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A new challenge

27/10/2016

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Not good - but I have to admit that I've been too busy to update my blog... which is not good, as the blog is there to remind me what I've done.... so I kind of have to remember to write my blog otherwise it's not working... 

I've given myself a new challenge - and I do love challenges :)

I'm going to try and paint 'for the market' for the next year - which is not something an artist would normally admit to, as some say it's 'prostituting' yourself. But I'm doing it because I want to find out whether I can actually 'read' the market. Read the people who wants a painting over their sofa. A painting that fits the curtains - or a painting that fits a certain wall/size. I'm just curios to find out what it is that drives people to buy paintings? Do they buy the painting because they love it and just 'fell for it' - or do they buy it because it 'fits'.... (and then there are the investors of course but that's something totally different :) 

So now I just have to find out what it is the market wants :D 

First I'll try to tone down my very strong colours - as that is probably going to be the hardest one for me..... and once I've (hopefully) managed that, I'll take the next step - adding something recognizable in my work... And I'm going to allow myself a very broad definition of 'recognizable' :)

So I've only just started - and as you know, this is the difficult part, where I'm showing how 'bad' my work looks when I first start out.... not proud to show it, but it's important for me to document what I'm actually doing - otherwise I might forget... :)
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