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Originally Posted by Kimberly Dow
I find the discussion of what collectors are interested in fascinating and valid.
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I find this very interesting, too. I like to know what people like, and why, because I think the reasons can help us understand things about how and what we paint. The artist's relationship with the buying public can be very instructive, as long as the artist doesn't keep churning 'em out in response to the gallery people saying "can you paint more of those?" without listening to his or her inner voice.
Kim, I want you to know that the way you paint females is very intersting to me because of the emotion and the psychological tension and ambiguity. Your subjects become not just another beautiful woman, but a person also, and that is what grabs my attention. In fact I am attracted to the same things when I paint portraits of women. It is the female form objectified as a desirable, beautiful icon that I find less interesting, though I can get into drawing it as a learning exercise.
I hope the collectors in Chicago will find your paintings fascinating.