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19 Jan 12 22:51

Unless one is a mega rich 'n famous ArtStar, I feel people such quit hitting artists to participate in benefit shows. Really they ought to be organizing a show of the artist's work - for the benefit solely of the artist her/himself who has a real need for exposure and sales. When s/he is subsequently elevated to the wealthy star category, all's fair with asking for freebie work. So Mr. Kagan - did you attend the show in the end? How did your works go down with the benefit crowd? You mention that these were preparatory studies - were they used for later works?

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20 Jan 12 19:06

Benefit freebies for the ART COLLEGE!? Those guys ought to be ashamed for all those poor fine art graduates they push out each year - most of them equipped only to crash on the rocks of poverty, isolation, and the world's lack of interest. Instead of exploiting the ready availability of senior artists' need to exhibit, those professors should be back in the undergraduate painting school telling the wide-eyed and eager wannabe students to go find a proper job in accounting or somesuch, as there's a dead-end awaiting their exit from the degree course in hand. And then they have the cheek to ask for free art from those few remaining practicing artists still managing to put paint to canvas, despite years of seemingly pointless production of art no-one wants? Man, that does piss me off. They should be out there involving the senior artists who've seen it all to come and lecture in their college, and pay them for doing so. That would be far more useful for a young student than that mystery benefit gig you describe. Regarding the comments in the studio log - I have to admit again that you were absolutely right. At first, I had thought a space without the noise of comments might be useful but years ago you told me it would fail, and that I'd have to add the possibility for commentary if there'd be any remote possibility of artists actually verbally addressing one another. It's probably too late now, as ap has been long superseded by much better art websites but what-the-hell I figured I'd just give it a go, at least in recognition of Kagan's ever-astute understanding of people, artists, and art.

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25 Jan 12 23:51

Feel like leading by example (again)? I've set the default order of studio logs to latest update date. Doing so, I realize I'm the only one to have used it last year. Anyway, you're up there with me too. In the next day or so, I'll start a new SLOG, and so I hope I can count on your periodic intervention? (Naturally, it'd be even better if you'd consider starting one yourself, Mister Kagan)