Very nice painting! No, you’re not bragging.
The most I ever spent on a painting was $835, and I did it because I thought I insulted the artist with my writing the week before. Not about his art, rather his academia.
“I make far less than $4.20 an hour blogging, which I also do for love”.
That’s my point! The commission was not a labor of love. It was labor, and I should have charged her at least minimum wage. Spine growing takes some time. I have 20 more years to make it rigid like a titanium stick.
Meanwhile, I also blog for the activity of it. If I’m writing, I hope someone is reading. Nickels and dimes are just added gravy, and also a good source of unclaimed income to reduce expenses in my poverty project:)