I have long felt that the type of portraiture, I do, that is directly from life, is a dying and neglected art, yet here I am doing it, because it feels right for me. It feels very relevant to me and to the world around me, so I feel I need to investigate, the historical context of it and whether it really is neglected and what relevance does it have to contemporary life and art.
After a long discussion with my wife (argument) I began to wonder if there is actually any grounding in my theory that my type of work is undervalued or is it just me being jealous and wallowing in self pity . Maybe it is just a way of making excuses for my lack of success in selling or at getting gallery interest.
I figured out during said discussion that I need to establish in my head and in writing some parameters and rather than move the goal posts to fit my prejudices and pre-determined answers try to establish a context for my work based on fact and maybe even the opinion of others.
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