Again, I'm sorry you feel that way, but after having gone through some unpleasant experiences back when my watermarks were less obnoxious/ugly/however else you care to refer to them, I don't plan on changing how I protect my work from theft and redistribution.

I don't know why you, as an artist yourself, would harass any artist over wanting to protect their work, but my best guess is that you've never experienced having something you created stolen by someone else. I'm truly happy for you if that's the case, and I sincerely hope that you never experience that for yourself.

It was kind of you to express an interest in seeing a cleaner/less watermarked versions of my work for the sake of enjoying the art itself, and for that much I thank you--that's very flattering. But I simply don't feel comfortable with making it any easier for thieves to take my work and do with it as they see fit, and I'll only ask you to try to understand that.