And a merry Good Morning to all of you. Many of you may read this past the morning hour; if that's the case, Good Afternoon, Good Evening, and Good Night.
Some of you who have seen "The Truman Show" will get that.
I have been a bit frazzled as of late, trying to get my collective act together. I am supposed to be selling art, not constantly fussing over websites and social media platforms. At least, that's what I think I can do. The trouble is, an artist cannot survive without these very things. Time was all one needed was a good manager and a terrific gallery. Now you need TikTok likes and gifts just to get by. I have been trying to work TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and Tumblr, and it's hard to decide what to put up there. Instagram seems to think reels are the only thing that matter. They're not, but try explaining that to them. Might as well be talking to a brick wall. Tumblr requires a bit of work as well. I need to keep the steam going on YouTube or I won't have the subscribers. All I can think is, Monet didn't have to do this. Well, he had to go up against those who disliked his work...after all, he was starting a new movement along with Renoir, Cassatt, Degas and others. What a movement it was!
If Monet can deal with critics who didn't understand his work and also work in near poverty, I can handle this. More effort into actual doing as opposed to complaining about dragging out my laptop for yet another plunge into the internet universe.
And so it goes...
Cheers!
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