STILL LIFE AS A ART THAT STANDS ALONE AND STILL By Robert L. Huffstutter

Still life is an art that stands alone and still. Silly as it might seem, a still life picture moves about quite frequently because of the idea that still lifes are boring and out of fashion. Now if one has ever seen a still life with a figurine, that figurine probably has legs. Let's say it is a still life with a cowboy motif, a Roy Rogers still life. Right off, Roy and Dale were cowboy heros, for sure. And Trigger, the horse that made Roy famous, is also deceased. He has been stuffed for quite awhile. Thus, there are figurines of Trigger around. But more later. This is becoming too long. It is getting too complicated. Please return for the final thoughts about this on-line essay that is not quite finished.

AN ESSAY ABOUT PERFECT PICTURES: fame as an artist By Robert L. Huffstutter

AN ESSAY ON AND ABOUT PERFECT PICTURES AND FAME AS AN ARTIST BY Robert L. Huffstutter

Raol Dufy was one of my early inspirations. Why? Because his work was not picture perfect and my work was far from picture perfect, I found it easy and pleasant to associate with his work. Of course, I was only 8 or 9 years of age at the time, so I had much to learn about the art of NOT doing "picture perfect" work. That's to say, there are those who are truly artists who can do work that is hard to differentiate from a photograph. To say that because their work is photographic it isn't art would be too judgemental and in error; for those who feel that accuracy and likeness to a point of perfection is art, it is, indeed art.

For me, impressionism and expressionism reign supreme. I am not a Kodak and my hand is not a Canon; therefore, it is what I see with my eyes that is important to me and to those who care to view my work. This paragraph is an example of how one can waste one's time when one becomes involved in art reviews and explanations of artistic concepts. Nonetheless, it is all within the realm of the art world and one can decide how much time one wants to spend on reviews, explanations and simply dipping the brush in the water and painting. For me, it is a combination of these joys that makes me feel good about art, makes me feel like an "artist" and thus satisfies this intense love I have for art.

There are many, I am certain, who share my feelings about art and the world of art. Long ago, I learned that only a few fortunate people become famous; I accepted that fact and continued painting. It is the joy of painting that keeps my mind busy with new work. If fame would come my way, I would welcome such fate, however, I am not building bridges toward fame.

Do you suppose that Van Gogh ever toyed with the idea of fame and fortune?