artists' choice vs. fans' wishes

[Katie Sullivan]

Don Rosa wrote:
> As regards Barks' choice of subjects for paintings: as someone
> said, all of
> those paintings were done on request. The buyer would say
> generally what
> characters and activities he desired, or exactly what story
> scene or cover
> recreation he was paying Barks to create. 


I stand corrected!  (Er, actually, I'm sitting, but you get the
idea.)  ;)

> If he had *especially* liked Glittering
> Goldie, he would have found a reason to use her more than
> once.

Thanks makes sense, of course.  It was wishful thinking on my
part to infer otherwise.


> She appears
> in a number of paintings because those Yukon days (and
> Goldie!) are a favorite with fans.

Can't argue with that!  :)


> I draw for
> the fans because
> it pleases me to please them, and I draw what they ask for (as
> long as it's
> not perverse or nuts). 

I'm too afraid to ask if anyone's ever asked you to draw
something like that.  0_o  Some people are weeeeeeird...


> If they left it up to me, I'd draw them
> ALL pictures
> of Glittering Goldie. 

Worked for me!!!  :D


> But if they want Daisy (usually "for my
>  3-month old
> daughter") I'll draw Daisy even though I'd rather be slapped
> with a wet
> oolated squigg.

LOL!!!  

"Oh, but she has that GIANT pink bow, and it's so CUTE!"  *tee
hee, tee hee*  

>_<  *shudder*
(No offense to Daisy fans, she's just not my favorite
character.)



P.S. My website is still down as far as the domain name goes,
but for right now some of it has been re-uploaded to the
following URL:
http://katiesullivan.web.aplus.net/


Katie Sullivan
http://www.sullivanet.com/

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