My recent watercolor painting, Sand Street beach was sold in the Mills Pond Gallery!Thankfully, I am an artist who sells paintings well. In fact, it is more natural that I cannot sell paintings. The art market is harsh and the standards of art lovers are very high. No one would pay a high price for a piece of paper covered in paint. But people do buy paintings. They give up buying a new cell phone, a handbag, or a fancy dress to buy paintings. I feel deeply grateful whenever visitors buy my paintings.
My wish as an artist is that my reputation will continue to grow so that people who buy my paintings will become rich because of my paintings. This is as important to artists as their reputation. That is why I work hard every day as an artist. I practice, invent techniques, and paint every day to meet people’s high standards and surpass myself. The artist I love and want to be like the most is Cezanne. I like his style of life more than his style of painting. That is because when his fame as an artist peaked, he abandoned everything and went into the mountains. He devoted 35 years of his life on Mont Sainte-Victoire to finding true art. Why? People already knew how successful he was. He must have known that he was a successful painter in Paris and that he could live off this fame for the rest of his life. But he set out on a long journey to find the 'essence of beauty'. That was more important than his fame. Artists devote their lives to finding this essence of beauty. When they see something, they study what makes it beautiful. And when they capture it properly, the painting becomes a work of art on paper and takes on new life. And when they feel this life, art lovers willingly open their wallets. Because they know well that at this time, the painting is not just an object, but a living being with good energy. Therefore, artists are people who sell energy. We know well how much comfort and vitality a good painting gives when it hangs on a wall. And we know well how empty and cold the space feels when a painting that has been hanging for a long time disappears. Therefore, I sincerely hope that art lovers will purchase such warm paintings. When artists paint, they are placed in many coincidences that they are not aware of. In fact, there are more things that are unintentional than intentional in paintings. Honest artists will admit that their paintings are more beyond their talent or ability. That is why I also believe that just as artists paint in coincidence, paintings also have their own fateful owners. And when my paintings meet such owners, I feel relieved as if I have finished my homework. One day, the price of my paintings will skyrocket beyond my expectations. I know very well that that day will come. However, I will not be lazy in traveling in search of the essence of art in this art market like Cezanne. This will be a strong sense of responsibility and mission that I can show to the many customers who buy my paintings. That is why I truly enjoy my daily journey.
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