art is more than just talent

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 art is more than just talent

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I love art. Love looking at it, love making it. I wouldn’t call myself an artist although others might. I’ve been fortunate in that I’ve been to the Louvre in Paris a few times. The Musee de Orsay is wonderful, too. I actually like de Orsay better as it is strictly pictures. Plus, one can get through it in a day. The Louvre-not likely.

My preferences have definitely evolved over the years. I used to think a painting should look real. Now I prefer representational art-art where I can identify the objects but not as in a photograph. I also appreciate photography more than I used to.

I look at a painting and because

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