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  • The truth about the art commission painting lifestyle by Carolyn Whittico

    How it feels to start taking commissions — the emotional truth

    WHAT’S THE TEA, SIS? Well if you don’t have any, I do. It’s not real gossip, because it’s really about me. Here’s my tea: I’m stepping into doing commissions slowly but surely but I want to say out loud that it’s SO uncomfortable for me. Let me explain. NOTE: This article was written in April 2019. My relationship to commissions has changed a lot since this point! But I’m leaving it up because artists early on in their art journey can possibly relate. Check out my more recent post on commissions here. I APPRECIATE THE WORK I love knowing that people like my work enough to pay for something custom…

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Carolyn Tantanella is a Michigan artist who paints the mystical, natural, and fantastical. She specializes in watercolor and digital illustration but could be equally called a poet or a teacher. Carolyn founded A Cup of Cloudy to help artsy types express, create and decorate in a way that fits them.

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