I'm here!

I'm glad to say that I got the desire and guts to try and put some art in a show without preconceived notions and without pressure on myself to do anything but enter a work of art. And it got in!

I haven't shown my work in a competitive show since 1979. That was when I was a sophomore in college at Miami-Dade. I think the show was in Maitland, Florida or something like that. It was an all Florida show and I was really proud of getting into that. Time passed and I entered a few more but I was rejected, and I did the worst thing I could do in that sense, I quit trying. Terrible! I know it costs money, time, energy and sometimes your pride, but I don't think I should have just quit trying all together. The drawing I entered is entitled, The Long Paddle To Somewhere and it is about taking journeys in life and taking some chances too. The drawing is now showing at the National Art Educators Association National Exhibition for 2016 at the NAEA Headquarters and Gallery in Alexandria, VA until April. I have entered a couple more competitive shows since then and I'm waiting to hear back from them. Perhaps I'll get in and maybe I won't, but I have to make the effort to paddle forward even in the face of rejection. Adelante!