Danielle Calabro

It is a known fact that "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder." So what qualifies as art and who has the right to determine what is art and what is not? I have seen plenty of paintings that I thought, "wow" my daughter could do that, but does that mean it is not art? absolutely not, it means I have a different opinion. More power to the artist that can put a few paint strokes on a canvas, call it art and sell it.  I have seen even more paintings and art and thought, "wow, that is beautiful or interesting." That is what art is to me, something that will catch my eye, make me look at it and even question what is going on.  One of my all time favorite artists is, Salvador Dali , his art has always intrigued me. It's odd and makes you look at it, makes you search the painting for the meaning or the story behind it. To me, he is a great artist, I have even subjected my family to the "Salvador Dali Museum" in St. Petersburg, FL t...

I read something tonight that kind of got under my skin. I would like to know what others think about this comment... "If your not making money from your art, it's a hobby not a career." Here is my thought......does a career not start somewhere? As I said before I have that regular 9-5 job, not a career. I did not wake up one day and say "I want to work in customer service for the rest of my life." There are things I need to learn before I can truly make a living from my art, more then learning techniques. I take that comment as an insult to anyone who is working through this process. Why is it that people who have no idea seem to think they have all the right advice and right answers? I still need to learn the marketing aspects of being an artist and that is out of my comfort zone, again something I have to work through. So for someone to say my art is just a hobby  because I have only sold one painting really pisses me off. I work hard at my job so ...