{"id":596,"date":"2008-12-27T21:33:07","date_gmt":"2008-12-27T21:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/averral.com\/blog\/?p=596"},"modified":"2008-12-27T21:33:07","modified_gmt":"2008-12-27T21:33:07","slug":"a-tough-dilemma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.averral.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/a-tough-dilemma\/","title":{"rendered":"A Tough Dilemma"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p>If i choose to do fine art painting, it means, more resources are channeled into buying art supplies and school fees.<\/p>\n<p>That means, less shopping, hanging out and socialising.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\ude41<br \/>\nA tough decision I have been taking recently.<\/p>\n<p>A tube of paint cost $5, I use an average of 3 tubes per painting, a canvas cost $20. I do preliminary sketches as well. An average, I spend $50 on the cost of production of a painting.<\/p>\n<p>I paint an average of one painting a week.<\/p>\n<p>You get the figure.<\/p>\n<p>I am a dead broke artist right now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If i choose to do fine art painting, it means, more resources are channeled into buying art supplies and school fees. That means, less shopping, hanging out and socialising. \ud83d\ude41 A tough decision I have been taking recently. 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