It's interesting to think about how economic factors affect what you make. When people had a single patron, they might do some artwork of their patron (affecting their choice of subject) but also the patron had the prestige of having the artist around (look at the freedom Da Vinci enjoyed!). When you are your own Patron, you have complete freedom, even more so than when you have some form of patreon.
The possibilities for a single wealthy patron are pretty slim in modern times.
The goal is to find the money so that we can continue to make our art, whether it is many patrons through platforms like Patreon, SubStack, and others or by being our own patron through a day job or side hustle.
It's interesting to think about how economic factors affect what you make. When people had a single patron, they might do some artwork of their patron (affecting their choice of subject) but also the patron had the prestige of having the artist around (look at the freedom Da Vinci enjoyed!). When you are your own Patron, you have complete freedom, even more so than when you have some form of patreon.
The possibilities for a single wealthy patron are pretty slim in modern times.
The goal is to find the money so that we can continue to make our art, whether it is many patrons through platforms like Patreon, SubStack, and others or by being our own patron through a day job or side hustle.