Something Different
05/08/2019
Big news here.
Each spring, one of our local art galleries sponsors a show for students of the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, where I take my art classes. The instructors get to pick student work to put in the show, and this year . . . my instructor chose two of my watercolor paintings.
So, that's my cow on top (the final version, sans eye patch). And the one on the bottom is my egret.
It really is a thrill . . . to walk into a gallery and know your pieces are in there somewhere. (Also unnerving. Because what if everyone else's work is so much better than yours and you just look stupid by comparison.) (Inner critic = super loud and obnoxious.)
Whatever. At some point, I just have to get over it!
There it is. My work on the wall.
Definitely something different!
(And if you're in the area and you want to see the show, it'll be up through the end of May at Life Story Network/Ignertia Gallery on North Street - near Bells! - in Kalamazoo.)
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Want to see the pieces closer up?
That's fantastic, Kym! I'd say your instructor chose well. (tell that inner critic to be quiet!)
Posted by: Mary | 05/08/2019 at 07:54 AM
Congratulations!! Oh gosh I love your pictures (but I really liked the eye patch too - lol). Your Egret is gorgeous. And, yes, tell your inner critic to go to sleep.
Posted by: Vera | 05/08/2019 at 08:32 AM
Congratulations on being included in the art show. Your hard work and talent have earned you this place and I'm just so proud of you!
Posted by: Carole | 05/08/2019 at 08:42 AM
How fun! And well done.
Posted by: Juliann | 05/08/2019 at 08:50 AM
Congratulations Kym! It's so fun to see your work and to see your hard work rewarded!
Posted by: Patty | 05/08/2019 at 08:50 AM
Congratulations! I love your cow!
Posted by: Sarah | 05/08/2019 at 09:22 AM
Well that is just about the coolest thing ever!
Posted by: Bridget | 05/08/2019 at 09:27 AM
You are very talented! Don't listen (EVER) to your inner critic. Mine is loud enough for a group of eight. I know just the place for the cow and egret (they are so amazing!) if you ever decide they need a new home. :)
Posted by: margene | 05/08/2019 at 09:38 AM
Your pictures are wonderful! Congratulations!
Posted by: Debbie | 05/08/2019 at 10:11 AM
Congratulations! You are a very talented lady.
Posted by: Geri | 05/08/2019 at 10:19 AM
Your two paintings are beautiful. Although, I think the eye patch cow should have been there too. The humor of it all!!!!
Congratulations...... well done!
Posted by: Dee | 05/08/2019 at 10:25 AM
YaHOOOOOO! That's so cool, Kym!! Those are great pieces, and I can see why your instructor chose them. Congratulations!!
Posted by: Vicki | 05/08/2019 at 10:26 AM
That's awesome! Congratulations!
Posted by: Cheryl S. | 05/08/2019 at 11:20 AM
Having grown up on a farm in Saskatchewan...(not far from Innisfail!) I l.o.v.e. that cow!!!! The egret is pretty spectac as well. Congrats on your wonderful work!!!!
Posted by: Susanne | 05/08/2019 at 12:29 PM
Your good-eyed cow and egret are fantastic! (I do still have a soft spot for eye patch cow.) I wish I was near the gallery so I could see your work in person. It must be wonderful to look at these and your other recent work and see how much you've grown as an artist - congratulations!
Posted by: Bonny | 05/08/2019 at 04:16 PM
Congrats! I thought the cow was great when you showed it before. Glad your instructor agreed with me. ;)
Posted by: Marilyn | 05/08/2019 at 04:46 PM
First, congratulations.
Second, I read 'cow' as 'crow' and was looking all over for your crow picture. I think b/c I read the word while looking at the egret.
Third, I really love that egret. The cow is charming but the egret is wonderful.
Posted by: kim in oregon | 05/08/2019 at 06:01 PM
Congratulations Kym! You are very talented. Please don't let that inner critic get the best of you. I like Elizabeth Gilbert's approach to the inner critic (in her book, Big Magic.) I think she replies, saying thank you very much for your opinion but I'm in charge here - or something like that.
Posted by: Jane | 05/08/2019 at 08:56 PM
Well done!!!!
Posted by: Deb | 05/08/2019 at 09:24 PM
Nice going! You definitely deserved to be in the show!
Posted by: Jo | 05/09/2019 at 09:53 AM
Kym you are multi talented...lots of us can do hand crafts, but to draw and paint is very special. Enjoy that gift.
Posted by: Alison | 05/09/2019 at 03:32 PM
Bravo to you!! (and yes.. tell that inner critic to just hush up!) XO
Posted by: Kat | 05/09/2019 at 07:18 PM
I've worked with watercolors and you have done a super job of keeping the fluidity in your finished work. I'd own either of those!
Posted by: Helen | 05/09/2019 at 10:52 PM
Wonderful achievement! Congratulations! Keep up the good work!
Posted by: Susan | 05/10/2019 at 10:55 AM
Congratulations! Your art is lovely!
Posted by: Chris | 05/10/2019 at 12:06 PM