Hello everyone Clive here. It's the middle of the night on Friday and Alex and I have just put up 35 new painting images here on DeviantART. I am too tired to get the titles up before needing to sleep, so I will work with Alex tomorrow and we will have them up for you by the evening of Friday the 10th of August. Alex and I spent a long time choosing a rich collection of images-filled with color, and textures-for this, our fifth posting in our gallery. We hope you have fun with this new selection of paintings and look forward very much to hearing from you in the days to come. Being here on DeviantART has been a wonderful revelation. Your insights have been wise and loving, and there is never negativity, souring your comments. I feel happy to be here. It feels like home. Good night eveyrone, from both Alex and myself. We'll talk to you tomorrow. 

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Clive

I passionately believe in painting. It records both the subject and the artist. Looking at a painting is a dialogue in colour.  For the first two decades of my working life I actively fought my desire to make oil painting because it seemed such an elitist's game. I wanted above all to reach a large audience with my work and a painting can only be owned by one person.My heart fiercely resisted that idea. Yes,reproductions are better than ever, but nothing compares with standing in front of the real thing. And a man in my position can hardly comfort himself by saying that one day my paintings would be in a museum. So,I remain conflicted. Oil painting is a bliss I follow, but every time a painting is sold it has gone from the view of all but the buyer.  There are no simple answers I realize.But I respect immensely,and have learned a great deal from,listening to you all.

I seek your opinion my friends, concerning the politics of art.