Bob Brown, Artist
Carol Lopez, artist
The artist and his work
DePaul Durham, artist
Art Studio
Jan Golik, artist
Pablo Picasso
Bob Brown sculpture and visitor
Young artist
Art Studio
Art Studio
Art Studio
But, to be fair, the root of all evil is also what feeds the artists who create so much beauty in the world.
(Click on photos to enlarge and read captions.)
Art and Acquisitions
Those who patronize fine art
start out congenial at the start
but then upset the apple cart
by arriving early at the mart
and increasing rate and pace
so they can win the prestige race
by obstinately using cash
to win the collector’s ten-yard-dash.
Marble statues and fine oils
are thus simply used as foils
used within the competition
between those whose one ambition
is to amass all those things
that a pile of money brings.
But in fact, it is the making
of great art, and not the taking
that produces joy in living.
Buying can’t compete with giving.
Prompt words for today are congenial, race, marble, obstinancy, patronize, art
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
Exquisite eclectic presentation of art and artists and an excellent poem.
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Wow… how wonderful…tears of appreciation
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Absolutely!!
“But in fact, it is the making
of great art, and not the taking
that produces joy in living.”
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I knew you agreed with me on that point, Martha.
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There’s no other point as far as I can see… which is pretty far with my glasses on…
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Well I must agree that making art is exquisite, but I would also bet some artists appreciate making some money at it now and again.😁 The photos are fabulous!
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I think they all do!!!
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Unfortunately too many whose work end up selling for millions are long dead before it does. I once did a show and a man with a gallery came along and said he never bought art from artists until after they died because that was when the value increased. Needless to say I was not charmed.
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What a rude thing to say to an artist!
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Actually, it turns out the best time to buy art is when an artist is very old because you just know as soon as he/she dies, you going to make money. We have quite a lot of art we bought from people who were our age or a little older when we bought it. Of course, we are all a lot older and many of them have since passed on, so probably (?) their work IS more valuable. I haven’t had the heart to sell it. If I didn’t love it, I wouldn’t have bought it. I suppose I should reconsider this at some point, preferably before I pass on.
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