still life with pine cones and evergreens

i have been doing a lot of commissions lately. this assemblage was one take (of four) for a recent one. i don’t particularly like doing commissions. i end up spending my time trying to guess what the client might want, instead of doing what i intuitively like. yes, i know this is my issue. and i suppose i could “work on it”. but, the reality is, i like my STILL practice just the way it is: i see something that lights me up, i arrange it in a way that (hopefully) flatters it, and then i share it with you. it’s an uncomplicated exchange. it suits me. and since you are here reading this, i assume it suits you too :-)