I remember seeing some paintings online recentishly, maybe a year ago or so. I don’t remember the exact subject matter; some sort of scifi/fantasy type stuff. What I do remember is that they were really good. Really really good; full of detail and with some real style. I also remember that in some of the photos, in the background, you could see some other works. They were just some generic pop culture reference type stuff- I think there was a giant Batman logo and another of Sonic or some shit. They weren’t stylized or anything, basically just straight reproductions of existing artwork onto canvas. Someone in the comments inquired about those background works- what was this uninspired detritus doing amongst the masterpieces on display? The artist’s answer? Paying the bills. The artist lamented that sales of his original works* were few and far between. But, slop down three quarters of a yellow circle engulfing a row of white dots and it’ll be gone before the paint is dry.

*And if you’re wondering, there was no difference in the average price between the two types.