Blog; Its not easy

Its not easy being an artist sometimes. I just visited a local popular gift shop with quite alot of art objects. The paintings at this shop are prints but they are in some quite beautiful frames and they look like real works of art. My thoughts go to the fact that these nice pieces are a competition to any moneys that might be spent on an original work of art. How many people out there care if the picture on there wall is a one of kind or a good priced reproduction in a fancy frame. I guess I should just focus on the major goal...being a better artist.