Shirakawa-go, Japan
Nisga’a Memorial Lava Bed, Canada
Takht-e Soleyman (Throne of Solomon), Iran
Call for Entry! notices for competitions and juried exhibitions are always exciting. And when the entries being called for are to be online – no framing! no shipping! – my enthusiasm is boundless. I did hesitate for a couple of days before starting to look for paintings to enter in the ART2LIFE International Juried Art Exhibition 2021, however, simply because all of the demonstrations I’ve watched on Nicholas Wilton’s ART2LIFE series are totally abstract, and my paintings aren’t.
But then Mr. Wilton himself pointed out that with any huge competition, “There is so much art being looked at, only the most compelling and different work has a chance to stand out.” I inferred from this and other things he said that even the most experienced international judges may doze off from time to time.
I looked at my blog, intending to hit ‘abstract’
on the ‘What This Blog is About’ list, but hit ‘archaeology’ instead (it’s
nearer the top of the list). The three paintings above are my first selection
for possible entry. That could
change. We’ve got until July 23 to
decide.
