commissions

Welcome to my last-ever round of model horse commission submissions! After these last ones are completed I am well and truly done with painting model horses and will focus on more traditional art forms instead. So this is your very last chance!

 

First of all, and this is very important: You can't just book a slot. I will only work with projects I find interesting enough. Like every painting artist I am prone to like the work of certain sculpting artists more than others, and I like (and paint) some colors better as well.

 

Before we move on I need to bring up something I find to be of great importance. Although I rarely if ever make political and/or social commentary in business settings, this needs to be said:

 

June is Pride Month. I was brought up to believe in social justice and equal rights for all. Ever since my early teens I have had plenty of friends in the LGBTQIA+ community and I am a fervent supporter of their rights to live safely, happily, and as their true and authentic selves. So what does this have to do with model horse commissions, you may ask? Everything. I refuse to paint sculptures by artists who who are known to engage in the spreading of hateful rhetoric and anti-LGBTQIA+ propaganda. It doesn't matter how rare, expensive, or beautiful that sculpture is.  I will not judge anyone for buying or owning these pieces as many customers may not be aware that that the artist(s) do indeed hold and promote these views. I need only look at myself, as I in the distant past did paint pieces by a few of them as I was unaware of their senseless hatred at the time. I would not have done so, had I known. I want to emphasize that I will never knowingly support bigotry or ignorance and there is no money in the world that could persuade me to work on pieces created by artists who hate human beings - my friends - simply for existing and trying to live their lives. If you offer sculptures by these artists up to me, they will be ignored without further comment. If this is not to your liking, please find another artist.

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Moving on: Please read EVERYTHING carefully. In fact, please read everything twice. I have had major problems this year with customers who have not bothered to read my terms carefully and it has caused a lot of stress in various ways. At the risk of sounding sour and draconian: At this point I have absolutely zero tolerance for problematic customers and there will be no leeway or grace periods given whatsoever. If I have not done business with you previously I will check the Model Horse Transaction Board. One or more reds will result in automatic rejection. Recent problematic transactions is also why I no longer accept time payments unless you and I have a previous, unproblematic history of doing time pays. I do wish I could offer time pays to everyone but I can no longer bear the financial impact of late payments (or worse, no payment at all) as it has had some pretty serious effects on my finances during a time when I needed it the least.

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I really am very friendly and am generally super-happy to answer your questions, but be aware that I will not reply to questions that have already been answered below. Also, please don't ask me to make exceptions. When I say "no 3D prints" I really do mean "no 3D prints", regardless of who printed them and in what material, and I am not interested in explaining why. And no, I'm not going to negotiate a later payment or shipping date. For better or worse, this is what it is and you need to gracefully take it or leave it.