I dunno, I just bought my first ever landscape print from a pro
photographer (a 10x15 by Clyde Butcher)
<http://www.clydebutcher.com/clyde-butcher-larger_image.cfm?largephoto=Loxwildlife_L.jpg>
and also bought a nice 20x30 reproduction of a west Florida landscape
painting by Florida artist Ben W. Essenburg.
<http://www.benwessenburg.com/balancingact.html>
These represent a 200% increase in the number of purchased "art" pieces
in this household. All others have been gifted or inherited.
I probably oughta buy one from that Whitmire guy too. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
Bob Whitmire wrote:
> On a subject actually related to photography . . . <g> . . . there was
> a story in the Portland (Maine) paper the other day about several
> galleries closing due to the recession. There was a great wailing and
> gnashing of teeth over said closings, which is understandable, as
> Maine has a high artist-to-everyone-else ratio, and Portland considers
> itself something of a city for the arts and artists.
>
> Truth to tell, I've never darkened the door of a single one of the
> galleries listed as closing. I don't get to Portland all that often,
> and when I do I've got other missions to keep me occupied. But the
> article did say one of the now deceased was dedicated to photography.
>
> Anyone else noticing similar articles/stories, etc.? I know that the
> common wisdom says in economic hard times, art is one of the first
> things to ignore until the disposable income level rises again.
>
> So, what's the word out there? Hard times upon the arts?
>
> --Bob Whitmire
> www.bwp33.com
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