I imagine you earned an MFA so you could teach? The woman who cut my hair in Ann Arbor introduced me to Modigliani. She had (has I would imagine) good taste in art.
TheLorax, NYEric, it was totally alright, but thanks. There was something surreal about having a piece of art that sold for a million referenced in my so-called “vendor thread”! At least the first cyp-inspired piece sold for a decent price to a good patron, and the second is being held on purpose for a show. I’ve learned people who want to find me do so through Google or the occasional eBay promotion, so this forum is largely for fun. You can’t miss me if you’re searching for orchid art especially.
Back to the second most recent post, I realize I’m in the minority for being less impressed by detail outside the realm of 35mm photography. I can understand the appeal of traditional wildlife paintings, and I would never deny Bateman’s skill. The work that makes my heart skip a beat is more design-oriented though. I have a great deal of respect for talented graphic artists, illustrators, animators…I will come back as the latter in my next life! My reasoning is if you add enough marks you can trick the mind into perceiving reality, but the ability to distill ideas and images down to something evocative and completely unlike what a camera can capture is a skill I admire greatly and will always be working toward in a fine art context, at least for a good portion of my working hours. If you love a certain subject matter though, I can understand wanting to own a more direct representation of it; I would never disparage anyone for that and try to maintain the ability to some extent to remind myself I can do that. I wish I could summon my grade school level of talent and combine it with what I know now though, even reset myself by five years. It’s almost traumatizing when I hear things like, “You’re getting better, kiddo!”, because I know I’m not in many respects.
Back to other people’s art though! Interesting to hear about everyone’s tastes, and I like everything mentioned in seriousness so far. That said, I probably wouldn’t speak up if I didn’t because it doesn’t matter.
