New2view's Blog   Life on The Blue Marble

On the news tonight, yet another artist who lived  (and died) n virtual poverty is now very well recognized. How ironic that artists of all stripes, ethnicity, in generations past and present, almost never benefit from their works. Most often only after they die is their works acknowledged, acclaimed, and valued. I knew one of those people.

But wait! Did they really lose out on the benefits of their art? Not at all!  For them, creative works of their minds, hearts, and hands, brought them joy of accomplishment materialistic Collectors can never know!

The real irony is that happiness cannot be gauged by material possessions; Artists knew that all along!