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The Painting I Love That Won't Sell
#31
RE: The Painting I Love That Won't Sell
(April 26, 2016 at 2:41 pm)Crossless1 Wrote:
(April 26, 2016 at 2:23 pm)Brian37 Wrote: Art is what works, and as much as we think it is about detail, it isn't, all the detail in the world does not mean shit if the message is lost. Art is literally in the eye. It is not a battle between styles or simplicity or detail, it literally is simply what the viewer likes.

That gives too much power to the consumer of art, in my opinion. I think the value or 'success' of a work of art is how nearly it captures the artist's intention/vision, whether anyone else gets it or not.

You're damn right, Skippy.  Now .. don't vote for Trump.
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#32
RE: The Painting I Love That Won't Sell
(April 27, 2016 at 8:00 am)Whateverist the White Wrote:
(April 26, 2016 at 2:41 pm)Crossless1 Wrote: That gives too much power to the consumer of art, in my opinion. I think the value or 'success' of a work of art is how nearly it captures the artist's intention/vision, whether anyone else gets it or not.

You're damn right, Skippy.  Now .. don't vote for Trump.

No fucking danger of that happening.
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#33
RE: The Painting I Love That Won't Sell
Sorry, had you mixed up with someone else.
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#34
RE: The Painting I Love That Won't Sell
(April 25, 2016 at 4:12 pm)Jenny A Wrote: This is one of my personal favorites of my own work.  But it isn't a public favorite.   I still have it and just hung it over the piano..   I've sold just three prints.  Generally,  paintings are entered into shows in pairs.  One gets in or neither, but not both.  While it's mate has gotten in, this painting never has.  Am I  just enamored of it because of the technical difficulty of painting it?   Is it bad? Does it simply lack popular appeal?  Usually I know how I've gone wrong  What's wrong with this one?  Looking for serious critique, not, yes it's very nice.

[Image: Paint-Tube-Hills-small.jpg]

I think it's tacky.
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#35
RE: The Painting I Love That Won't Sell
(April 27, 2016 at 10:05 am)Excited Penguin Wrote:
(April 25, 2016 at 4:12 pm)Jenny A Wrote: This is one of my personal favorites of my own work.  But it isn't a public favorite.   I still have it and just hung it over the piano..   I've sold just three prints.  Generally,  paintings are entered into shows in pairs.  One gets in or neither, but not both.  While it's mate has gotten in, this painting never has.  Am I  just enamored of it because of the technical difficulty of painting it?   Is it bad? Does it simply lack popular appeal?  Usually I know how I've gone wrong  What's wrong with this one?  Looking for serious critique, not, yes it's very nice.

[Image: Paint-Tube-Hills-small.jpg]

I think it's tacky.

. . . he said with his usual tact.
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#36
RE: The Painting I Love That Won't Sell
(April 27, 2016 at 10:05 am)Excited Penguin Wrote:
(April 25, 2016 at 4:12 pm)Jenny A Wrote: This is one of my personal favorites of my own work.  But it isn't a public favorite.   I still have it and just hung it over the piano..   I've sold just three prints.  Generally,  paintings are entered into shows in pairs.  One gets in or neither, but not both.  While it's mate has gotten in, this painting never has.  Am I  just enamored of it because of the technical difficulty of painting it?   Is it bad? Does it simply lack popular appeal?  Usually I know how I've gone wrong  What's wrong with this one?  Looking for serious critique, not, yes it's very nice.

[Image: Paint-Tube-Hills-small.jpg]

I think it's tacky.

And I don't. I'd put that on my wall before most Picassos.
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#37
RE: The Painting I Love That Won't Sell
Well, I mean, I enjoy most of her works that I've seen(by googleing her avatar, I think), but I couldn't resist the opportunity to deliver this pun.
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#38
RE: The Painting I Love That Won't Sell
I know nothing about painting, but I think it's the background, the mountains are mostly covered and all that's left to look at really is sky, that said, I still like it.
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