Art and Reality is referring to the fact that I earn my living with art and have to be realistic about things.
The economy has definitely picked up. People are buying larger paintings and more of them. Paintings sold very well for me in December (perhaps I’ll do a blog post showing all the ones that are GONE, after I hear definite totals from the galleries.)
This means it is time to paint new things and be realistic about old ones that haven’t sold.
I think I have saturated the market for little fruit paintings, with the exception of pomegranates and of course, oranges! Sequoia trees, Mineral King scenery and oranges are my mainstay. Time for a do-over on paintings which I am the only one who likes. Hard truth, but still better than job hunting. . .
It hurts a little to go from looking good to the stage shown below, but it is temporary.
It’s all part of the business called art.