What the market is doing is going through a correction, which it really needed. It's getting down to where it's reasonable.
When I paint to please other people I tend to lose the free spirit creative edge.
I can't imagine not having a dog as a companion. They know when it's play time or walking time and they know when it is working time and they are content to catch up on their sleep knowing you are close by.
I put myself in the student's place and remember the frustrations, doubts, determination, and desires I felt when I was going through the initial learning process. The things we now do automatically, such as perspective, pencil control, values and composition were as unfamiliar and intimidating as a foreign language.
