Angel Veins Exposed, 2011. Acrylic paint on canvas. 30 x 24 inches.
Being rejected sucks. I worked my ass off on my diptych so that they would be ready on time to show at the student exhibition. I wasn't sleeping at all, and I was practically eating and smoking oil paint because it was always slathered all over my hands. I submitted a total of three works, including a portrait of Dita Von Teese. Nothing was picked. It's a little discouraging. Obviously, it isn't my sole purpose as an artist to only create things merely for everyone's enjoyment. And if it were, then I would be selfish. I paint for me. Still, it's not easy to face denial, especially when I'm trying to leave my mark in an industry too tough to break through.
Anyway, the photo above is more or less my finished Abstract Expressionist painting. It was not at all easy to do, but I like it a lot.
mkp.
