(Sorry Gary, I just spotted this, thanks for asking... ). The show starts May 19th in San Antonio.

Linda, just look at how many responses you got to this thread. This is a winner in the making. I'm crossing my fingers.

Linda,

Great news! Show 'em how we women paint when we are inspired!

:)
Well, the Oeuvre of Moi isn't necessarily enriched by paintings that don't actually sell. I'm not sure this is a reliably marketable genre. You should all stop encouraging me. :)

Oh what the hell!
 

It is impossible to ever figure out what is indeed marketable, let alone prize winning unless of course you are a Kinkade and get so rich you can do other things with your hands.

Years ago I heard a talk by Alan Stone, of the well known Alan Stone Gallery in NY. He said that the marketplace is the worst judge of art. I think we have all seen that to be true.

What DOES the public want? Do they want to be challenged, enlightened, inspired, pacified, soothed by something pleasant and non-threatening or do they really only want something to go with their drapes. Many years ago, when I was a very young artiste, I was wandering through some of the fancy galleries in NY. At one neo-impressionist gallery where the prices were in the stratosphere I was shocked at the gallery flunkie, who kept valiantly trotting out painting after painting to match a customers drapery sample. I was really demoralized.

Let the public catch up with you.

I think have to keel over first, THEN we get discovered. :o

Linda, that is one HOT painting.

Just in case, I'll send chocolates to the judges! Let us know as soon as you know!

I cant think of anything that shouldn't make this a winner! It is simply gorgeous!

Here's my news about this painting: it took an Honorable Mention and a Jury Top Fifty award. Click on this link to Greenhouse Gallery to see more winners, including a couple of Kim Dow's paintings (go, Kim!). So many good paintings by terrific artists are on those walls, I am excited to have one of my own up there, too.

(Edit: I just spotted this - Forum partcipant Jonathan Hardesty won an award for his still life, congratulations Jonathan!)

I probably wouldn't have entered this painting without the encouragement of these posts on the Forum and so ... very sincerely... thank you all again.

Congratulations -- It's a great painting!