On Wednesday, about nine local artists met for lunch at the Charles Taylor Art Center. The only purpose was to talk, share some thoughts and ideas and just be together. It's always nice to be with other artists who are truly out there, working on selling their work, entering shows and are all challenged by this economy. One of the things that I had to say after we talked about various things that we could do as a group to promote our art, was that when all is said and done, the artist has to evaluate carefully which projects to become involved in and which to stay away from. I think that people often forget the hours it takes working alone in a studio painting. Solitary as this may be, it all still comes down to you and the canvas and your concept. You can't take someone else along on your journey, although there are many "hangers on" that may try to go with you. Painting is not a group activity, although one may paint while others are painting as well as in a group or shared studio activity. As Ranier Maria Rilke says, "It's good to be solitary, because solitude is difficult."
These tulips jut sold at the Nansemond Suffolk Academy show last week. I sold 2 large painting and one smaller 8x10, so I'm happy.
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