by "KittyP" <kittyp2060@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
May 16, 2008 at 03:36 PM
"Robert Epstein" <vze256xu@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Keynes wrote:
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>> On Fri, 16 May 2008 07:10:05 -0700, "KittyP" <kittyp2060@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> wrote:
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>>>>"Evelyn Ruut" <evelyn.ruut@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>>>"****rley Knott" <****rleyknott@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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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
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Beautiful work! I really like monochrome paintings.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>thank you
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Not only with art, but music and writing too.
>>>>>You are a tremendously talented guy. :-)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>--
>>>>>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.
>>>
>>>Your work is beautiful. I paint and have friends who paint for a
living.
>>>The ones who have been successful enough to live on their art put
either
>>>put a lot of time and effort into marketing themselves (which takes
away
>>>from the painting), or get an agent. It's more fun to just paint ;)
>>>Kitty
>>>
>>
>>
>> I found that whatever I *had* to do for money was cursed.
>> Then music or art becomes hack work. Work without the charm.
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>>
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>
> It's a paradox isn't it? How do you sup****t your art habit without
losing
> track of your art? Working takes a lot of time and energy...
>
> Robert
Maybe it's about not seeing money as evil or a hindrance. It's just stuff
that helps buy supplies and to eat after all? I've been working on
thinking
of it that way rather than that I'm imperialistic capitalistic scum. heh
Kitty
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