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I am not doing what I love. I stopped painting because of commercial success and never ending pressure to exceed expectations. I stopped painting because I decided that I paint only for myself. Period.

I am interested in design and code. I like the feeling and the process of building something useful first, and beautiful after. I like my work. I don't need to be in love with it. I like being payed for delivering results. There is no need in my view of romance and emotion towards ones work. Craftsmanship comes from emotional balance and discipline. There are thousand things and experiences reserved for love. Love your children. Love your life. Love life itself. Make art for the sake of it. For the joy of creating something driven from inside. Like a kid who can enjoy meaningless wandering and play happily hour after hour. It is liberating and therapeutic.




Assuming you’re talking about painting on some canvas as art, do you have a link to your work?


I am talking about Alla Prima and Glazing/Underpainting/Imprimatura on canvas with oils. Old school boring stuff.:)

I have link but if I share it I will blow away my anonymity here completely. And I like being a little bit anonymous.

I share my opinions and life learnings, there is no need for validation from my side of the fence. But thank you, for your interest in my work.




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