One of the many painting secrets Kevin Raines, my first painting instructor, shared with me is that if you want a painting to sell put some red in it. Ever since Kevin told me this I have looked for that dash of red in every painting I see. It's almost always there. Furthermore, to my amazement, even elephants are aware of this fact. If you don't believe me google You Tube and search for "elephant painting self-portrait" ~ sure enough, the big guy sells it with a red flower. He's got a pretty good handle on perspective as well which is more than I can say for myself. My critic says my floor adds a touch of surrealism to my painting. I say its still off. No matter, at this point, I'm just hoping to sell it with the red!
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