http://www.lajollalight.com/2012/05/15/framework-more-than-80-paintings-to-hang-in-art-associations-plein-air-contest/ Enlightening La Jolla since 1913 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:21:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 http://www.lajollalight.com/2012/05/15/framework-more-than-80-paintings-to-hang-in-art-associations-plein-air-contest/#comment-239739 Rita Pacheco Fri, 18 May 2012 07:22:47 +0000 http://www.lajollalight.com/?p=63818#comment-239739 Thank you for the great article Mr. Bowen. It was surely a windy but lovely day, and you weathered the rocky cliffs just as well as we artists did! I have to correct you on a few things though: I have never been a student of Student of the great Sebastian Capella, and it was you, not I, that suggested that I make $250 an hour. I was actually a bit stunned when you put it in those terms and was so surprised that anyone would not consider the time, college, workshops, classes , literally years of painting daily without pay, and all the hundreds of paintings an artist completes before he or she becomes "good enough" to sell his or her work. Many artists who paint, me included, spend their nights dreaming about paintings, subject matter, etc and as much time looking at and adjusting small areas on their plein air paintings in their studios as they do painting them outside. Many artists, including myself travel far and wide to purchase just the right frame for each piece, which will be sold with the painting. Artists spend time traveling to various locations, entering shows, joining art associations, and shopping for paint supplies Please consider this when you are considering the "price" of a painting. Thank you for the great article Mr. Bowen. It was surely a windy but lovely day, and you weathered the rocky cliffs just as well as we artists did! I have to correct you on a few things though: I have never been a student of Student of the great Sebastian Capella, and it was you, not I, that suggested that I make $250 an hour. I was actually a bit stunned when you put it in those terms and was so surprised that anyone would not consider the time, college, workshops, classes , literally years of painting daily without pay, and all the hundreds of paintings an artist completes before he or she becomes "good enough" to sell his or her work. Many artists who paint, me included, spend their nights dreaming about paintings, subject matter, etc and as much time looking at and adjusting small areas on their plein air paintings in their studios as they do painting them outside. Many artists, including myself travel far and wide to purchase just the right frame for each piece, which will be sold with the painting. Artists spend time traveling to various locations, entering shows, joining art associations, and shopping for paint supplies Please consider this when you are considering the "price" of a painting.

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