Blog / 2022 / What $24 Means to Me
July 5, 2022
When I tell you that there’s a way to automatically give $24 a year to one of your favorite artists, what’s your reaction?
If you go right to:
“Ya, but I already give so much to charities.”
My answer is:
Art isn’t charity. It’s beauty and the love of other humans made tangible across space and time.
If, instead, you say:
“Ya, but I can’t afford to support the artist as much as I want to.”
My answer is:
So if $24 per year isn’t as much as you want to give, you’d rather give nothing? In my world, $24 means six more fine point brushes, and, since I go through at least one with every painting I make, six more size 00 brushes translates to four more artworks. Artists can do a whole lot with small sums of money!
Or if you tell me:
“Ya, but I don’t even support my own creativity.”
My answer is:
If you’re not encouraging yourself to make, that’s definitely a problem. Here’s a drawing tutorial that might help you get you creating again, and this is a whole series about how to love your art better. Please know that your creativity matters to full-time artists.
But if you hear that there’s a way to support artists in a small way that, along with other people’s micro-contributions, can add up to a lot, and your response is:
“Sign me up!”
My answer is:
Thank you. Here’s how it works.
Polar Bear
2022
acrylic on unmounted canvas
10 x 10 inches
There are prints and pretty things of Polar Bear here in my print shop. The original already has a forever home because it was made as a gift for one of my microdonators!
Art is the love of other humans made tangible across space and time. When a person can’t get a hug from a friend, art is there to make them feel seen and understood. Please share my work with your favorite people!
Maybe this post made you think of something you want to tell me? Or perhaps you have a question about my art? I’d love to hear from you!
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