More drawings on eBay
Forever grateful to my customers on eBay, you guys give me strength.
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Dali: self portrait
“Two extraordinary things can happen to a painter in the 20th century: being spanish and being named Dali”. S.Dali. That quick self-portrait is a master piece. Impeccable structure: don’t look for “mistakes” there is none. The real sense of depth thanks to the delicate shading (look at the chin…), the unreal materiality of the eye
Raw cheap materials, why?
I draw with very basic materials, charcoal, kraft or white paper (although of a good quality, acid free, etc.), ink, graphite, all cheap and very common. They’re also tough materials if framed properly. Of course drawings live better and longer in a folder, I had an Ucello in my hands once. It felt incredible.
eBay…
Selling on eBay is rough. It’s the equivalent of playing in the streets for musicians. 10£. Yes. When I used to do art markets, in Paris mostly, there was always the suspiscion that the sales were partly triggered by the place itself. It’s a well known phenomenon: the context adds some value, creates it nearly.