life post-Hunting

Other than it's the last three and half (never-ending) weeks of school, life post-Hunting Art Prize has been relatively normal. Nutty, but normal. Bring on the summer, please.

To satisfy a few curious friends, suffice it to say that I didn't win or sell anything at the gala. That aside, it was a fun evening to visit with the other artists and eat really good and ubiquitous food (maccaroni and cheese made with truffles, anyone?). Those of us whose pieces weren't large enough to warrant our own easel-space were hung together on what we affectionately named 'the kindergarten wall.' This wall with its pieces mounted 3 and 4 rows high and separated by few inches was the night's definite low point. Lower still was the fact that my piece was hung at the bottom right corner of this wall, barely a foot off the floor. However, on the bright side, it was hung near pieces by friendly talented people so the conversation was great. I met Lisa Qualls, Joe Pena, Gail Siptak, Chris Miley and Katie Maratta to name a few from the wall. I also met Jayne Lawrence heading for chocolate, coffee or creme brulee (all of which were located conveniently near the kindergarten wall) and had a some more enjoyable conversation. I also accosted Howard Sherman in the process of trying to find out where the registration table for the artists was located because Eddie and I showed up a tad late. He was gracious enough to come over and visit in a more normal manner later in the evening. I'm looking forward to his show in Beaumont. Wendy Wagner won the evening. Look at hers and the rest of the 100-something pieces at the gallery. I think this is a new feature at the Hunting Art Prize site and it's cool to browse through.

Eddie says I'm not allowed to enter anything smaller than 7 x 7 next year.