It is amazing how difficult it is to hold on to the effect of light, skin tone, mood, and composition all at once. I should have gone into portrait painting--which is a piece of cake compared to painting multiple full figures in one scene. Sergei Bongart called portrait painting the "...second oldest profession..." That is a brutal statement, but.... Anyway we all do what we can do--right? I think I received a message from God that my oil painting future is virtually guaranteed, so I can stop worrying about sales. There is this gallery in New Jersey that sells everything I send them. I must be under charging. I am settling into a new 5 bedroom house--painting in the garage with the washer, dryer, and lawn mower. I really don't miss my 2000 sq. ft. studio in the mountains--to many mosquitos! I think I am doing a workshop in Michigan if anybody signs up--early August. Talk to ya down the road. DonThursday, March 6, 2014
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It is amazing how difficult it is to hold on to the effect of light, skin tone, mood, and composition all at once. I should have gone into portrait painting--which is a piece of cake compared to painting multiple full figures in one scene. Sergei Bongart called portrait painting the "...second oldest profession..." That is a brutal statement, but.... Anyway we all do what we can do--right? I think I received a message from God that my oil painting future is virtually guaranteed, so I can stop worrying about sales. There is this gallery in New Jersey that sells everything I send them. I must be under charging. I am settling into a new 5 bedroom house--painting in the garage with the washer, dryer, and lawn mower. I really don't miss my 2000 sq. ft. studio in the mountains--to many mosquitos! I think I am doing a workshop in Michigan if anybody signs up--early August. Talk to ya down the road. Don
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Hi Don, so glad to hear your are set in your career as an artist extraordinare.
ReplyDeleteI hope the transition to the new home goes well for everyone. You are never far from my thoughts and always in my prayers. Blessings!