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Douglas Crockett 🇺🇸, by Acme Thunderer on Jul 22, 2024 22:21:15 GMT 1, You’re more than welcome on the forum, but no one will want to buy your artwork if you spam the forum with new threads.
You’re more than welcome on the forum, but no one will want to buy your artwork if you spam the forum with new threads. |
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Douglas Crockett 🇺🇸, by princess on Jul 22, 2024 22:23:48 GMT 1, Your way of doing things doesn't make you sell anything, artist doesn't just mean knowing how to paint a canvas.
Your way of doing things doesn't make you sell anything, artist doesn't just mean knowing how to paint a canvas.
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Douglas Crockett 🇺🇸, by solomon420 on Jul 23, 2024 1:18:47 GMT 1, I'm confused about what you're trying to convey and it just all feels a bit lazy
I'm confused about what you're trying to convey and it just all feels a bit lazy
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Douglas Crockett 🇺🇸, by allobiter on Jul 23, 2024 1:33:42 GMT 1, Could you stop spamming
Could you stop spamming
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Douglas Crockett 🇺🇸, by sfnyc on Jul 23, 2024 3:25:03 GMT 1, Better than Virgil Abloh's "art"
Better than Virgil Abloh's "art"
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Douglas Crockett 🇺🇸, by GreenLite on Jul 24, 2024 16:42:39 GMT 1, True midlife crisis behaviour.
True midlife crisis behaviour.
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Douglas Crockett 🇺🇸, by startimeash on Jul 24, 2024 18:01:43 GMT 1, If you wouldn’t purchase, I’m curious to know as to why not in the comments
I don't think it's very good, and I wouldn't want it on my walls. I've no idea what you're trying to convey. By all means continue producing art if that's what you love, but I don't think there is a career, or even a small side business here.
If you wouldn’t purchase, I’m curious to know as to why not in the comments
I don't think it's very good, and I wouldn't want it on my walls. I've no idea what you're trying to convey. By all means continue producing art if that's what you love, but I don't think there is a career, or even a small side business here.
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Douglas Crockett 🇺🇸, by Arty Garfunkle on Jul 24, 2024 19:18:16 GMT 1, Sadly it’s been done by 100 artists and far better.
Keep trying though, very few are instantly perfect
Sadly it’s been done by 100 artists and far better.
Keep trying though, very few are instantly perfect
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Douglas Crockett 🇺🇸, by sevrin on Jul 24, 2024 21:08:26 GMT 1, Alas, I think your talents lie elsewhere, Douglas.
Alas, I think your talents lie elsewhere, Douglas.
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Douglas Crockett 🇺🇸, by Adam The Collector on Jul 24, 2024 21:18:10 GMT 1, Is it April 1st?
Is it April 1st?
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Douglas Crockett 🇺🇸, by Snakes on Jul 24, 2024 22:03:58 GMT 1, 
image uploader
Because he ^ said it was crap 😂
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Douglas Crockett 🇺🇸, by Jimini Cricket on Jul 25, 2024 0:18:36 GMT 1, You can view and purchase my work here ( artisdouglascrockett.com)! If you wouldn’t purchase, I’m curious to know as to why not in the comments…all honest feedback is greatly appreciated!   
You have to up the production value of all your work to not make it look like it took 5-10 minutes to make.
You can view and purchase my work here ( artisdouglascrockett.com)! If you wouldn’t purchase, I’m curious to know as to why not in the comments…all honest feedback is greatly appreciated! You are not famous enough to get away with this standard of art. You have to up the production value of all your work to not make it look like it took 5-10 minutes to make. |
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Douglas Crockett 🇺🇸, by abc on Jul 25, 2024 2:09:38 GMT 1, Guys, I don't think you are being very helpful. It might be useful to give OP a framework or some valid considerations for him to think.
I think the principles can be summed up in 4 steps:
1) does it have an established market? Obviously, the fame of the artist and an active secondary market is relevant
2) does it fit into the Art narrative? To understand art, you would need to know quite a bit about art history and what other artists are doing as a whole. Because your art draws meaning relative to other artists.
3) does it provide any insight? Does it give a unique perspective? Does it "tickle" the viewer in any way? Or is it old and stale?
4) last (and perhaps the least) , does it seem like it was well made? Like an Hermes scarf, are all the edges well done? Is the craftsmanship good? Or does it smack of something that was shoddily made in the last 5 min?
I hope this helps.
Guys, I don't think you are being very helpful. It might be useful to give OP a framework or some valid considerations for him to think.
