There are as many approaches to art as there are artists, I guess.

I think there’s a real danger in trying to appeal to the greatest number of consumers as you can, which, unfortunately, is the mindset many commercial galleries feel they must adopt in order to stay in business.

The danger is in dumbing art down for your viewer. It is in giving them nowhere to go with it.

Trust them to be able to look with a critical eye and see the less obvious story that lurks in the brushstrokes. Trust them to see the story in the art and feel the connection to their own story.

Anybody can do whatever they want to when it comes to creative expression or commercial venture. That’s a driving force behind free enterprise.

I’m actually not trying to convince anyone of anything. Not in art, not in religion. If I state my opinion, take it simply as that. If you disagree with me, kindly get over it and move on. I don’t need to be convinced. I’ve been convinced of many things without your help. I do enjoy a good conversation, however.