tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454743963883112604.post5637167470121783727..comments2023-06-25T06:20:15.295-07:00Comments on Creative Journey: Art Contests - a rant of sortsMiki Willahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01903615512823465964noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454743963883112604.post-30452320400729750772009-10-02T13:27:41.300-07:002009-10-02T13:27:41.300-07:00Your painting is an absolute winner! And to do su...Your painting is an absolute winner! And to do such a lovely finished job in that time span. It's beautiful! By the way, i would have interpreted the instructions the same as you did.aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15793431217614265769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454743963883112604.post-78899368829479666332009-09-01T06:50:25.414-07:002009-09-01T06:50:25.414-07:00I think it's a wonderful painting captured in ...I think it's a wonderful painting captured in such a short time. Don't get disgusted; you're alot gutsier than I am with pursuing your art and putting it out there in fairs and contests.Elenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09363914463883000210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454743963883112604.post-67019348814081324902009-08-29T01:10:04.650-07:002009-08-29T01:10:04.650-07:00Maybe it is because people who live around Renton ...Maybe it is because people who live around Renton like to think of themselves as Seattlites or from near Bellvue. The art elite how many times do you think that has happened over the years? You have captured a local landmarks, when we at the River Days people seemed disapppointed that one your painting acutally was from Renton. LOLTom Willahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02237634763205525797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454743963883112604.post-20225071037099344582009-08-26T03:52:45.678-07:002009-08-26T03:52:45.678-07:00I am sorry your experience was so painful. I thin...I am sorry your experience was so painful. I think you are right about finding your niche - don't give up. I agree the mainland is a different place than Hawaii...<br /><br />I am curious though about your statement "art that fills a second purpose". Doesn't all art do that - be it filling a space on a wall, or making a plate more beautiful, or making a garment more fun to wear?Willahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10534272216331900046noreply@blogger.com