I think the principles can be summed up in 4 steps:
1) does it have an established market? Obviously, the fame of the artist and an active secondary market is relevant
2) does it fit into the Art narrative? To understand art, you would need to know quite a bit about art history and what other artists are doing as a whole. Because your art draws meaning relative to other artists.
3) does it provide any insight? Does it give a unique perspective? Does it "tickle" the viewer in any way? Or is it old and stale?
4) last (and perhaps the least) , does it seem like it was well made? Like an Hermes scarf, are all the edges well done? Is the craftsmanship good? Or does it smack of something that was shoddily made in the last 5 min?
I hope this helps.
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Douglas Crockett 🇺🇸, by abc on Jul 25, 2024 2:21:46 GMT 1, Also, from your website, I see that you've gone through a lot. Perhaps you could let some of your experiences show in your work. I see that you've got a bit of that Keith haring vibe going on, as well as some of the Hank Willis Thomas energy, but you lack the irreverence as well as the scathing satire that more established artists express through their work. It also (more importantly) doesn't have the intensity of emotion. It's just too "meh"... And that's not enough to make people feel or think.
Also, from your website, I see that you've gone through a lot. Perhaps you could let some of your experiences show in your work. I see that you've got a bit of that Keith haring vibe going on, as well as some of the Hank Willis Thomas energy, but you lack the irreverence as well as the scathing satire that more established artists express through their work. It also (more importantly) doesn't have the intensity of emotion. It's just too "meh"... And that's not enough to make people feel or think.
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Douglas Crockett 🇺🇸, by abc on Jul 25, 2024 2:25:35 GMT 1, Also, I did not appreciate the Basquiat crown references in some of your canvases... That was kinda trite...
Also, I did not appreciate the Basquiat crown references in some of your canvases... That was kinda trite...
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Douglas Crockett 🇺🇸, by Daniel Silk on Jul 25, 2024 3:27:35 GMT 1, Actually some of it I quite like, maybe being a bit more selective of the work you show and put up on your site might help.
Actually some of it I quite like, maybe being a bit more selective of the work you show and put up on your site might help.
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Douglas Crockett 🇺🇸, by nobokov on Jul 25, 2024 7:50:04 GMT 1, You can view and purchase my work here ( artisdouglascrockett.com)! If you wouldn’t purchase, I’m curious to know as to why not in the comments…all honest feedback is greatly appreciated!
You can view and purchase my work here ( artisdouglascrockett.com)! If you wouldn’t purchase, I’m curious to know as to why not in the comments…all honest feedback is greatly appreciated! What do these three works mean? |
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Douglas Crockett 🇺🇸, by Arty Garfunkle on Jul 25, 2024 8:39:03 GMT 1, Failed art gcse?
Failed art gcse?
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Douglas Crockett 🇺🇸, by chablis on Jul 25, 2024 8:46:25 GMT 1, Hi, it is hard not to be brutally honest, if you enjoy drawing and painting, absolutely do that and enjoy it, but this body of work is akin to high school project work. I'm not sure when an artist becomes commercial, but usually after showing work, getting positive feed back, and making a few sales. Asking this question on an International forum is not necessarily the best place to start. Have a look at other 'new' artists presenting their work on this forum, and you will see a wide spectrum.
Enjoy your art, allow it to help your through your life, but try not to let this feedback stop you from doing what you love.
Hi, it is hard not to be brutally honest, if you enjoy drawing and painting, absolutely do that and enjoy it, but this body of work is akin to high school project work. I'm not sure when an artist becomes commercial, but usually after showing work, getting positive feed back, and making a few sales. Asking this question on an International forum is not necessarily the best place to start. Have a look at other 'new' artists presenting their work on this forum, and you will see a wide spectrum.
Enjoy your art, allow it to help your through your life, but try not to let this feedback stop you from doing what you love.
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Douglas Crockett 🇺🇸, by Fluffy Pillow on Jul 25, 2024 14:27:56 GMT 1, The placements of your signature, and the obnoxious sizing of it in some, doesn't do it for me.
The placements of your signature, and the obnoxious sizing of it in some, doesn't do it for me.
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Douglas Crockett 🇺🇸, by cools on Jul 26, 2024 5:40:33 GMT 1, I hope you aren't considering taking the easy way out. Keep working hard, have hope, and you will be rewarded in some way one day.
I hope you aren't considering taking the easy way out. Keep working hard, have hope, and you will be rewarded in some way one day.
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Douglas Crockett 🇺🇸, by Jimini Cricket on Jul 26, 2024 6:33:58 GMT 1, Call your hospital.
