February 6, 2023 - Hi friends, neighbors, fowl of the air and beast of the field! From time to time I will take on commissioned work, and on uncommon occasions the opportunity will present itself to create whatever I’d like for that work. I’ve always considered myself a commercial artist, drawing whatever is requested or required, and only privately doing art that is for my own expression or enjoyment. While a lot of artists experience a quickening of their spirits at an opportunity to get paid to be themselves, I found it to be a situation that revealed some anxieties about being unaware of what I wanted to say. It’s almost as if I forgot what I liked to draw. Something I’ve learned from observation of how my own mind works is that I cannot drive an Idea out…