It isn’t. What annoys me is not people who appreciate or find value in “main stream Fine Art”, but art snobs defined as people who do that while excluding or degrading other kinds of art requiring equal or greater skill, talent, passion or commitment. If they don’t, they aren’t snobs. You’re not a snob if you appreciate the wonderful ability of Linda, regardless of what else you may or may not like. Barry From: SciArt-L Discussion List-for Natural Science Illustration- [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Will Smith Sent: August-17-15 7:02 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [SCIART] In the News! Linda Feltner I didn’t think offending art snobs was part of the role of the GNSI. Will Smith ( Lover of main stream Fine Art or “Art snob”) as well as scientific illustrator Will Smith Queensland Herbarium DSITI Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mt Coot-tha Mt Coot-tha Road, Toowong Qld 4066, Australia Email [log in to unmask] From: SciArt-L Discussion List-for Natural Science Illustration- [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Barry K. MacKay Sent: Monday, 17 August 2015 11:59 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [SCIART] In the News! Linda Feltner This is great and do I every wish we saw a few more articles on the subject written this well. The art-snobs too often refuse to acknowledge animals or plants as fit subjects unless incidental to something else, and as for scientific illustration, it’s often looked on, if at all, with disdain, and yet I believe (and you demonstrate) that some of the best contemporary art is being done by the so-called “illustrators” and “wildlife artists”, not the guys who paint white canvases or glue black urinals to boards. It is not that I care about people valuing such stuff if they want, but can’t the tent be large enough to include talent, skill and dedication such as we see from members of this list. Anyway, very well done; you know I’m your fan. Cheers, Barry Barry Kent MacKay Bird Artist, Illustrator Studio: (905)-472-9731 http://www.barrykentmackay.ca [log in to unmask] From: SciArt-L Discussion List-for Natural Science Illustration- [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Bruce Bartrug Sent: August-17-15 9:18 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [SCIART] In the News! Linda Feltner Very nice, Linda. The mural looks great! b On Sun, Aug 16, 2015 at 10:26 PM, Gretchen Halpert <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Congratulations, Linda! Very nice article. We're happy to have you as our next president! Best, Gretchen www.gretchenhalpert-distanceprogram.com On Aug 16, 2015, at 7:49 PM, Linda Feltner <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Hi All: This article came out today. Capturing every detail of nature’s beauty http://www.svherald.com/news/capturing-every-detail-of-nature-s-beauty/article_b4c806ea-43df-11e5-a737-6fd3d1050ac7.html Cheers, Linda _____________________ Linda M. Feltner Artist, LLC P.O. Box 325 Hereford, AZ 85615 (520) 803-0538 <tel:%28520%29%20803-0538> www.lindafeltner.com ________________________________________________ Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the instructions at http://www.gnsi.org/resources/reviews/gnsi-sciart-l-listserv ________________________________________________ Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? 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