At a party tonight, someone said to me that she thought it must be the need for income that drove artists to produce. I was too surprised to protest. So I'm doing it here, in writing. Making art just for the money? No.
The way I know it's "real" art for me, is that I'd make it whether or not I ever sold it or gained any income from it.
There are reasons for selling it. My goal is to sell art so I can have enough money to do art fulltime without having to do other work part of the time. But if I had an independent income and could do art fulltime anyway, I'd sell my art to get it out into the world. And to find homes for it where it will be valued.
All this seems simple and obvious to me. Now I see that it's not obvious to everyone. Next time I'll be ready to explain.
11:03:38 PM 
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