Dumb question

Michele Rushworth · 02-25-2005, 01:57 PM

The Arches watercolor paper I used to use definitely had an odor, especially when it was wet. I didn't mind it though.

Tom Edgerton · 02-26-2005, 05:20 PM

Seems pretty bogus to me. I think it's the gallery equivalent of smelling the cork when the wine steward hands it to you--it means nothing, but somebody told you you were supposed to do it when you were about twenty, and you've been doing it ever since, and NOBODY knows why. I think Tim's equating it with a parlor trick is about right.

Any real artist could understand your technique just by looking at it, and any non-artist won't understand it anyway. She might just as well have tried to impress you with her boundless knowledge by looking at the back.

Don't ever be intimidated by someone who knows nothing about what you do and how you do it.

Love to all artists everywhere (you KNOW who you are)!
XXXOOO--TE

(KIm, sounds to me like a substance abuse problem!)

John Reidy · 02-26-2005, 09:31 PM

Galleries

I have a friend who owns a gallery and he readily admits that all he knows about art is that if he looks at a piece and feels as if he could produce it then he knows it's not good. That's it.

He is in the businesss to make money and he does that by knowing his customer base and providing the type of art and services that they want.

If he could make money by representing portrait artists, he would be doing just that. He sells a lot of Bob Timberlake and similar type works, some originals but mostly signed and numbered prints. Not a high end shop.

He does have a couple of my portraits on display but they just don't generate the interest.

Jean Kelly · 02-27-2005, 04:33 PM

I really didn't know that gallery owners were that uninformed about art. I believed that they had inside information to the universe and were above reproach. Guess it's a money thing above all. Thanks for all these remarks. Next time I'll be less intimidated and more confidant and know that my work isn't being judged by the "Gods" of art. Instead I'll go in with the idea that they are only looking at marketability for their client base.

Jean