Post #52473 by Futura Girl on Wed, Sep 24, 2003 4:58 PM

The "painting" on the preview site was probably a digital version that the painting was created from. Good catch!

Hey you guys, don't forget that Shag is an orange county boy! and that anything he did for D-land had heart in it.

I would just love to hear the stories of the ideas he came up with that disney nixed. You know there was some mischievious skullduggary or some little evil twist (that usually appear in his work) in the original concepts. That's one of the reasons we decided not to go for the print (that and the fact we were back in Vegas with a bit of a balance on the credit cards). When I saw the previews, to me they didn't represent the naughty 'Wives with Knives' Shag we all know and love. I could feel the heavy hand of Corporate holding the artist's inspired wrist.

And about the art re-sellers. We live in a free capitalist society (sorry Hanford) and that's just the way the ball bounces sometimes. Plus, duh... it's the nature of the fine art market. Hey, it's a living. We all should be doing what we love (whether carving tikis, painting, being royally shagged, or wheeling and dealing if thats what floats your boat). AND we all should be financially rewarded for it. Otherwise move to siberia :)

Lastly, when you hear of prints and paintings go for huge amounts of money, a huge system is being supported. Don't forget that galleries and printers, etc. All make a large percentage off of them as well. Full color postcards cost money and don't even get me started about the postage and mail list expenses. And oh, the artist really should eat, too.

Live and let live.