I have the results back from the contest I entered and it's not good, sigh....

I entered the Stems Plein Air and we were notified July 10th of the results. Not one of my three entries survived the jurying. Yesterday I was a bit down but today it's all "water under the bridge." It is, after all, the opinion of only a few people and they usually do not even agree among themselves.

This is generally a local contest and it started that way along with the coronavirus. But, changes had to be made. Usually we have about three weeks in May to paint plein air. We have to bring our substrates in to be stamped (that lets the judges know the paintings weren't painted before the contest started). At the end of the allotted time we bring our finished paintings to the gallery where they will be judged and then hung for viewing.

The first change was that we didn't have to have our canvas prestamped. Then they extended the time available to the end of June. Then they decided to open it up to anyone, anywhere to enter. Paintings would be judged digitally and winners announced.

Sunshine on the Bales

8 x 10 Oil on Panel

Nell Lake

11 x 14 Oil on Panel

Truthfully, I should not have entered my hay bales, I searched too hard to find something to paint between the rain and heat and was not enthused about it.

But I love, love, love my painting of the road! It makes up for everything.