heybaby said:

Critiques roll off my back. I take notes on what I find helpful, but that's about it.
What I'm hung up on is that the critique is about an important component of my work. Everyone doesn't have to like my imagery, but all you have to do is look at my website (which he did in detail before signing me) to know that that scale is the norm for me. It's kind of like critiquing Picasso (not comparing myself) for painting facial features in odd places on the face. Or Keith Haring for not painting enough facial features in his figures. It's what they do.

More so, I almost feel (and again this could just be me) that it was kind of an unprofessional way to put it, considering you're an agent dealing with someone you're starting a professional relationship with.

ZombieKitten said:

Or call him and say, I've changed my style altogether.
From now on I'm only painting pussies and hotdogs...together.

johnart said:

can you make one for me? with pink feathers all around!

ZombieKitten said:

Painted, or collaged onto the canvas?

I love your work.

I also love this woman's prints and t-shirts:

http://www.redbubble.com/...art?page=4

Has thick, rotund ladies too

Her Asian-themed ones are just gawjus!

http://www.redbubble.com/...sian-spice

Fauxie said:

OOH! I love her!!!

http://www.redbubble.com/...l-red-rose
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He clearly isn't well versed in the visual arts then

I would simply reply with yet another copy of your artist statement reiterating your use of larger women.

I wouldn't say anything else but "Please review my artist statement for further explanation."

And explain to him, firmly, that you wouldn't ever consider changing your style for the possibility of better marketing, so he should consider not bringing it up to you again, if he wants this relationship to work.



I used to get this all the time from professors. You just have to find a smart/sharp way of saying fuck you, without actually saying "Fuck you."

Fuck you edit.
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He's so clueless.
These women are beautiful.

No wonder he's just a dealer :pretentious:

sammij said:

Thank you.

sammij said:

I completely agree.

I like your reply better , but I sent this earlier:
I may try my hand at some thinner more delicate ones NOT but no women I paint are usually delicate. They are generally thick and voluptuous in the Leger/Botero manner.
The other ones you picked were all thick also.

johnart said:

It's just that I'm usually never willing to bastardize my art in the name of opinion or personal preference. And the subject's come up often - not necessarily for marketing purposes, but for aesthetic reasons. And I'm really stubborn My work stays my work.

Perhaps it's not too smart, being very young and very small in the game, but it's been working thus far

I still take criticism, I often really thrive on it, but when it comes to something like this? I'm a brick house.

sammij said:

No you are correct. I am too.
This took me by surprise. I mean I'm not afraid of my work being considered "commercial" as long as it's my work. I'm not someone who does much to do with commission. I'm willing to work with a theme (if it interests me ) as long as my style remains my style.

He signed me based on my portfolio. How you gonna ask me something different now?

johnart said:

Yeah, I'm still having a hard time wrapping my head around that

Is his background in the visual arts?

sammij said:

has licensed over $600 million in retail goods over his thirty-year career in art-based licenses.
He wrote a book on Art licensing too.

We shall see how things go...maybe he's just abrasive. If he gets me deals I'll manage. Time will tell.

paintedlady said:

Why is she spitting gold coins out of her vageene ?



I saw something like that in Bangkok.

what can increase?
I arrived late and they already spoke almost everything...
I like your work
reminds me the works of nicola heindl

ingamilo said:

is this artist responsible for the artwork on the Putumayo world music CD collection?

Imago said:

Its coochie confetti didn't ya know?

what can increase?
I arrived late and they already spoke almost everything...
I like your work
reminds me the works of nicola heindl

what can increase?
I arrived late and they already spoke almost everything...
I like your work
reminds me the works of nicola heindl


is this artist responsible for the artwork on the Putumayo world music CD collection?

ingamilo said:

It's funny, I LOVE those covers and their one of the things that motivated me to look into licensing. I could see my work on covers like that.

Also wine bottle or natural food labels, for some reason.

johnart said:

i'd love to see your art around so i could buy it and be like "yeah, an artist friend of mine is the mastermind behind this "

johnart said:

i'd love to see your art around so i could buy it and be like "yeah, an artist friend of mine is the mastermind behind this "

sammij said:

yes; it will be like this