Opportunity to sell paintings for amateur artist distrusted in free online flash fiction by Rob Hopcott

In 'Undiscovered Beauty', the free on-line flash fiction from Rob Hopcott, we see an amateur artist who would love more people to see her work and have the opportunity to sell her paintings to the public failing to take advantage of an offer that is genuine because she is suspicious.

In this world of boiler room share telephone promotions, door-to-door pressure selling of all sorts and direct mail that informs occupants they have won £1,000,000 and all they have to do is pay an administration fee to collect it, surely it is not unreasonable for the general public, and in this case the artistic community, to be suspicious.

However, suspicion is usually a state of mind that is prevalent where little is known about the person making the offer. Improving communications and local knowledge could enable local cooperation between artists and public and could also quickly identify those who would seek to take advantage of others.

Communication is about people talking to each other, obviously. The Internet has provided us with many wonderful systems to make this possible yet in my local area of West Somerset in the UK the idea of discussion boards, blogs and open public discussion seems often to be viewed with suspicion.

What you think? Could opportunities for artists of all sorts whether they be writers, sculptors, potters, playwrights, performers or whatever be better identified by fostering better public communication locally between them?

If so, then the Creative Exmoor and West Somerset project may still be able to do some good.

I hope you enjoy my flash fiction story 'Undiscovered Beauty' and look forward to your opinions about ways to bring the public and creative artists of all kinds together. Simply pop them in the comments section below :-)

Bye for now

Rob
(Rob Hopcott - free on-line author)

The free online flash fiction 'Undiscovered Beauty' is copyright Rob Hopcott, all rights reserved. All characters and places in this flash fiction story are fictitious and no reference is intended to any person or organization, living or otherwise.