Commissioned Art, Consignment Pieces or Both?

It is nice to place one's art in a shop or gallery and let someone else try to sell it for you. You generally only get 50% of the listed price. The other 50% goes to the shop or gallery. Usually the prices on these consignment pieces are higher to be able to afford the split in the money received. Doing commissioned pieces, art requested by the recipient, at an agreed upon price is also a good option. The person buying the art usually provides you with a photo or has you come to their house to do a sitting with the subject. Often the commissioned piece is of a person, or a pet and sometimes of a favorite scene. Sometimes a person has seen a particular piece of art hanging in a gallery and wants a different size or maybe a different color palette, therefore they contact you, the artist, to paint a piece to their particular specifications. So should you do consignment pieces in a gallery or sell a commissioned painting directly to the individual? My answer is both. Don't limit your potential buyers by only doing one or the other, do both!