Sunday, November 23, 2008
I'm mortified! I've been looking at the paintings I've been doing, of course always comparing them to what I see in exhibitions of things other artists are selling - or trying to sell. And - objective as I am of course - I must admit that I consistently find my stuff far superior to most of their stuff. So I felt pretty cocky in submitting those paintings to Dirty Frank (see the last post), even though I really do feel they weren't the best work I've ever done.
Well, the artists whose work was selected were to be notified last Friday. And I DIDN'T GET ANY NOTICE! AT ALL! How could things have gone so wrong? SURELY this indicates severe corruption or maybe nepotism or possibly simple shoddy judging. How else could this travesty be explained? Really! I guess am simply going to have to slink off into a corner, lick my wounded pride, and consider that maybe, just maybe, my head has gotten a bit bigger than my hat. Oh pain and ignominy! Life is so unfair!
Anyway, I did paint a picture of a Lancaster County Farm in Autumn for my sister Arlene, that I hope she likes. I was SURE she would like it, but now I think I will wait to see if she actually does hang it on her wall or hides it under her bed. Time will tell.
And that is a good segue to family events. The occasion for this gift was surprise party for my sister Arlene's 80th birthday. As you can tell from the photo, the surprise worked! There was a huge crowd of friends and relatives, and her kids, Jim and Charlene, engineered the whole thing including a fantastic spread of delicious food.
Making it all even sweeter, my sister Miriam and her daughter Nancy flew in from Kalamazoo and stayed with Patricia and me. It was a great reunion, too infrequent and long in coming.
Well, the artists whose work was selected were to be notified last Friday. And I DIDN'T GET ANY NOTICE! AT ALL! How could things have gone so wrong? SURELY this indicates severe corruption or maybe nepotism or possibly simple shoddy judging. How else could this travesty be explained? Really! I guess am simply going to have to slink off into a corner, lick my wounded pride, and consider that maybe, just maybe, my head has gotten a bit bigger than my hat. Oh pain and ignominy! Life is so unfair!
Anyway, I did paint a picture of a Lancaster County Farm in Autumn for my sister Arlene, that I hope she likes. I was SURE she would like it, but now I think I will wait to see if she actually does hang it on her wall or hides it under her bed. Time will tell.
And that is a good segue to family events. The occasion for this gift was surprise party for my sister Arlene's 80th birthday. As you can tell from the photo, the surprise worked! There was a huge crowd of friends and relatives, and her kids, Jim and Charlene, engineered the whole thing including a fantastic spread of delicious food.
Making it all even sweeter, my sister Miriam and her daughter Nancy flew in from Kalamazoo and stayed with Patricia and me. It was a great reunion, too infrequent and long in coming.
