Mar 24 2009
AIG Bonus Scandal
We all know how scary this turbulent economic crisis is for us as people trying to live normal lives let alone trying to create art amid the fear, unhappiness and horrible events such as the AIG Bonus Scandal.
Yes I called it a scandal … normal people working normal jobs do not get hundred thousand let alone million dollar bonuses from companies generally speaking and those at the top of those financial pyramid schemes are the ones who already scammed billions of dollars out of the system and us … and now they are getting even more that will cost our great-grandchildren and possibly to many generations after them at the rate the Federal Government is now shipping them even more tax payer money (AKA more China Debt – do they own the entire country already anyway with what we already owe them?) … thanks President Obama … if you think you absolutely HAVE to get more of China’s money … I would much rather you sent the money directly to us U.S. taxpayers who could pay their bills … buy groceries to feed their families … make their mortgage payments … etc.
No one in Washington or Congress cared UNTIL it was announced to the United States taxpayers and suddenly because WE cared and are angry and quite vocal about it even standing in line at the grocery store … suddenly these jesters we call politicians care … note the business executives do not care …I’m guessing that some are frightened they might get lynched by an angry mob of their former friends and neighbors though when their names are finally announced so that to me is the reason some are giving the most current $$ back … not because they care but because they are terrified what will happen when their names become public.
What does this have to do with seascapes and art you may be asking?
For some artists this crisis has paralyzed their ability to create art at all … they are too scared … worried … petrified … to work on painting, drawing, etc while for others it has unleashed a tidal wave torrent of frenzied creative splendor in their work that rivals anything they have ever done before or possibly may do again.
How an artist reacts and responds to life and living shows in our artwork .. cessation of creating artwork speaks volumes just as new works gushing out like Texas oil rigs does … for me, I am somewhere in the middle … I am working on small projects in small bursts of creativity … mostly small portraits of palm trees but also learning new skills like scrapbooking.
