tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920411020784409759.post1534238904450310790..comments2023-09-04T06:50:00.127-07:00Comments on Hang Art: Big Box StoresJerry Carlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10024087888949143035noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920411020784409759.post-13679576187100895732011-06-22T16:32:45.859-07:002011-06-22T16:32:45.859-07:00Aaaarrrgggh!Aaaarrrgggh!Dan Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13130079803891606515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920411020784409759.post-58181477560467036562011-06-22T03:24:08.678-07:002011-06-22T03:24:08.678-07:00Quite interesting discussion here, Jer. I'm l...Quite interesting discussion here, Jer. I'm like you and wouldn't know the difference either, especially if it is abstract art. Heck. I can't even tell the difference between an original painting and a print on canvas! And I try to think of myself as an artist! And yet, I am rather an art snob despite it all. The $79 Costco trellis isn't nearly as beautiful as what you create, Jerry. You have a personal touch and lovely artistic achievements in your pieces.Autumn Leaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010044052621228719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920411020784409759.post-57016694833701249312011-06-21T14:02:48.445-07:002011-06-21T14:02:48.445-07:00Jerry they do even worse than that! Beijing hit on...Jerry they do even worse than that! Beijing hit one of my paintings on FAA, every day, several times a day for a about 6 weeks doing just that. Apparently they put the artwork on a huge screen and there are dozens of people who copy the painting, churning out huge quantities of "original art" to be shipped and sold to buyers like Walmart for next to nothing. Even if I had the means and resources to employ a copyright lawyer, it would cost a fortune and take many years with no satisfactory result at the end. So a lot of us have to make the decision of either not having our work on the Internet or accepting that these are "only cheap copies" of what took a lot of time and soul! There is no way the artists can win here.<br /><br />How about "Dying is easy it's living that scares me to death"?Constance Stanza Extravaganza Extraordinairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782289482858750397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920411020784409759.post-62536101641687954422011-06-21T05:42:21.193-07:002011-06-21T05:42:21.193-07:00Oh Jerry, you have touched a nerve today... Yes, s...Oh Jerry, you have touched a nerve today... Yes, sofa art ... and I worked for an American artist in Deerfield Beach Fl. Walcutt Studio around 1982-83? <br /> He did the first original,I guess, I never saw that.. a big warehouse, huge canvas. About 5 people put their touch to .. sky blue background, some sand , grasses and maybe a seashell or two. then he signed it.. <br /> Paint everywhere!!floors, ceilings, walls and me.<br /> I stood for 7 hours just like an assembly line ... I was the 'finisher' because I couldn't get the hang of those big house paint brushes... <br /> They were packed up, shipped out to hotels, hospitals, offices, etc. Yeah, here in America too.!!! And all the time, I was painting my small oils, ( I was in my 'oil period' LOL! Yes, I sold now and then but I couldn't feed myself on it. Hey, maybe I could go back there and get a job... BJBarbra Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263982645593300365noreply@blogger.com