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What I've noticed about the sense of loss mentioned here is that usually when I do portraits, landscapes, still-lifes, I am aware that they are probably going to someone else's home or office. I'm providing a service and that is part of the energy that creates the work.
A few times I've done some surreal work straight from my imagination. That was almost a mystical experience. In one case, I could see parts of it appear on the paper and all I had to do was follow the imaginary lines. During the time I was creating this, it was painful to be disturbed, even to eat. When I had to finally submit it for the school yearbook I felt as though I was giving away my baby. It was extremely popular and the kids would open the yearbook and stare at it, and discuss it at length. Oddly, the yearbook company said that they lost the piece and couldn't send it back to me.
Some artists that I have spoken to, who do abstract or work largely from imagination, experience a deep sense of loss when a work is sold.
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