Real or imagined?

Some say that art should look more like it's subject matter, a sort of realism.

HaHa!

Art is whatever you want it to be.

The real issue is, does it give you an emotive response?

Of course it does.It can't do anything else but, whether its joy, indifference, or disdain.

A response is a response.

For me, it's the imagination inside that's important.My work is grounded in realism, but I try to move away from that point of view as quickly as possible.I want to make my imagination, and the vision inside of me sing out.

I love people to like my work.

But, if it were to no ones taste, I think I could still live with that fact.