The vagaries of any juried show can and will be agonized over and over and over. Since my initial "toe dipping" into juried shows about 4 years ago (where fortunately I got everything juried in and even won a few awards) I have felt the sting of rejection many times. Sometimes a painting is rejected from one show and wins an award in another....
I paint and paint and try new things and am always happy when my work is appreciated by others. This 12"x12" was the one "left out" of the recent One Foot Show. I, however, like it and still feel good about it. Although I don't usually do still lifes, I tried to set something up which would be lively and interesting and challenging. Since it's painted on a deep framed canvas support, I even had fun painting the peppers continuing onto the sides of the painting!
I actually think I was trying to get in the mood for the Super Bowl... envisioning a
"Chiliacado" type dip. The family did enjoy our guacamole and chips and grilled peppers and other vegetables as we watched that fabulous game and cheered on the winning team.
Perhaps you'll enjoy my little 12"x12" inch still life. Feel free to
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