Good news always welcome

It's always good to know that someone else thinks you are doing good work.

Just this past week, I received news that both my entries for the annual Evendale Fine Arts Exhibit were accepted in to the show. This is a juried show and that means your work is judged by another artist or panel to be deemed acceptable for their respective show.

The Evendale Exhibit is truly a local gem that often gets overlooked. Many of Greater Cincinnati's top artists annually display in this show, so for me to be accepted this year is a great honor. This year's show is also the first year that prize money is being awarded to the top three winners, and usually that generates greater motivation from artists to enter.

My accepted entries were: Still Life with Pear, a pastel piece that was selected as the Peoples Choice Award winner at the Loveland Winter Art Show in December; and Storm Clouds, an oil painting that I completed early last year.

Still Life With Pear

Storm Clouds

Getting selected to this year's show was especially appreciated in light of the fact that I was not accepted in to the show last year. Ironically, I had urged two of my artist friends to enter the show and both of them had their works accepted -- and rightfully so.

This year's exhibit will be held on Friday, May 3 with the Artists Reception from 6-9 p.m. and runs through Monday, May 6 at 4 p.m. at the Evendale Cultural Center in Evendale, OH. 

Next Week ...

I will be featuring what I consider to be the best bargain for artists in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and lower Michigan!

And the relative merits of entering shows and competitions.