The Especially Kind Rejection

"Hello Krystal

Thank you for submitting your work to the ____ exhibition at ____ University. Unfortunately, your work was not selected for the exhibition.

We wish you well in your artistic endeavors and encourage you to apply again next year.

Thank you for introducing us to your work.

Sincerely,

________

Director, Art Gallery

_______ University"

I have to admit, out of all of the rejection letters I have recieved, this one was the most enjoyable.  It has a polite and kind tone to it...and at least it is addressed to me. 

Yes, I have recieved rejection letters for other people, but with my name on the envelope.  I was puzzled if I should find a way of contacting them to let them know the bad news and revel in our rejection together.  teehee  Is there an ethical way to go about that or some code of conduct?

"Hello, is this Sally Jo Bob?  This is Krystal Booth and I'm calling to let you know that you have been rejected by the such and such gallery for an exhibition.  I was too.  You may or may not know that already depending upon the letter you recieved.  Shall we meet for ice cream?"

In the Studio

A peek at what I've been working on and what's been staring back at me in the studio.  I'll be working to finish this drawing this weekend.  There's always something so pleasing about working with charcoal - the directness of that rich, dark mark.  It seems like it is indulging that 2-year-old inside that just wants to make marks appear on a page through simple movement.

What's Better Than Watching Paint Dry? The Runs!

This morning I came across this video on the Huffington Post site.  It's a timelapse video of artist Amy Shackleton and I quickly became mesmorized by it.  There is something so fantastic about paint running down a canvas - and what a great end result!  Love it and it's a cup full of inspiration for my day of drawing.  Enjoy your day and each other!  Love to all!