Butter
Oil on canvas, 12x12
Isn't this a fun painting? Butter looks like an imp, doesn't he? I haven't met him, but I know he is much loved.
Even though I am on the road, I'll be making paintings for the project, and hoping you will sign up to participate! For $375, you get an original oil painting of your dog, a book or poster containing your dog's portrait, and a variety of project-related items. I'll donate a portion of your sponsorship to one of four dog-related groups I've chosen, or to a dog-related group of your choice.
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ON SATURDAY, I showed up at a Budweiser distribution center to participate in a mock jury put on by the people who run the St. Louis Art Festival, one of the top festivals in the country - and one that has so far not accepted me.
The event went on from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. I came away exhausted and bleary-eyed, but full of insights. The jurors had no life-changing comments on my entry, but I did get life-changing ideas from the day. I posted a lengthy piece on Art Fair Insiders about my experience. You can read that by clicking here.
The regular jury looks at work over the course of two or three days. This past year, it took 27 hours to accept 150 artists from the 1281 that applied. In general, their response to why I'm not getting into the very top shows, all the time, is that no one does. And, it's always a crap shoot.
Still, I cam away from the event with renewed vigor, hope, and ideas.
Here are the jurors, looking at the entry of my friend Cynthia Battista. Cynthia and I will be exhibiting together at the Tubac Arts Festival in Tubac, AZ, Feb. 10-14.
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Dog of the Day
Saw this guy in St. Louis. His owner and I were both lost!
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A Final Thought
"The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider's web."
- Pablo Picasso
1 comment:
I am absolutely in LOVE with Butter! What a fabulous portrait!
And really enjoyed your mock jury review - how interesting. What a full and interesting trip for you!
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