All the arbitrary downvotes on my last paintings encouraged me to do another! Thanks for motivating me to create my favorite painting yet!!
“The division of society into a small, excessively rich class and a large, propertyless class of wage-workers results in a society suffocating from its own superfluity, while the great majority of its members is scarcely, or even not at all, protected from extreme want. This state of affairs becomes daily more absurd and – more unnecessary. It must be abolished, it can be abolished.” - Fredrick Engles 1891
I despise people who downvote on subs like this. If you want to comment with constructive criticism, I think that’s fine. But to downvote people who are not only adding content to Lemmy, but sharing their personal creative journey is a douchebag move.
ETA: I really enjoy your artwork. Thanks for sharing it.
Thanks!! Glad you enjoy my artwork. I love painting so damn much, but I’m afraid I’m going to have to start selling my work to support my habbit if my partner and I lose our rent controlled unit this summer. She got a modest raise that will likely bump us above the maximum earnings for our unit and require us to pay $500 more a month if we want to stay in the same area. Really starting to let my dissatisfaction with Capitalism shine through my work as a result since I really dont want to sell any of my work. 🫠