ART IN NEW YORK IS NOT CHEAP!  ARTISTS ARE STRUGGLING! SO WHO IS MAKING THE MONEY?

 

Photo: Landscape by Betsy Jacaruzo

They are talented. They have a style. But not a nationwide exposure. Consequently, their paintings will not bring big time money. And this saddens me. Just look at these artworks. They are done by American women artists who believe in their craft and in esthetic excellence. They reflect discipline, beauty and vibrant artistic truth. Those delightful women artists need one thing: WIDE RECOGNITION. Others might say GOING FOR OR GETTING BIG BUCKS! But how and why, should they care? It cost to be a genuine painter. It demands hard work, education, training, talent, paying studio's rent, buying paints, tubes, brushes, easels, canvases, you name it. Art is not cheap! And talent is an awful terrible thing to waste. To be honest, I am not familiar with the work of Betsy Jacaruzo, May Bender, Rachel Bertoni, Michelle Golias, Kiki Brodkin, Susan Cohen, Pat Fabysack, Hariet Hunter, Katherine Kadish, Susan Knight, Judith S. Miller, Ellen Pliskin, Debra Ramsey, Caren Raphael and Judy Somerville. I just discovered their work on the Internet, and I was absorbed by some of their artworks. So, I decided to give them an international/national exposure in U.S. and foreign newspapers and magazines, where I am syndicated.  And I am thinking seriously in interviewing some of those outstanding artists. The alarming part of this issue and the reason for writing this piece IS NOT to praise their talent. But, to show my chagrin and sympathy for these talented painters, for it is extremely saddening to learn that their remarkable work are sold so cheap, really cheap, in comparison to less talented artists who are making a fortune in New York City. The dramatic aspect of success in the world of art and business rotates around this: If you are famous, you will make money, big time money. Talent has nothing to do with success. FAME IS THE GAME! Can you believe, some of these lovely canvases go for only $75.00. It is really alarming and saddening. The artists I have selected for this issue are a bouquet of some of the most delightful and talented painters in New York City. The most expensive painting of this set can be purchased for $500. Really alarming. The artworks of Kiki Brodkin, Judith S. Miller and Debra Ramsey are of a world-class category. Who is making money in NYC? Very few artists and a lot of galleries owners-hustlers/agents!

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