It's been a while, huh?
I'm almost finished with a new painting, but after all this time (since late January), my painting output has been very low. Some of it is because I feel tired a lot, plus I handle my brother's affairs because he's in a nursing home, and I look after my wife because she (along with me) have developed old people's afflictions.
But I realized, too, that although I still love well-done art, I HATE 😡the art business, which makes me feel less motivated to paint. Granted, the recession that started in 2007 limited my sales quite a bit, as well as that of other artists.
I remember an artist friend told me years ago that she got more respect as an artist than she ever got working at a "real" job. Back then, I really took that to heart. But it never happened with me. So many people, including gallery owners, think artists are so desperate for exposure and sales that we'll do anything to get those things.
Well, I know I probably shouldn't put this out in the public eye. I just get awfully frustrated and angry at how the world is.
BUT -- I do believe God wants me to keep painting, even if I never sell another piece. Using whatever gifts He gave me glorifies Him. and it's important to me to glorify God in any way that I can.
I should be able to post a new painting here later this week, but in the meantime, here's an oldie. Enjoy, and I'll talk to you again soon.
Mark Junge
www.MarkJunge.com or www.SouthwestSpaces.com
