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People love paintings for many reasons that have nothing to do with the artist's definition of "quality". A piece may consist of clashing colors, weak drawing, etc. but still
evoke a strong feeling or a reminder of a special person or place in another viewer.
If a piece I have done doesn't speak to me and I feel I can now do technically "better work", who am I to decide for someone else who feels an emotional connection to it that it's "substandard"?
I want to be proud of all the work I have out there in the world, but my reasons for being proud of something may not be the same reasons someone else may love it. If they love one of my paintings, maybe they feel something in in that I don't. It doesn't mean I want to to pull the wool over their eyes to make a few dollars.
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