New Sunflowers & Why Art is Expensive

There are 4 new additions to my Sunflower Series.  All are 16″ x 16″ x 1.5″, oil on wood panels.

Red Sun IV

Red Sun IV

Sunspot

Sunspot

Floristan

Floristan

Ring of Fire II

Ring of Fire II

Some close-up details:

Red Sun IV Detail

Sunspot Detail

Floristan Detail

Ring of Fire II Detail 1

Ring of Fire II Detail 2

I have not forgotten that I promised to answer some common questions about art.  So, why is art so expensive anyway?  Click here to read my answer!

Another thing I commonly hear from people is something along the lines of: “Isn’t art supposed to be deep and meaningful?”  “I don’t get it.”  “I don’t understand art, but I know what I like.”  These statements really apply to abstract art, but they apply to my work as well.  So next time I will attempt to answer another doozy: “What is the meaning of art?”  (And more specifically, my art, because that I can talk about.)

2 thoughts on “New Sunflowers & Why Art is Expensive”

  1. My question is why is one supposed to understand it or get it? Maybe the point is just to enjoy it for what it is 🙂 I liked your breakdown on why art is expensive.

    I voted, YEA! I voted!

  2. I tend to agree with you–but you are an artist yourself, so you may have a deeper understanding of how to enjoy it for what it is.

    Sometimes the artist has an intended meaning in mind, sometimes not–I think some non-artist viewers are content to know what appeals to them and leave it at that, but many people I’ve talked to are concerned with a need to understand the “meaning” of the art they are looking at. Which is obviously quite subjective and depends a lot on the art in question–but still, I’ll take a crack at talking about it. 🙂

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