A pale reproduction of someone else.

When do we as professional Artists and as a body of professional Artists get to a place where we do not accept artists copying other Artists work?

When do we mature to a point where we speak out and say no to excuses and alibis, that are given to excuse blatant copying?

Why are we so insecure and so afraid of criticism that we will not speak up?

Must we cower under the illusion of brotherhood and say it’s ok to copy because they are a good person, a good person wouldn’t copy another Artists work, because it is stealing.

We excuse it by using words like reproductions and representations, knowing full well we are excusing what we would be deeply offended about if it was done so blatantly to us.

Friends we are bigger than this, we want original Art work, not reproductions of another Artist.

By copying we expose our own lack of original thought and ability to be create our own original works, are we Artists or just a pale reproduction of someone else, much more creative and talented than ourselves?

Be the best Artist that you can be, always striving to create your own wonderful original Art works.

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