tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-299065575540155186.post3478282159209600683..comments2023-06-09T07:09:03.398-07:00Comments on Ardent Reflections Fine Art: Artist's Life, Heaven or Hell?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07797632287709387153noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-299065575540155186.post-56985062904365559572015-01-09T11:35:37.516-08:002015-01-09T11:35:37.516-08:00Thank you! I need to catch up on your blog, I mis...Thank you! I need to catch up on your blog, I missed a couple of days and I'm wondering what happened to barnacle bear!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07797632287709387153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-299065575540155186.post-5505438656587214492015-01-09T11:15:33.625-08:002015-01-09T11:15:33.625-08:00Vicki, you said many of the things that are in my ...Vicki, you said many of the things that are in my heart! I don't yet have an esty store and I don't really know how to sell my stuff yet. But I understand the passion and the need to do art. It is not all heaven and it is not all hell.<br />I am also a freelance journalist and a gardener and I approach gardening in the same way that I approach art: creating something beautiful where there had been chaos or even nothing. <br />I love your paintings and your pillows and all of your creations!<br />Great use of color.<br />So beautiful.Alice Gerardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843884715361277163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-299065575540155186.post-72153610380183667052015-01-09T11:06:36.698-08:002015-01-09T11:06:36.698-08:00Yes I agree that better education in arts and hist...Yes I agree that better education in arts and history would help a lot, and yes, I do work another job, in addition to my art and homeschooling my kids.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07797632287709387153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-299065575540155186.post-28495471227341730152015-01-09T11:04:49.241-08:002015-01-09T11:04:49.241-08:00Thank you! Yes there are emotions involved, but m...Thank you! Yes there are emotions involved, but mostly positive ones!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07797632287709387153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-299065575540155186.post-15818476258442814972015-01-09T11:04:48.175-08:002015-01-09T11:04:48.175-08:00“I would rather die of passion than of boredom.” I...“I would rather die of passion than of boredom.” Indeed. Economic priorities have always been an issue for artists, historically. What's needed is a modern day patronage system. Wealthy people will always collect art, so long as they still have souls. Art may, in fact, be more accessible - especially when it comes on, as you say, "useful items" and doesn't cost an arm and a leg - to the less wealthy. It is also true that more wealth is now concentrated in fewer hands, making it harder to attract a wealthy patron. But when you love what you do, you make it work - even if you have to have a second job just to support your first. :) I think that a better education in the arts, humanities, and history would help widen the appeal of art for the sake of art. Holly Jahangirihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034708581256314628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-299065575540155186.post-15236728647300934752015-01-09T11:00:16.452-08:002015-01-09T11:00:16.452-08:00Very interesting read. You are a beautiful artist...Very interesting read. You are a beautiful artist and I love your works. I never really thought about all those emotions involved, I mostly just see an escape from the norm or a hobby when I think of art (in painting anyway) and you've opened my eyes to many new things. I am a travel blogger and coincidentally, both articles I had to review today were about art and my blog post was about visiting the Dali-Picasso exhibit in St. Pete, Florida. ;) Great minds think alike. Best of luck in your future and I wish you much success.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02208190920117611959noreply@blogger.com