BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//InvisionCommunity Events 5.0.18//EN METHOD:PUBLISH CALSCALE:GREGORIAN REFRESH-INTERVAL:PT15M X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT15M X-WR-CALNAME:RMCommunityCalendar NAME:RMCommunityCalendar BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London TZURL:https://tzurl.org/zoneinfo/Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T020000Z RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T020000Z RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Art Comments 07232026 DTSTAMP:20260723T110739Z SEQUENCE:0 UID:784-7-c3fe8195a3dde498d013e477e2142422@aalbc.com ORGANIZER;CN="richardmurray":noreply@aalbc.com DESCRIPTION:PRIOR ENTRYhttps://aalbc.com/tc/events/event/752-art-comment s-06152026/NEXT ENTRYhttps://aalbc.com/tc/events/event/796-art-comments-08 142026/COMMENT URLhttps://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/1348491319/5298292 166COMMENT CONTENT@leothefox never forget the variance between the commerc ial side the creative. Commerciality is not based on how an artist views t heir work. Commerciality is based on how the audience views an artists wor k. The author of sherlock holmes\, made a bok called the white company. Fr om his own perspective the white company was a better book than sherlock h olmes\, but the audience wanted and loved holmes. So remember that\, the c reative value of your work is based on your relationship to your work. but the commercial value is based on how others view your work. You suggest t he creative should determine the commercial but I don't think so. I think all artists need to comprehend what they value creatively\, but also learn what is commercially liked.Stepehen king wanted to be a fantasy writer bu t it didn't work out commercially. His first book carrie he put in the tra hs but it was a huge commercial success. I arrest my case.@I024 nice\, peo ple without brains looks like a spooky video game character\, i can sense pyramid head around@CiroAliro no color needed \, nice septptych\, beautifu l@darkroots77 mustard is that strong? knocks the eyes out@MozaGrin so cute and safe\, can't mess around with tides\, so many people don't wear float ies in the water@Saraeustace91 what are the dimensions of the butterfly? h ow long did it take to create?@DomesticVamp double saber wielding sith\, s o cool and her head tentacle is sexyCOMMENT URLhttps://www.deviantart.com/ comments/1/1350115732/5298298703COMMENT CONTENTBeautiful edition as always @leothefox and all fellow DreadfullersLEo \, For carried along\, who are the carriers and are those dead folk?@Chaosfive-55 your always so much fun \, what kind of stone is that?@CapnDeek373 nice work developing \"watching \"COMMENT URLhttps://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/1348397185/5298303857CO MMENT CONTENTCongratulations to all you new senior folk@StephanePellennec how many dribbles did iya raore do for the take?@MSGoesDeviant when 2 stat es of matter collide is lovely\, how high are the shore side cliffs?What a re those stakes for in the photo with adrienne?@K-Zlovetch you already kno w how i feel about your artwork\, victor side bianca is one of the greates t couples of deviantart@skfuu have your commissions gotten better since 20 20@nawkaman hey fellow poet\, the opening line is brilliant imagerycLitera turecold mirror\nCOMMENT URLhttps://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/13508201 01/5298306162COMMENT CONTENT@LadyLincoln thanks for the highlights\, nice featuring of challenges.@SRSmith serenity had a very nice balanceSLiteratu reSerenity\nCOMMENT URLhttps://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/1353964020/52 98309973COMMENT CONTENT@leothefox glad you are free from the guy.@Chaosfiv e-55 a stalemate? who was the black or white?@zeroequalsq nice composition \, jumping out the window@ArtofMikolajOstapiuk another work with great com position\, the color the pose\, the items\, i know it is a sketch so you h aven't put as much time as you can\, but i think its lovely@FlyingFryingPa ns what building inspired your design in the sketch? or was it pure imagin ation?COMMENT URLhttps://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/1349878628/52983361 80COMMENT CONTENT@KABANOMORI lovely feature\, enjoyed all the worksWhen an y artist creates with no financial agenda\, the art has only one purpose a nd that is the desires of the artist. That is historically ninety nine per cent of art created. When an artists creates with a financial agenda that they are paying for\, the artist is gambling what they like will be adored by others so to turn a profit. You see this in various independent films or independent video games. When an artist creates with a financial agenda others are paying for\, others are the primary determinant of its success . The Medici's patronage to an artist\, or big hollywood studio films payi ng a director who is an artist\, comic book companies paying artists to dr aw and right a graphic novel.The problem in the art world isn't the absenc e of voices . Art has always been and will always be created throughout hu manity\, and usually with no financial agenda. The problem in the art worl