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selection for competitive exhibitions

Nothing but the best

09/01/202529/05/2023 by John

Yes: but which is the “best”? It’s a problematic choice I face on a regular basis. Every time I put forward an entry to be included in a competitive exhibition I face the same question. Just what is my “best work?” Of course, in some cases the fact that an exhibition is devoted to one … Read more

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I hope I’ve wasted my time

09/01/202520/03/2023 by John

A good deal of my time after lunch today was passed in repacking pictures and returning them to my racks. Oddly, I hope sincerely that this was a waste of my time. Over the past few days I have spent quite a bit of time selecting pictures for entry into three open competitions. The job … Read more

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“Eeeny, meeny, miney, mo ….”

09/01/202527/08/2019 by John

Did you use this rhyme to choose between things when you were little? It is a way of breaking absolute indecision by resorting to a random sorting device. I can’t say that I recommend it, but today I am almost reduced to using it. Painting has been cruising along very productively of late. I have … Read more

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