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I am definitely an introvert, and I love working long hours alone in my studio. My idea of a treat is waking up and realizing I don't have anything to do other than paint all day! When I get going I'm very productive, and I have to be because in addition to portraits, I have to paint enough landscapes to keep three galleries happy. When I'm on a roll, I really hate to be interrupted. I'm not a multi-tasker. Right now I don't have an assistant, and frankly I don't know if I could get used to having someone sitting at my desk doing things on the computer or stretching canvases or whatever.
But I am also rather sociable. I try to meet a friend for lunch or coffee on the average about once a week, just to keep up with my friends, some of whom are artists. If I don't have a chance to go out, I keep in touch by phone. There are two or three artist friends that I regularly call (or who call me). And then there are the appointments, errands, business matters, all of which take hours and hours out of each week.
I would say I'm happy working this way because I have to drag myself out of my studio to do the other things. If you have to drag yourself INTO the studio then maybe you aren't cut out to do this kind of thing.
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