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Originally Posted by Allan Rahbek
Marvin,
Rubens, and others, employed assistants, but they were controlled by Rubens, not the other way around as I suspect your contacting people have in mind.
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Alan,
I think the paintings that Rubens did on his own are far superior to the ones done by his studio and worth far more. Perhaps the only exception were the one's painted by his little known apprentice named Anthony Van Dyke! ;-)
Patty,
I think it all comes down to purpose. For too many, IMO, art is about making money when it should be about making a difference.
I too started a painting over, with similar a reaction from my wife as you had from your husband. In my case, I trashed it after working on it for three months. I was very upset to have to begin anew but I really had no choice. The truth is, I should have started over two months earlier but I wasted all that time trying to convince myself I could "save it." You can see how it came out here:
http://www.fineartportrait.com/sylvia_painting.html
In the end I definitely think it was worth it.