October 2003
The Wittig Report - on the Interface Between Life and Art
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Welcome to the Wittig Report...
On the one hand there is 'Art,' and on the other hand, there
is 'Life,'
...and somewhere in the middle, they meet.
September was typically busy, producing 33 oil paintings,
and 1
art-related essay.
It is summer's end, so I am so I am finishing up my oil
painting for
the season, and switching over to less-smelly water and dry
medias, as
the doors and windows are closed up, to retain heat. Maybe I
will be
lucky, and finish off a few more, if we catch an Indian
Summer.
I expect this to be a very productive autumn, as I round the
bend,
into my final year of studies in the fine arts.
So much to learn... so little time.
Heh.
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September 2003, 33 oil paintings:
For the sake of brevity, I point you to the thumbnail page.
This
month's work, are the last 33 thumbnails, on the bottom of
the page,
of 99 thumbnail images. Damn! I missed doing 100 pieces in
three
month, by a single piece. Oh, well... at least I wasn't counting,
while I was painting.<g>
http://www.robertwittig.com/2003summer.html
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Article: WittigReport
"Without an agent, or artist's representative, a lot of
chores are
left to be done by the painter, that might have been handled
by
someone else, in the past... but the payback is complete
autonomy...
no-one to claim credit, and a share of the profits, in the
event of
success... and no-one to blame, either... in the event of
failure.
Finally... in the beginning if the 21st century... painters
have
achieved near-complete independence of means... if they
choose to
seize it. They no longer need to work in the employ of
priest, king,
pope, politician, wealthy patron, gallery, dealer, or any
other
intermediary.
What they will do... with this newfound freedom... is yet to
be seen."
To read the article, click here:
http://www.robertwittig.com/paper63.html
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Directory of my 'vintage' work:
http://www.robertwittig.com/images/EarlyWork/
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Virtual Reality Gallery
http://www.robertwittig.com/vrml.html
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Featured Website - Jeff Zimmerman
This guy paints big outdoor murals around Chicago, plus
doing some
excellent studio work as well. I was looking for something
else when I
found his site, but I recognised the work right away, from
traveling
around Chicago.
Definitely worth a look.
To visit Jeff's Website... click here:
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