sophia’s travel by night

the following is the note of acceptance from an exhibit i submitted to earlier this summer. so far this year, i've been accepted to 4 juried shows. a couple of these r online. the following will b in roseburg, OR this sept. i've also had many rejections. this is the way it is with submissions i guess. i won't b discouraged.  hopefully, the November show in portland OR will b a way for me to connect with ppl more. maybe i can then put 2gether something for sf's gallery in the fall too. until then, i'll just keep painting. Dear art working friends – I know many of you have been eagerly awaiting the news concerning the 5 th Annual Hundred Valleys Exhibit results.  Tom Browning, this year's juror had 176 images to choose from.  Those whose works were selected are listed below.  If your name is not on the listing, keep working, keep submitting, never to be discouraged, "beauty IS in the eye of the beholder".  Here are some words from Tom Browning concer...

In reading Martha graham's "I'm a dancer" it resonates thru me. Since I was a child, ive always been inspired by dance. She mentioned the dance of life, our body moving thru the world, living breathing moving n aware Rumi also talks of light n shadows r the dances of life It's a dance from the heart, extending outward to the pt o the fingertips, the tilt of the head, turning of the legs, angle n twist of the torso... The wt of each step wih intent. I, am also a dancer I dance becuz my body is inspired to move In turn. While I paint, I'm also dancing. The paint is an ext of my inner dance, becoming my visual dance. What is presented here is a record of the moment/ movement. ... More later...

I've been meaning to try this, since I now hv an iPhone n makes it easier to hv a life online Sophie