tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040841.post118902666799547072..comments2009-01-07T13:04:47.586-05:00Pretty Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00342833918614545778prettyladymylove@yahoo.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040841.post-52495893955492754542009-01-07T13:04:00.000-05:002009-01-07T13:04:00.000-05:00Wow!<BR/>Thanks for sharing this touching transaction. I don't know know if it's the crummy weather or the fact that I haven't sold a lot of art in the last few months — but, at the risk of sounding schmarmy(sp?), I had tears in my eyes.<BR/>It's not an easy life, to be an artist, but making that kind of connection… that's what it's all about.<BR/>Great artwork, great blog! Thanks.Nancy Tobinhttp://www.nancytobin.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040841.post-51108185082046019612008-07-11T11:22:00.000-04:002008-07-11T11:22:00.000-04:00Thanks for posting your collector's thoughts. As a dealer it is always very rewarding when a buyer really gets the art. This was a very revealing and touching comment.BeverlyKayeGalleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16923162649119191171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040841.post-68784994594443932372008-07-02T17:55:00.000-04:002008-07-02T17:55:00.000-04:00I agree,<BR/>I think that You are Underapreciated,American Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12254959257446312638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040841.post-36753846808565860492008-06-22T08:55:00.000-04:002008-06-22T08:55:00.000-04:00I enjoyed visiting your blog, and I liked your comment on winkleman's blog about artists setting their own agenda.JafaBrit's Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490900607853203086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040841.post-46150235211046108992008-05-21T01:38:00.000-04:002008-05-21T01:38:00.000-04:00Wow this person is amazing. It's great to be noticed and appreciated. Reading this has made my day.jeff fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03014751431677271423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040841.post-83972699743815455022008-05-02T12:19:00.000-04:002008-05-02T12:19:00.000-04:00It isn't selfish at all; it is <I>necessary.</I><BR/><BR/>I get this sort of attitude from <A HREF="http://www.stephart.com/econ.html" REL="nofollow">all sorts of would-be art patrons</A> who are solely focussed on the indulgence, and perhaps the snob appeal, of the expense; they never seem to grasp that <I>that's my livelihood they're cutting corners on,</I> and that maybe it is a little tacky and rude and hurtful to speak so openly about not wanting to spend money on art in front of me. And the vast majority of people don't truly appreciate things they don't pay for. <BR/><BR/>I sent you the piece because you are a very rare exception to that rule.Pretty Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00342833918614545778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040841.post-13010189533164278922008-05-02T11:04:00.000-04:002008-05-02T11:04:00.000-04:00Pretty Lady. If this is so, then I know what I'm doing is right.<BR/><BR/>How could those early naysayers in my life not understand this? The ones who'd accuse me of *selfishness,* etc., for wanting to <I>own</I> art intead of just looking at prints or going to the museum?<BR/><BR/>Reading your post just now I suddenly realized they never understood it goes both ways. If your interest in the sublime beauty of art is real, then it's a two-way street. There's a soul to soul connection with the real human being who created, birthed, nurtured that art, who gave it life, gave up bits of themselves to feed it.<BR/><BR/>How could that ever be considered selfish?khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430423256832961746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040841.post-10497609404529952702008-05-01T01:54:00.000-04:002008-05-01T01:54:00.000-04:00Who would have ever thought that the guy who invented LSD would live to be 102 years old.......<BR/>Albert Hoffman is dead at 102.American Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12254959257446312638noreply@blogger.com