listopada 03 2008
What Success? (Robert Genn)
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Straight Talk about Art, Marketing, Inspiration and Fine Living
What Success?
by Robert Genn
TODAY:
“While wandering around in Romania I inadvertently hit on some Wi-Fi and
noticed what Ron Wilson had asked in the live comments: “I guess I know
the answer to this, but do successful artists pretty well sell
everything they paint?” . . .”
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What Success?
by Robert Genn
Today’s post is a guest post reproduced from Robert Genn’s fine
publication. We don’t often reproduce Robert’s letters here since many
of you probably subscribe to his publication, but we felt that this one
needed to be shared. Please accept our apologies if you’ve already read
this one.
Dear Oil,
While wandering around in Romania I inadvertently hit on some Wi-Fi and
noticed what Ron Wilson had asked in the live comments: “I guess I know
the answer to this, but do successful artists pretty well sell
everything they paint?”
Thanks, Ron. I can’t attest for all artists, but in my case it’s a low
percentage that sell quickly. My work is too erratic and varying. Also,
as a lot of what I do is based on experiencing life and experimentation,
all works aren’t “ships of the line,” and collector whiz-bangs.
On the other hand, I’ve known a few artists whose every work seems to be
always spoken for or eagerly anticipated. One was Hugh Monaghan. He was
essentially a painter of ducks coming in for a landing. He told me
several times that he didn’t like painting very much, but I have to say
he was darned good at it. Hugh was passionate about hunting, fishing and
hanging out with his buddies. When Hugh passed away his estate consisted
of one half-finished painting. He lived from easel to dealer to mouth.
It all has to do with perspective. A lot of us didn’t get into art to
make money, but we grew fond of the position. By keeping at it we built
a reasonable following. The advent of cash flow further propelled the
creative hand and gave permission to the exploratory nose. Many artists
see selling as part of the art, and I guess I’m one of them. “Art,” said
Frank Zappa, “is making something out of nothing and selling it.” If a
decent percentage of work eventually finds a home, you can live on it.
Art might be a tangible “thing,” but it’s also a process. It’s been my
experience that you need to get the process more or less right and the
other stuff sort of takes care of itself. My approach might be called
the “shot gun effect.” Because I enjoy the process, I make a lot of art.
When works are finished I try to make a small commercial decision as to
where I might send it. I’ve taken a lifetime to build a stable of
trusted dealers. Sometimes they groan when they see my stuff come in,
even though I thought it was a good idea at the time. If the work
doesn’t find a home in one gallery, we’ll eventually get it back and
send it to another. Sometimes it ends up in my personal archives, and
that’s not bad either.
Best regards,
Robert
PS: “The best things in life aren’t things.” (Art Buchwald)
Esoterica: I’m writing this from beside a country pond near Constanta,
Romania. Ducks are coming in for a landing. A few yards away there’s a
young girl wearing a black and red skirt and a button vest. She’s
tending a goat. I’m wondering why she isn’t in school. From her
perspective I’m a sorry sight–tapping from time to time on a laptop
while dabbing at a little canvas that includes a wide Romanian sky and a
distant Orthodox Church. I can tell by the look on her face that she
thinks I’m a loser. Maybe she’s right. Unlike the goat cheese around
here, I’ll probably never sell this thing.
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A Time to Play (Lori Woodward Simons), Revisited
Marian Fortunati Wrote:
You, know… This post really got me thinking. I read it, then closed it
and then thought about it. I even discussed it with my Dad last night
…. and now I’m back.
I began painting about 9 years before I retired because all I ever did
was work and I didn’t want to be bored when I retired. I’ve been retired
now for a little over a year and I have really enjoyed painting and
trying to get better.
However, there’s the rub… In getting “better”, one has to have others
weigh in too. We can all delude ourselves…. our kind families can make
us feel all warm and fuzzy, but the outside world is a more objective
judge of our progress…. thus we enter juried shows, etc.
Lately I’ve found myself obsessing and stressing about trying to finish
projects for this show or that. WHAT AM I DOING???? I am working!!! How
silly is that?
I even feel guilty because I’ve been enjoying spending time blogging.
(FASO’s fault… never heard of blogging until Clint and Alyson
suggested it was a good idea.)
I need to re-wire myself… I need to paint only to enjoy painting… I
need to continue to enjoy writing (blogging) without guilt. After
spending my entire life always trying to do the best I possibly can at
whatever I’ve tried to do…. this re-wiring may not be possible….
It may not be a real job… but I will always work at it to do the best
I can…
BUT I WILL STOP feeling guilty about spending time blogging!! :)
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