Post #152104 by beachin on Sun, Apr 10, 2005 6:58 PM

I took the day to feed my inspiration. Some local artists had their studio open for an open-house-type-thing. We also visited a gallery that hosted the event.

I noticed the artists weren't selling at all. They had all of their stuff out there with prices, and nothing was moving. Three of the artists have masters degrees in Fine Arts. Lots of college money in those studios. Two of them were teachers. I had one of them for figure drawing class and was completely impressed with his teaching style, ability to improve my skills, and the extras he threw into the class. His work was amazing!

Did I mention nothing was selling? Well, we happened to see a juried HIGH SCHOOL art show and there were pieces in that gallery priced from $500 up. MOST of those pieces were sold!

Here I am hawking my mugs on ebay for $10-30 and trying to just move anything. Here's these professional artists with two jobs trying to sell something. And here's this 14-year-old kid selling a watercolor for $750!

Does anybody see the injustice? I mean...great for the kid, but he's gotta pay his dues like the rest of us.

Sign me-

Cynical