Some Random Thoughts

I've taken pictures of my new artwork (finally). I took thirty pictures. I didn't realize I had done so much painting as of late. I downloaded them on to my computer to crop and tweak them and found out that about half of them need to be re-shot. No telling how long it will take me to get that done. I posted some of them on my Facebook fan site ( http://www.facebook.com/pages/Doug-Baltz/91455321956) if you'd like to check them out. I don't have titles for them yet, I'm hoping to get some help from my fans.
I'm still posting on eBay too (http://stores.shop.ebay.com/Darkwater-Studios__W0QQ_armrsZ1) and I'm updating all the art websites I'm a member of. I'm not having much luck with my sales of late. I've always said that one per cent of any given population will like my work enough to buy it and actually be able to afford it. The world population is 6.7 billion. That means that, according to my theory 67 million people should be looking to buy some of my work. You'd figure that at least one or two of them would have stumbled across my art on the internet. Over eighty million people visit eBay ( according to the 2006 stats I found), meaning that eight hundred thousand people on there should be bidding on my work. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong or how to fix it. I blame a massive government conspiracy.
I've been checking out a lot of artwork as I update my postings. I have to say I don't really understand the people that meticulously copy photographs. The draw and/or paint for hours, days, weeks and end up with something that looks just like the photo they were working from (best case scenario). Why not just post the photo and be done? Save some time. I see no point in this, other than the 'look at me and how cool I am, I can make soulless art. Look how much effort I put into it' mentality.If they want attention that bad they should .....well, I probably shouldn't say that. That's just mean. They are slightly better than the ones who take a photo, Photoshop some artsy effects on it, post it, and claim that they drew or painted it. They're not fooling anyone who really knows art, and the rest would be more impressed it they actually did some real art. Oh, well, I can't change the world over night. At least that's what the restraining order says.

AKU ANG HARI
DOUG
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