"Don't Worry About Rejections ..."

Yes, I am back to Robert Henri today and just read a statement from his book using the word "rejections" ... plural "rejections". What a way to start a day huh?

"Don't worry about rejections.  Everybody that's good has gone through it.  Don't let it matter if your works are not "accepted" at once.  The better or more personal you are the less likely they are of acceptance.  Just remember that the object of painting pictures is not simply to get them in exhibitions.  It is all very fine to have your pictures hung, but you are painting for yourself, not for the jury." Robert Henri, The Art Spirit.

I say when you are rejected, "Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience."  Happy painting ya'll.

Find the Muse

I have been hunting my "Muse" lately. If anyone locates it please forward to hartfieldp@gmail.com.

An artist needs a muse and as long as that muse sits on the artist's shoulder she/he can create until the cows come home ... and for me that's a long time because I do not own a single cow. On the other hand, when their muse decides to take a vacation it can send an artist into seclusion, pacing the floors holding paint brushes looking at paint on a palette, moving it around and creating nothing! My muse has been on vacation for to long now. Please help me find it. If you can find it I will send you a free postcard with one of my Dreamscapes on it.