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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
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=b8trty&s=3
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>>>>>>
>>>>>> Beautiful work! I really like monochrome paintings.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> thank you
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Not only with art, but music and writing too.
>>>> You are a tremendously talented guy. :-)
>>>>
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>>>> --
>>>> Best Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Evelyn
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>>>
>>> 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
>
>
> 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.
summary:
- work sucks
- life sucks
- art is good
robert
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