That’s “between paying jobs”. I didn’t charge my church, a decision I made many years ago—I will charge people in the church, but not jobs for the church. 
What does an artist do when there aren’t commissions or upcoming shows? (Besides look out the window and contemplate matters of consequence).
(Or think about joining Pippin in a nap.)
(Or look out the window and wonder why this blooming shrub has the peculiar name of “pineapple guava”.)
Your Central California artist does these chores:
- Plan new paintings, based on the assumption (and experience) that current ones will sell, and the sellers will want replacements.
- Package notecards for a custom order.
- Balance the checkbook
- Sort through piles and toss or file all the stuff that seems to multiply in the dark
- Go to the bank (as a few checks trickle in)
- Write a few notes
- Contact drawing students who have missed for awhile to ask if they quit and forgot to tell me
- Write blog posts
- Answer the phone, learn of a request for a QUICK, CAN YOU HELP US RIGHT AWAY?, and dive in to planning the next job.
Okay, let’s roll!