RACHEL HELMS

Don't waste time knocking on a wall

A distant relative is particularly fond of painting. He has participated in many trainings, painted a lot of works every month, and tried to participate in various official or private exhibitions, but after more than ten years, he failed to become a famous painter. He complained to me about his frustration, complaining that some people who hold the power of art discourse nowadays have no eyes and look down on grassroots painters. I said to him, "It's good for a person to love painting, but you don't have to be a painter to love painting, it's too hard to be a painter, it's not as happy as enjoying paintings and books." I threw cold water for a reason. This relative has sent me several paintings with dull brushstrokes, mediocre colors, poor imagination, and no personal characteristics, and the poems next to them are half-passed and without context. Such a person will not succeed if he wants to take the path of art creation.