Wes and I are headed out this morning for beautiful, historic Charleston, SC to meet with fellow artists from around the world. We'll attend several exciting art-related events hosted by IGOR and Principle Gallery. The climax of the week will be the opening of the 15th Annual International Guild Of Realism Juried Exhibition on Friday, October 2nd, 5-8 pm at Principle Gallery. Many of you know already that my painting, "Morning Essentials," was recently chosen to appear in this show.
And you are invited!
You can preview the entries here. As you can see, the competition is stiff. Winning an award, as thrilling as that would be, is still secondary in my opinion to the thrill of meeting artists I've admired for years and getting to see their works up close. Viewing art online vs experiencing it in person is .....well, there's just no comparison. It's about as different as reading about Paris and actually going there.
Whether you can attend the opening or not, I am deeply grateful to count you as friends. You helped get me here. Yes, I put in the sweat equity, but it would have been mighty hard to stay motivated without your faithful readership and encouragement. Thank you.
For anyone who can attend, we will be staying at the Courtyard Marriott in the historic section of the French Quarter in Charleston. If you're coming, let us know and we'll arrange to have breakfast with you sometime between October 1-3.
Who knew something this exciting would happen in the midst of a, ... well...you know.
Charleston, here we come!
Love to you all,
Jan
