What art is to me

In this post I thought there should be some throughts about art. I have thought over many issues concerning art. What is art? What should be taken into consideration when you are an artist? What rules govern the art market? These questions seem to be elusive. There are no simple answers. Let's take the most general idea what art is. Art is more than the generation of works of art. It has the beginnings in the thinking process. First you think and then you process thoughts into an art piece. Always as a teenager or later as an adult I took refuge in art unconsciously  by drawing then painting which commenced when I was 33. It is amazing that one my decision to start doing art stuff transformed my life completely. At my studies I didn't excel in any way but deep down in my heart I knew that no matter what I will paint and draw. Still I feel this core feeling inside me. I sense that this is what I am. My paintings are like blood cells. They are part of me and if you contemplate the decision of starting an art education I'm telling you: go for it! Don't think long enough to back up. Take your pick. My choice did't change my earnings (maybe from time to time), but it gave me a chance to do something professionally and with courage (sometimes lack of it). I knew what is on my way. Hardships, rejections, poverty, judgements. But no matter what I'm all for that.

Below you can see one of my paintings from my thesis depicting the sights of Amsterdam. It is in oil, 70x50 cm, on a wooden board. It shows how brown Amsterdam is.

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