my mother-in-law never explicitly asked me for it. She just kept going on about how much she loved the piece. So it was my absolute pleasure to gift it to her. It was a fun thing to do because it was a surprise and an expression of love and gratitude.I worked on a painting for my mom for ages and ages and it never came together the way that I wanted it to. I actually just saw it the other day when I was organizing all of my painting supplies and I’d like to revisit the design someday and eventually gift it to her.But, blech. Please stop asking artists to give you their art for your birthday if that’s a thing you do (but I’m guessing it isn’t because it’s so niche and it’s also weird to be an artist so not many people know any artists.)Alright! Good night!</article></body>

Paint Me Something for my Birthday

it’s gotta be my least favorite demand

If you’re someone I’ve never in my life gotten a birthday present for and you see my paintings, why do you think that I’m going to sit down for 30+ hours and paint you a picture?

I have never thought to ask someone I know who makes something to make it for me for free. That just seems mindblowing to me. And the most recent person to ask me, even after I explained that each one takes me that long, still said she would love one for her birthday.

And I get it. I’m supposed to take it as a compliment, like they like what I do. And sure, that’s nice and everything.

You know what it probably is? It’s probably just one of those things that people say. That must be it. Those things that people say because it’s just oooone of those things. Like when you get back from a trip and they ask you “So, would you ever go back?” instead of like an actual question because it’s just what people say. Do they really care if you’d ever go back? and will you ever go back? Of course you won’t. Nobody asks ‘Would you ever go back?” when you get back from a camping trip… only when you get back from some kind of once in a lifetime journey to the center of the earth or something.

I have only ever given one of my paintings away… to my in-laws. It was one that I knew I never would sell and it just happened to be sitting there at my house ready to be varnished. And the thing was, my mother-in-law never explicitly asked me for it. She just kept going on about how much she loved the piece. So it was my absolute pleasure to gift it to her. It was a fun thing to do because it was a surprise and an expression of love and gratitude.

I worked on a painting for my mom for ages and ages and it never came together the way that I wanted it to. I actually just saw it the other day when I was organizing all of my painting supplies and I’d like to revisit the design someday and eventually gift it to her.

But, blech. Please stop asking artists to give you their art for your birthday if that’s a thing you do (but I’m guessing it isn’t because it’s so niche and it’s also weird to be an artist so not many people know any artists.)

Alright! Good night!