Selected
Myself as Cinderella,
egg tempera on panel, framed in a St ives style frame 41 x 41 cm,
When I choose what to submit to an open, I always want to put forward my best work. Sometimes it’s hard to discern what ‘best work’ is. I ask people and usually get conflicting views. When I don’t get selected, I am mostly an optimist and recognize how competitive opens are and try not to take the rejection personally. Occasionally I will wonder whether I made a bad choice, if what `i selected was a good fit.
This year I had two pieces rejected by one open and selected by another. I don’t usually submit rejected pieces but these two I believed really were my best work. So I thought I should tell you to persevere, to trust your judgement and believe that you know what is your best work!
You can see Myself as Cinderella online at the Society of Women Artists exhibition. I am in great company and delighted to have been selected.