i dont rant very often, but there was a woman in sagefarm gallery today, suzanne i believe, who was looking at my paintings...nice woman, and i appreciate her being there and checking my work out, she seemed to genuinely respond to it...BUT, she did make some comments that have eaten at me all the rest of the day, things which i have heard before which bug me to no end...1: these would be great bigger, and 2: these need to be in new york chicago san francisco etc. ok people, i am here! right here in taos fucking new mexico and i am so lucky to be able to just be showing where im at. and if you want to see my work large, like 5, 6 ft, then be my patron ok? im a fucking poor working artist and im doing my best working with what i have. and when i have worked large, NO ONE buys em, no one. so if you want to be my patron and step up and support my artistic growth, please, by all means i welcome the relationship. otherwise...well, my computer is fixed but my head is stuck in a mega drawing hole, so updates to my website will be on hold until i finish this work. that being said, man i cant wait to share these with everyone.
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It's my pleasure to show your work - you have a particular bent that is easy to respond to. Folks in my gallery almost always react to your pieces, mostly favorably, but some otherwise. Which is as it should be. Man! I have that same thought every day I'm open and people compliment the art - Okay, then: pick something out! Unfortunately, many of the folks that come through my space aren't any better off financially than the artists are. (In fact, probably half the people that come into my gallery are artists themselves.) Actually, I'd take her comments favorably - in the intent with which they were delivered. She's a good person and is on our side when it comes to the definition of good art.
I bet you get a lot of patrons and commissions this way. Good luck with that.
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