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Finding Gallery Representation
DATE: 07/02/2008 16:01:43 / MOOD: other
I've been working since New Year's on a collection of paintings begun in Arizona last October. Each time I get ready to submit my work to a gallery, I back out. The old "not good enough" monster haunts me. So, I go back and rework and rework and continue to "crawfish". When does one finally believe in one's self? S. E. Bland
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Affirmation
DATE: 04/20/2008 13:41:06 / MOOD: happy
Finally had a breakthrough Friday! SOMETIMES LOVE HURTS, a mood painting I did while my husband was recovering from a near fatal accident, has been chosen to show at a new wing of a psychiatric care hospital in San Antonio. This will be a biggie for me and I am ecstatic - especially since my husband is well and home again and will help frame it. 84 days in a nursing home is pretty scary for a 70 year YOUNG man! So, I apologize if this is bragging, but it's all pretty heady! Pretty soon, I'll REALLY believe........ 
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Mood Paintings
DATE: 04/17/2008 19:30:05 / MOOD: other
Although landscape painting is my forte, I've found painting to be the best therapy. Last year was a year for changes, not all good, and I spent a good deal of time painting through my emotions. SOMETIMES LOVE HURTS is a painting I have enjoyed working on for several months. Totally different from anything I've ever done, it expresses so many moods: dismay, regret, hopelessness, then faith, gratitude, and a hope I cling to. Do other artists respond this way, when life turns upside down?
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Focus Focus Focus
DATE: 02/16/2008 09:53:53 / MOOD: don't know
After painting plein aire in Sedona last October, I came home thoroughly intimidated! While I enjoy being in scenic, incredible places, fighting cold temperatures and winds blowing my easel over was really discouraging. Painting in my studio from the photos I took and finishing the pieces was a real joy, and I'm working on a series of at least twelve paintings. BUT, if I want to show and sell my work, I've been advised to focus on one subject and one medium. Like a spoiled child, I want to rebel and paint only what strikes my fancy. I want to explore more abstracts, more media, but I also want my work recognized and appreciated (like SELL!) So the bottom line is, how do I decide? Any suggestions?
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