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Karine Monaco · 10-05-2009, 04:43 PM

Hi Natalie,

Here is what I feel about this.

Our artworks always evolve. That's the way things are. That is also how collectors can differentiate your first artworks from your recent ones.

This is natural. No shame about this. I feel weird too, though, when I see what I previously painted.

You will still evolve from now. You just cannot stop painting until your work doesn't evolve any more... That's purely impossible ;-)

Plus, that is what makes it interesting for people following what you do: they can see by themselves how an artist grows.

I would also add that what people bought back then was a work of art that they liked. How can you be sure that repainting them would make these works more attractive to their clients? Buying a work of art is part of a love story between the artwork and the client. If you change it, then, the story changes too...

Greetings

10-05-2009, 04:43 PM	#4
Karine Monaco Profesionnal Portrait Artist and Painter Joined: Mar 2006 Location: Albi, France Posts: 83	Hi Natalie, Here is what I feel about this. Our artworks always evolve. That's the way things are. That is also how collectors can differentiate your first artworks from your recent ones. This is natural. No shame about this. I feel weird too, though, when I see what I previously painted. You will still evolve from now. You just cannot stop painting until your work doesn't evolve any more... That's purely impossible ;-) Plus, that is what makes it interesting for people following what you do: they can see by themselves how an artist grows. I would also add that what people bought back then was a work of art that they liked. How can you be sure that repainting them would make these works more attractive to their clients? Buying a work of art is part of a love story between the artwork and the client. If you change it, then, the story changes too... Greetings __________________ "Beauty is strong medicine"