What art offers is space — a certain breathing room for the spirit. ~John Updike
I feel most alive when I am painting. If I’m out of my center, upset, in despair, feeling blue, or swimming in a pool of self-pity, the quickest cure, the best medicine, is a trip to the studio. Life makes sense there. The conversations I have with canvas are not always easy but they are always generative. Love is like that.
And, like most artists, I love to paint but feel utterly inept when it comes to selling what I paint. Introverts are notoriously lousy salespeople. Inevitably, things stack up.
Give me a museum and I’ll fill it. ~Pablo Picasso
I am at least one museum short and need to clear some space. In the old days I would burn paintings, paint over them or give them away but nowadays Kerri would kill me if I tried any of those space-making strategies. Dying at my wife’s hands to create space seems counter-productive. She suggested A Sale.
The days you work are the best days. ~Georgia O’Keeffe
My best days are yet to come. A new wave of inspiration is rolling in.
One’s art goes as far and as deep as one’s love goes. ~Andrew Wyeth
When you visit my site, you’ll see that I’ve listed some minimum prices. If you see a painting you love, reach for it. Make an offer.
The chief enemy of creativity is ‘good’ sense. ~Pablo Picasso
And so. Love runs deep. It makes no sense. The best things in life never do.
read Kerri’s blog post about THE SALE
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