Accepted!

So both of my paintings were accepted into the Ogunquit Art Association's Annual Regional Artist's Open Show at the Barn Gallery. I am thrilled, as I had been terrified to submit to a juried show. I understand that as I will not achieve the same success everywhere I submit, but it is nice to have my art speak for itself. The show will be up from 6/30-7/31 with the opening reception on July 10th from 5-8.

Ogunquit

I went to Ogunquit, Maine today. I love the Ogunquit Museum of American Art, the sculpture garden is great! I painted this picture there last year. I also dropped off two paintings at the Barn Gallery for my first juried show. I was so nervous I was shaking while I filled out the forms. It is really nerve racking to submit your art to someone else to judge. It is also the ultimate test; my art needs to speak for itself as I won't be there to defend it as I would be in a critique. I'll let you know how it turns out!

Painting in the rain

I painted this at Fort McClary in Kittery, Maine the other day. I was facing the other direction, painting a storm coming over the water, and it was going poorly. I packed up and was ready to leave, but decided to do a little sketch on some aquaboard. I started this painting but it began to rain and got spots on my little washy sketch. When I got the painting home, I decided that I rather liked it, it has an undone feel and I like how the rain drops left little spots on my work.

Self Apprenticeship

So, Today marks the end of my first week in my new studio space. I created 7 paintings this week which is rather prolific if I do say so myself. What I am finding is that this attempt at art full time is about more than just creating, it is about networking, marketing, budgeting, designing, planning, and remembering to breath. I feel well prepared for the actual creative process, but it is all that other stuff that can leave me a bit befuddled. I was talking with a friend about this and she reminded me that I cannot figure it all out in a week! She compared it to an apprenticeship, but without the mentor, "self apprenticeship" well...okay so I guess I'll give it a go!