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Hearing your feeling of deflation Bobbie, I am reminded of Rudyard Kipling's words, "if you can meet with triumph or disaster and treat those two imposters just the same", which I always try to bear in mind. While it is lovely to be selected and sometimes disappointing not to be (I have experienced both), the main thing for me, as others have said, is the actual process of painting.
Putting myself 'out there' is a personal challenge and if I decided to become a recluse (which is always on the cards for me) then I would still have the painting process which is finally all that matters.
The art world is a strange beast and selection is based on various criteria and that includes an element of subjectivity.
So yes, well done to those selected and well done to those who entered and were not selected this time. Keep on twinkling because you are all stars to me.
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I too, am a reject and as an abstract painter, I always expect not to chosen. One day, perhaps I’ll smash the glass ceiling, you’ve got to be in it to win it. Don’t be downhearted Bobbie, keep painting and doing what you enjoy. I think Diane has summed it up with the words of Rudyard Kipling. Well done to the ones who’ve been chosen.
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To me there are no rejects I think your all winners for having taken part in the first place. A big factor is what the judge likes and no doubt their preferences have a influence on their choices. Your paintings were good enough and with different set of judges they could well have been chosen, the experience you gained from the beginning of your painting to the final sending it off is worth so much . Heads up brush in hand and keep producing great artwork, and don’t be put off. I personally don’t enter competitions simply because I don’t enjoy taking part or the whole process , but I do admire you artists that do .