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>>>>>>>> really a lousy digital camera the tones are all outta whack
>>>>>>>> but this is a black and white painting i did of tiffani amber
>>>>>>>> theissen
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>>>>>>>> http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=b8trty&s=3
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>>>>>>> Beautiful work! I really like monochrome paintings.
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>>>>>> thank you
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>>>>>
>>>>> Not only with art, but music and writing too.
>>>>> You are a tremendously talented guy. :-)
>>>>>
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>>>>> --
>>>>> Best Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> Evelyn
>>>>
>>>> in the old days 'talent' was a word
>>>> used to designate money. one thing
>>>> i've never been able to do is turn my
>>>> talent into money.
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>>>
>>> You certainly aren't alone.
>>>
>>> Mozart, Van Gogh, etc. etc. etc. etc......... Go back in history and
>>> every (now) famous, super talented individual seems to have died
>>> penniless or crazy or both. Only a few were able to find a sponsor
or
>>> patron or monarch or whatever..... who could allow them to afford to
>>> keep going, and that must have been a special kind of misery of its
own,
>>> to an artist. Those that didn't, struggled along from commission to
>>> commission. I imagine there were a few who were successful in a
monetary
>>> sense, but not all that many.
>>>
>>> At least you have a job..... which may take away from creative time
>>> spent, but it probably pays the bills.
>>>
>>> When I was young my father refused to let me go to art school. He
said
>>> "artists all die starving".... I managed to get through life because I
>>> am also a smart gal. But it would have been nice to get a real
>>> education. Perhaps it is why I am enjoying my retirement so much.
>>>
>>> Now our Norbu is also an artist. He also made a living at it. I
wish
>>> he'd post us a link.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Best Regards,
>>>
>>> Evelyn
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>> it is true that i have a good paying job, a
>> seeming rarity in this day and age in the
>> industry that i work in, but the rote of that
>> type of job does indeed kill my motivation
>> for creative expression and also makes it
>> difficult to find the time to be creative.
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> Exactly the reason I never painted for years and years.
> Now I am retired :-) My time is my own.
> Hubby is enjoying his retirement too, involving
> in all his various hobbies and amusements as well.
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> Best Regards,
>
> Evelyn
i'm jealous. it'll be at least 5 more
years before i can retire. enjoy !
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