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Originally Posted by Zeke
Baz, that's cool but I still sit here and wonder ... why? But I say that about a lot of art.
Once upon a time I was close to the L.A. art scene. It's a bizarre world full of large egos and lots of money.
At least she seems free of that as I don't see any commercial gain from her work. Just busywork.
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A lot of art has some underlying message (political, ethical etc). A lot of artists paint landscape after landscape after landscape. I just enjoy painting cars.
As for commercial gain vs busywork...well its a little bit of both.
I started painting cars for fun a few years ago. It turned into a small following on instagram and then I started doing private commissions. I've done a few car shows here and there in Atlanta and had some success with it.
I was invited to be one of the featured artists at Concours in Cincinnati this year so I wanted to paint something big and colorful that would grab your attention from across the room. That's what this was for.
Unfortunately Concours has been cancelled due to COVID19, but I still wanted to share the end result with people that would appreciate it so I decided to time lapse it and post it on the internet.
I'm glad it found its way here, lol. And I spilled enough black paint under my easel that it looks like it leaked oil.
Stephanie
(I'm like Beetlejuice, you say my name enough and I will appear)