People don't always respond the way we "think" they should or the way we "hope" they will. It can be hard, but I've learned to accept it. I just do nice things for people and let them sort it out. I don't do it for a particular response...that just leads to disappointment. I do it because it makes ME feel good. If you felt good giving it, let that be your joy and satisfaction. If you learn to do this, then you will never again worry about how someone else is feeling.
Yes, I felt good giving it and I am satisfied because I always wanted to give my art to him so that he could know he is special and would remember me always. But I don't know if he would keep it safely.
Does he like birds? Did this bird ever attack him? Was it a pet? A food source?
I'm sure if he likes you he will like it or at least says he will. If it holds some kind of significance then maybe more. I don't think he would be insulted or hate it. Impossible to know.
Tell him you drew that for him, though he may ask why if that bird has nothing to do with his life. Many people don't get that there are people behind the art and may not get why you went out to buy that for him, tell him you made it. But then again there are some people like myself that don't mention anything about it. I usually hold no feelings on something, and if you are expecting a showering of praise, some people don't give that.
He also might be wondering why you gave him a gift, and he may be racking his brains trying to figure out what event he missed and is looking for something for you, for no apparent reason.
Mike he knows I am an artist and that I have made it. He has seen my art before and had appreciated a lot. He even said he was influenced by my art. This time he gave no response.
I asked to meet him personally to know in a better way but his reply was like he can't meet me. I feel I should not contact him further.
Thanks Roger! If you want you can buy my art or print. But unfortunately I will have to remove this one from sale because I didn't get its permission which I came to know later on.
Is this some guy you like? Does he like you? Is this a romantic thing? Or does he not know you want to be together? I'm guessing he is married or the like. I'm a bit confused on what the relationship status is on this. Like did he play with your affection to get free art? Or is this something else?
I don't know if we can discuss these things here. I said he is an acquaintance. But I kind of like him or want to be friends with him. I don't know if he wants that or knows that. He is not married. I gave him my art with my own desire. He used to talk to me about art and said he liked to create too. Now seems like he doesn't want to contact.
I feel Sharon's advice is the best. Thanks to her, it made me feel better.
Yes, I already knew it, that's why I said about it. I just wished to know if my art was liked or not and I have come to know that. Thanks to everyone and Abbie for the replies.
Just want to share a bit of advice that was given to me a long time ago warning me to not give my artwork away for free because people tend to value the items, they have either worked for or purchased. It works a little better to make people aware of your collections and let them pick (then purchase) whatever piece of work they feel most drawn to or moved by.
Just a question...what did you mean by "I didn't get its permission"? Is that an artwork that somebody else did?
You wrote "Thanks Roger! If you want you can buy my art or print. But unfortunately I will have to remove this one from sale because I didn't get its permission which I came to know later on."
Rose it is a photograph by photographer Marta Teron which I copied and I am not able to contact him for taking permission. If someone could help it would mean a lot.
you cannot just go and copy somebody else's photographs, the work has to be your own, imagine Marta finds out you did this, she won't be very happy you are selling her work
I have taken it from Shutterstock with standard license. There are many more still life pictures by Marta Teron in it. Later on I came to know that I can't sell the original with standard license, so I have removed it from sale as I told before.
I have got permission for all my other artworks and the photographers were very happy to see them and appreciated my art. Now I use pixabay or create my own image for making.
