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2015……No B.U.L.L.!
02 Friday Jan 2015
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“The Bull”
Acrylic on Canvas Digitally Remastered
To Allow For Fine Art Prints
Sharon Cummings
2007
2015 is going to be the start of “no bull” for me. I was already starting to tire of it last year and removed some people and things from my life that were causing me negative feelings. And I am not just talking about my personal life, though it has seen the most transformation.
The way I create my art and present it to the World is evolving. Some of my long time collectors and fans have been noticing the difference. Many are excited with how my art career is progressing, but some want me to be the way I used to be. Gone are the days of cheap paintings and deals that are ridiculous on original work. I have come to realize that those types of promotions might make others feel happy, they make me feel bad about myself. My work has value. And I have value as a person.
It’s a new year and a whole new attitude! Prints will be on sale from time to time, but new painting originals will be full priced. Commissions will be hard to come by and if you do not see it offered on Etsy, it isn’t going to happen.
Another big change for me is that I will no longer be “lurking” on the social media pages of people who have hurt me that I have removed from my life. This goes for old “friends” and family. Yup, I will admit to doing that for quite awhile now. It was in part curiosity and in part a deep desire in me to see if they were feeling as bad as they made me feel. It isn’t easy to admit this behavior, but it is something I’ve been working on. I am finally at a point where I can continue the process of letting go! And that begins with not looking back.
For many years including 2014, I have fallen for the trap of living in the past. Sometimes creating and selling art to please others at my own expense. And also continuing to wallow in “what could have been” with people who will never be again.
The past is gone and staying stuck there is bulls*it! So here is to new beginnings and a healthier year!
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So Much B.U.L.L…
22 Monday Sep 2014
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“Love A Bull 2”
New Art Mixed Media Painting
Sharon Cummings
2014
For the career online artist, each day brings it’s share of bull. All we really want to do is create. There is an energy and freedom in the creative process that feeds our souls. Everything else is outside of our comfort zone. We list and promote, but we’ve gotten used to that. It’s the other stuff like Chinese sweat shops stealing our work including our names, so that when our collectors search they find us there. Regular folks that take our work and put them on socks, t-shirts and mugs for their schools, business, etc. The businesses that want to pay us pennies for our hard work. Companies stealing patterns from your work for brush tools. And the list goes on…
One could choose to focus on all of that crap and become depressed. Or the choice can be to choose to love your job no matter what. I have to make that choice every single day. Still choosing L.O.V.E..
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Abstract Art by Sharon Cummings 