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Originally Posted by Peter Dransfield
It is the becoming known for a certain type of work. . . little niche that galleries could market and consume. One of the reasons I admire Hockney is that he wasn't afraid to dump a style and do something completely different.
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Yes, that is a problem, I'm not going to deny it. I think that sort of thing originates with the people who sell art, for obvious reasons. They are intersted in the "hook" that sells it; we are interested in making it. An artist I know said recently, "I want to get simpler and more abstract, but I can't. My gallery owner won't let me." That is sad! And now that I'm becoming more "known" for my aerial landscapes, galleries don't want the other stuff. It does sell, but they are less interested in marketing it.