Piotr Rasputin; Colossus (russiansteel) wrote in marvel_united, @ 2009-03-05 14:23:00 |
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Entry tags: | colossus, shadowcat |
Who: Piotr Rasputin
NPCs: Patrons, Potential buyers.
When: March 5th, 2009.
Where: Addington Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
What: Piotr is allowed to exhibit his art in a public format
Rating: PG
Piotr was nervous. Not nervous like he was in the presence of Kitty, but nervous never the less. As with most artists, his work was very personal to him. Allowing others to see his paintings, especially strangers, felt like exposing himself, which in a way he supposed he was. His pieces were, after all, largely an expression of himself. It was he who breathed life into his paintings, giving shape, form, and even life, he would argue.
But what would others think?
He had made a lot of good impressions at the Art Institute of Chicago, but this... this was something entirely different. For the first time, his work was not only on display, but available for purchase. Would anyone be taken enough with one of his paintings to actually buy one, he wondered? Money was not his motivation, as in addition to his time at the art school and his commitments to X-Force, he also had a side construction job. No, for him it was about his art reaching out and making an impression upon someone else. The true goal of an artist.
As he gave one last along the hard wood floor and glanced at each of his paintings that hung on the white walls, he took a deep breath as he realized that the gallery was about to open. One way or another, he was about to make his next step as an artist. He just hoped he would not stumble.
OOC note: The vast majority of the paintings are landscapes. Piotr has a tendency to sit outside and paint the world around him, and make into art a moment in time others might not give a second thought about. A lot of them are from various vantage points around the city, while others are out in the country. No small number are scenes that would otherwise not be considered worthwhile, that he has managed to embellish and make beautiful. Feel free to play around with whatever your character sees.