The copyright watermark that has been applied to many images does not appear on the purchased item.

After much deliberation, it has become necessary due to the very small minority of those who have pirated the images.  The copyright watermark obscures the art, and no one hates that more than I do.  So, to the 99.9% of you who have purchased or commissioned work in good faith, and would never dream of doing that, I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.

To the other .1% who still believes that taking an image without permission is okay, think of it this way:

If you invited someone into your home or business, you would do so with some trust.  If that person then took your paycheck and other of your possessions, that wouldn’t be okay with you, would it?