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I wanted to get in touch with you as I would like to offer another opinion to Mike Barr’s I feel compelled to do so really. Mike points out that in order for an artist to succeed they need to work in a very narrow way with a particular style and subject to be recognised and successful as a professional artist. I beg to differ.

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