Novawuff

Hadn't changed my journal in awhile, but don't really have anything profound to say... so I'll babble for awhile under the guise of an update.

Biggest thing - I have a proper full time job now! I'm working the Geek Squad/Customer Service counter at Best Buy.  It's amazing and crazy and I love it.  I love getting out of the house, talking to all kinds of (not always normal) people, coming home with stories to tell, and learning all kinds of new things and skills...mostly, I love that it's NOT art!
The income takes a LOT of the pressure off to always be taking commissions to try and keep up, money-wise.  This means I probably won't be taking any more for awhile, and will instead focus on catching up with the ones I have and maybe, MAYBE just doing art for fun one day.
That would be really great for me, because I currently still have a very love-hate relationship with art... sometimes I like it and want it and get excited about it, but more often than not I hate it and it hates me back.  I know part of what got me to this point was always, always doing art for someone else (commissions) and never doing it just because it felt good.  The other contributing factor was always obsessing over every tiny detail, wanting it to be perfect because I knew it was for someone else.  I'm really looking forward to (hopefully) working past this point.
This is potentially bad news for anyone hoping to commission me anytime soon, but good news for those patient souls who've been waiting on me to do their art for soooo long.  I think about who I owe what WAY more than I let on.
Later on, when I feel like I have a more healthy relationship with art and it's not beating me black and blue, maybe I can take a commission or two again. :}
I don't sketch anymore... I don't draw to de-stress.  Right now art IS stress.  I force myself to work on it and try my best, but there's no heart or soul in it anymore.  It's kinda sad, but most of the time I don't care anymore.  At the same time, I HATE feeling like I've dropped my end of a bargain somehow, or that I'm letting people down, so I will still most certainly be putting everything I've got into the commissions I need to finish... no worries there.
Uhhh anyway I'm rambling. 
That's really the only sort of relevant thing I had to say...kids are great, Doctor who is amazing, I get over-excited about mutant carp, I hate the cold weather here (no more running outside makes for sad wolfies) and my vision is - magically - worse, which is really saying something.

I've finished up a couple commission projects lately, which means I have room for a couple more.  I know it's dumb, but I still don't have a price ladder or whatever...usually I just quote on a project-to-project basis... so its' easiest if you can tell me what you want... or better yet, show me!  Find a picture that's similar to what you want in style and detail level... because I try to price commissions on how long I think I'll spend on them. :}

Or, even better, what would you pay money for?  I'd like to do more originals like this: novawuff.deviantart.com/art/Fi… and this: novawuff.deviantart.com/art/Sp…  ....in-between my commissions, of course.

Experimenting with colors and a bit of stylization... I know I can do super photo realistic, and I also know how crazy obsessed I get over it and how often things end badly for me because of the obsession.  Soooo I'm exploring a bit and trying new things.

Anyway, what I'd like to know is what sort of subject matter would you like to see on your wall?  Would want to pay for?  Granted, most of us here on DA aren't really rolling in the cash...so, what do you think someone else would pay for?  My last original went for $30...annnnd I'd really like to get more than that, in the future.  

Let's limit the subject matter to the things I'm good at... animals, nature, organics.  Fantasy is cool, too.  Gryphons, dragons...kirin?

Let me know! ^^

So, my son, Krischan's - birthday is coming up and he LOVES Pinkie Pie and he's obsessed with textures and LOVES soft things, so I thought it would be really great to be able to give him a super cute and soft Pinkie Pie plushie for his birthday...
He's turning 5 on May 22nd. :}
Thing is, the commercially available ones I've seen aren't super cute... there's a couple that are coming out soon that look okay, but they won't be out in time for his birthday.
That leaves me with finding someone to make one...which gets expensive.  What I was hoping was to find someone who might consider trading me a plush for some art.  If you think you'd be up to the task, or know someone who might be, please let me know!
Keep in mind this would be for a 5 year old, so it would have to be able to withstand a lot of hugs and cuddles :}

Thanks so much! <3