I wasn't trying to push a political agenda? I was simply disagreeing with the message in the image. I appreciate the effort to make debate, but I think you misinterpreted what I said. If he can pick and choose his jobs, that's fine. He is belly-aching about a problem that he ought not have, then, and if he can barely live on what he makes, he should start taking more jobs or not being picky. The picture either seems like:



A.) The artist is complaining about having to do a job as he's asked and not being able to do what he wants, or...

B.) He is complaining about too many people who try to commission his work aren't the kind of clients he prefers to do business with.



His options for either of these are:



A.) Stop complaining, buckle down and do the work that he needs to do so he can get his money and eventually get better commissions, or...

B.) Quit taking business from clients he prefers not to work with.



So he is either complaining about a problem that EVERYBODY has, or he's sort of "First World Artist" complaining, meaning that he's well-known enough that he can live off his art, yet he can't see that such a condition is a dream come true for most artists and finds something to gripe about even in happiness and luxury. Work is work. If he can't realize that he won't be able to just do whatever he wants all the time, then he ought to just go live on an island somewhere. Because everywhere you work you're going to have to do what others say. Commissioned artwork is no different. The only difference is that with commissions, your bosses change more frequently.