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"On the Side (Lori's Diner)"9 x 12, pastel
Here's how I handled some disappointing news yesterday: I went out to the studio and painted.
The news? That two of my paintings were not accepted into a show. Ouch. That hurt my ego a bit.
I suppose that there are stages of handling rejection just like any other thing. Elisabeth Kubler Ross introduced her famed stages of grief in 1969.
They are:
In the meantime, I think I'll listen to some more LOUD music. Hmm. Queen or Bartok?
The news? That two of my paintings were not accepted into a show. Ouch. That hurt my ego a bit.
I suppose that there are stages of handling rejection just like any other thing. Elisabeth Kubler Ross introduced her famed stages of grief in 1969.
They are:
- denial
- anger
- bargaining
- depression
- acceptance
- surprise
- upset
- talk to a few friends
- make some disparaging comments about the juror
- turn the music up louder and paint something new
In the meantime, I think I'll listen to some more LOUD music. Hmm. Queen or Bartok?
3 comments:
Thanks for the tip on linking, I have done it before in my blog and it has worked, but for the life of me I couldn't get it to work this time. I was with Wendy at the Iris Garden and was also in Kitty's class at the same time as Wendy.
Sorry your work didn't get accepted in a show, sometimes it works out for a reason and wasn't meant to be, but never give up, just keep trying...............
The more we are rejected...the stronger we will become. It is like having strong roots as a young tree...we bend but we don't break! Artists are young trees with strong roots.
Thanks for your comments, Jackie and Celeste!
It's such a weird balance. I want the feedback -- and it's feedback of some kind or another that tells me that my work is not accepted in a show. But, I don't want to give others too much power in saying what is good or not good about my work.
But, I will keep putting my work out there. We'll just have to wait and see what happens!
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