"KittyP" <kittyp2060@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "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.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> 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
I am painting for me. I don't care if I never sell a painting. I know
it
is weird, but that's how it is.
--
Best Regards,
Evelyn


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