d is the absence of voices in the paid artistic space.Oscar Michaeux prove s black people in all aspects of the film industry in the usa was present from the early 1900s. But big hollywood studioes who financed better than anyone else\, didn't utlizie black artists in all ways. so today it is sti ll seen as a rarity.Black independent comic book makers have existed since at least the late nineteen forties\, with Lion Man\, and yet\, the number of black characters between marvel + dc with their owncomic was so small\ , milestone was and still is deemed a rare gem of black title characters.T he easiest proof is in jean michel basquiat's life. When he died \, people threw his art away. Now\, with the promotion by many black people with mo ney\, his art work goes for millions.When a firm is looking to make money in the arts it is looking to cater to the paying audiences tastes. In the usa what few seem to realize is the 1970s was the first decade in the hist ory of the usa or the european colonies that preceded it where the black p aying auidence could support white financed film/theater and thus the comm only called blaxploitation era which was mostly financed by whites\, mostl y had white directors\, but had many black actors to cater to the black ti cket buyers who wanted to see themselves.Have you ever been told your visi on wasn't \"authentic\" enough? Did a curator or a manager diminished your experience based on their own? Or perhaps you were commissioned by a clie nt only to learn they needed a \"diverse\" take on the subject?No but I ha vent worked for a disney or similar. I know artists who have worked in the private sector and they have stated similar.@RoyalArtist91 nice work fell ow graphiter\, I couldn't find the photo you referenced. but the chiaroscu ro is lovely and from what i saw it looks like her@MagentaRoseOrchid what photo of yours do you want to be illustrated from most?@6re9 draperie is e legant\, nice version@Apelure is the pearl going to be eaten?@AleksiAh I n ever played baldur's gate\, but i like karlach's physicality@RolfDBruehwil er lovely detail in the ink\, what inspired the design?@mrmission have you ever seen the film krull? this reminds me a little of the design for the beast?@hellboyashish is that harriet tubman? looks like a photo of her i s aw.@Kietz your wife is very pretty\, will you place the work of her in fra mes?@SCII1 moth gideon the texture of skin you achieved is very nice@lorel ielye a fairy ballerina\, cute@rohelinebear reminds me of the lady in gold @Wininiii a deer looking at the leaves nice@K-Zlovetch Ancient and powerfu l@WisniewskiStan love the decay of the demon cat@WisniewskiStan have you d rawn sheharazade telling a tale?COMMENT URLhttps://www.deviantart.com/comm ents/1/1355563356/5298438892COMMENT CONTENT@leothefox the maze kinghttps:/ /www.deviantart.com/leothefox/gallery/24977924/mazes@DVanDyk a green sun \ , rare@julejeurissen what time index isthe image in the following video@Ei ntoeRn I get the yin yang\, but what is that ? you hashtagged\, shackle\, but I was unable to decipher what the metal is@KizukiTamura nice tromploi\ , even if unintentiaonl\, i thought one whole image\, nice@zeroequalsq nic e composition\, the darkness seems to have attacked her@MozaGrin I need to do revamping of old work more \, i don't do it enough\, nice mouthCOMMENT URLhttps://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/1357987024/5298442922COMMENT CON TENT@leothefox + @Chaosfive-55 making a fun challengeI already have a crim e fictiom detective series but I have thought of a specific tale for this challengeand remember to link the book when it comes out Leo I want to sh are@EintoeRn where is the building in \"we had a jolly good time\" and wha t kind of buidlding is it?the sunflowrers underneath a tree was a great fi nd on your travels. What species is the tree?@RohelineBear i love the desi gn of listening to silencefor izumi\, which i think means spring\, why the two face?@FlyingFryingPans have you ever seen such a scene in nature? see ms like mesas jutting over a snowy schoreline@zeroequalsq what video game did you reference\, with the invisible man with glasses?@aztlanwayne toloa tzin is indigenous ot central america. so it makes sense the pretty image is in a private mexican collection. lI love the wings and the sun\, it giv es a vibe of pre european mexico.@darkroots77 is hell on the hidden side o f the creature's mouth ?COMMENT URLhttps://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/1 359474671/5298444919COMMENT CONTENT@leothefox do bookmarks do well in prom otion for you ? are they the best physical promotional tool you use? you c an answer privately if need be.\"madness has a color\" what a nice tagline @berryspitfire what is the rarest design for a building you know of?@Bnspy rd which is best at hallet cove: swimming\, surfing\, sailing\, walking\, jogging?@yanadhyana between the worlds refers to which worlds\, is it two worlds or multiple worlds? gloomy owl but laso imaginative\, the head crea tures\, the shadow beings\, nice imagination@allusernamestaken666 have you ever seen the film labyrinth from jim henson? 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