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Douglas Crockett 🇺🇸, by chablis on Jul 26, 2024 8:35:22 GMT 1, Seek some help, your mental health is rock bottom. I see you are in Michigan, try contacting some support groups so you can talk through things, seek other avenues that interest you, keep up the art and consider joining a group, it will help you, but only if you let it. It should not be there to reinforce your negative feelings, but rather a way of expressing them with a view to understanding what it is that hurts and how to move forward. If you are on top of alcohol and drugs, then it looks like finding work is important, have you considered volunteering, just to get yourself back in the company of others and feeling some self worth. Your art is not a measure of your worth, that is something you do for yourself, you asked for opinions, that will always bring comment. If you are as low as you seem, that seems now to have been a way to further hurt yourself.
This forum has the ability to lift a person, as well to break them, so do consider your interactions with it, remember people here know little about you as a person, and you were hopeful for a positive springboard away from your troubles, it's clearly not gone that way.
I believe you will find the help you need closer to home, take care and seek some counselling.
Seek some help, your mental health is rock bottom. I see you are in Michigan, try contacting some support groups so you can talk through things, seek other avenues that interest you, keep up the art and consider joining a group, it will help you, but only if you let it. It should not be there to reinforce your negative feelings, but rather a way of expressing them with a view to understanding what it is that hurts and how to move forward. If you are on top of alcohol and drugs, then it looks like finding work is important, have you considered volunteering, just to get yourself back in the company of others and feeling some self worth. Your art is not a measure of your worth, that is something you do for yourself, you asked for opinions, that will always bring comment. If you are as low as you seem, that seems now to have been a way to further hurt yourself.
This forum has the ability to lift a person, as well to break them, so do consider your interactions with it, remember people here know little about you as a person, and you were hopeful for a positive springboard away from your troubles, it's clearly not gone that way.
I believe you will find the help you need closer to home, take care and seek some counselling.
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Douglas Crockett 🇺🇸, by PC Baby on Jul 26, 2024 8:49:16 GMT 1, Your art is immensely positive, as you are clearly addressing all the negativity in your life and turning it into beautiful, potent images - keep at it and try and find solace in small things you see and experience every day - open your mind and you will find beauty in the unlikeliest of places.
Thank you for reaching out to this forum, you will find many things you like the look of on here and, perhaps even permit yourself to smile at some of the comments you come across. It is an uplifting place and art soothes all our minds.
Every day is another step closer to accepting yourself as you are and healing at the same time - don't lose heart, you've already found people who care on this forum.
Have a beautiful day and take one day at a time. 
Your art is immensely positive, as you are clearly addressing all the negativity in your life and turning it into beautiful, potent images - keep at it and try and find solace in small things you see and experience every day - open your mind and you will find beauty in the unlikeliest of places. Thank you for reaching out to this forum, you will find many things you like the look of on here and, perhaps even permit yourself to smile at some of the comments you come across. It is an uplifting place and art soothes all our minds. Every day is another step closer to accepting yourself as you are and healing at the same time - don't lose heart, you've already found people who care on this forum. Have a beautiful day and take one day at a time. |
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Douglas Crockett 🇺🇸, by Acme Thunderer on Jul 26, 2024 8:57:47 GMT 1, This might be the best advice you get…
If you are ever feeling down (and this applies to anyone on UAA), avoid social media and forums like this. Then only start using them again when you feel you are in a better place.
This might be the best advice you get…
If you are ever feeling down (and this applies to anyone on UAA), avoid social media and forums like this. Then only start using them again when you feel you are in a better place.
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Douglas Crockett 🇺🇸, by Gentle Mental on Jul 26, 2024 9:32:27 GMT 1, "unalive" is a tiktok phrase. too much of that reality makes this reality feel pathetic and pointless, so you can spend even more time on their realities. They don't care. They will do ANYTHING to hook you. You are just a thumb scrolling and tapping mindlessly for hours - so they can make their billions. Know you are being manipulated, at all costs, they don't care.
turn off the fucking thing for 1 hour. Then 2. Then 3. Then half a day. Appreciate the slow, mundane, unsexy, unfunny, thing called life.
"unalive" is a tiktok phrase. too much of that reality makes this reality feel pathetic and pointless, so you can spend even more time on their realities. They don't care. They will do ANYTHING to hook you. You are just a thumb scrolling and tapping mindlessly for hours - so they can make their billions. Know you are being manipulated, at all costs, they don't care.
turn off the fucking thing for 1 hour. Then 2. Then 3. Then half a day. Appreciate the slow, mundane, unsexy, unfunny, thing called life.
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