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>>>>>> Keynes wrote:
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>>>>>>> On Fri, 16 May 2008 07:10:05 -0700, "KittyP"
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>>>>>>> wrote:
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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
>>>>> s***. 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
>>>
>>>i've never tried to sell any paintings or have
>>>a gallery showing but over the years i've sold
>>>or given away over 40 of them. i do believe if
>>>i could do it full time and get a manager i could
>>>make a decent living at it.
>>
>> My mom used to sell paintings from her home
>> which was turned into a gallery. She bought them
>> from europe for pennies. She and spouse made
>> frames for them (which actually cost more to make
>> than the paintings.) They were very nice. Even the
>> bad ones were pretty good. A few were great IMO.
>>
>> I did a few invitational art shows with my silk screened
>> imitation stained glass and miniature landscapes. Lots
>> of good amateur painters there. Not all that many were
>> selling.
>>
>> We knew one lady who made a living doing murals
>> and canvases of flowers and butterflies. Her stuff
>> was OK. There are the traveling 'starving artist'
>> shows that sell the same euro stuff. Walmart sells
>> livingroom size paintings for $30. You could
>> paint one yourself for $1 an hour. (Not counting
>> materials.)
>>
>> The art market is weird to say the least. It's folks
>> with too much money and not enough sense trying
>> to impress their friends about how intellectual and
>> discriminating they can be. Hence the basketballs
>> floating in aquariums, and upright vacuum cleaners
>> in glass cases.
>>
>> "An interesting work. Very deep. Cold and angular
>> like modern regimented society in a world of
>> escalating futility. What do you call it?"
>> "Umm. Fedders. Air conditioner."
>
> i found a web site where you can sell your
> paintings so i'm going to put the one i posted
> here on there and price it at $5000.00 just
> to see if some rich art lover might bite.
Good luck with that!
--
Best Regards,
Evelyn
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