Dear reader,
Today was an exciting day. I was nervous this morning because after all the painting and preparation to try to get into a local art gallery the time had finally come for me to turn in my art work for a show. I had previously paid a member's due to become a member of the art association. I had had my art work juried to see if my art qualified for showing in the gallery. I had chosen the work to put in the show, framed it and put the hanging wire on the back of the frame. Now it was time to bring the work to the gallery for the show.
When I took my work to the show I was nervous that something would go wrong and I wouldn't be able to show after all. I thought maybe they would take a second look and reject my pieces. Or perhaps they would say I had framed the work incorrectly. Fortunately when I got there things went smoothly and I was able to leave my work at the gallery for them to hang. I felt relieved after leaving my art in the gallery. I was glad to know I had finally reached this goal that I had been working towards for several months.
Now that my work is there I look forward to going in to the gallery to see it hanging on the wall in a professional setting. I consider this one step in the direction of trying to be a full time artist. Right now I earn very little money from creating my art but I want to continue to work towards a goal of earning a living from art.
The next goal that I have in mind is to choose an art competition to participate in. I don't expect to win an art competition on the first try but I would like to find an appropriate competition and then successfully submit my work so that I can go through the submission and competition process. I'd like to see what it's all about.
The photo below is an update to this blog entry. I am standing next to two out of three of the paintings I entered in the art show.
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