So this art exhibition that was supposed to be happening next month, where I would be showing alongside some really well-known artists, and I applied for my very first grant which would pay for some of my travel expenses, and I was flying with my boyfriend to go to the opening, which was in Hamburg... it got cancelled due to some last-minute building construction. I've been looking forward to this show for a few years and suddenly, poof, gone. The silliest part was that I felt ashamed to even announce that this wouldn't be happening, as if it would reflect badly upon me somehow. I don't feel quite sad about it (except now that I'm writing it all down it seems more grave), rather I'm more excited to have a freed up schedule for traveling around once I'm in Europe. It's also made me curious as to what better things the universe has in store! Bring on the new opportunities!

An artist friend of mine called the other day, and he told me that he just got a commission for 3 paintings where the person literally said, "Money is no object." How awesome is that!?! I asked him what he had planned for his vacation next year. He laughed, but didn't really have an answer. Seriously, though, if I ever have that kind of opportunity I'm going to plan my dream trip, which might be as nerdy as doing a 3-month artist residency in New York. Whatever the cost of it is, that is the amount I would ask for.

Oh, and here is a photo of the painting, now finished, that I posted in my last blog:


Repose. 11"x14". oil on wood.