tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post8068634455972411486..comments2024-03-23T23:28:16.736+00:00Comments on Megan Chapman's Studio Blog: Rejection: Surrender into this OceanMegan Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802226660706662685noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-57882518938408646362008-01-16T02:14:00.000+00:002008-01-16T02:14:00.000+00:00great blog megan thank you for your honesty it see...great blog megan thank you for your honesty it seems like it would be hard to write about that i would like to see that emotion and that the energy that is in this blog in your work <BR/><BR/>one thing i do is i try to put myself out there to as many galleries contest and so on as i can so it puts<BR/>me in the position to say <BR/>---> NEXT<BR/>keep it up meganAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-17215743470520160732008-01-14T01:01:00.000+00:002008-01-14T01:01:00.000+00:00I love so many of your paintings and your works ar...I love so many of your paintings and your works are all emotionally charged. You already know not to take it personally, and what Michelle said, about second guessing, is human. Zen-out and love the rejection and love You and Your creations :)<BR/><BR/>In life it seems things like this happen and another opportunity will come your way, most certainly. You give so much positive energy, and your words here are incredibly encouraging, uplifting, and inspiring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-15620852922833006222008-01-11T23:12:00.000+00:002008-01-11T23:12:00.000+00:00Great post & comments;rejection is the one thing I...Great post & comments;<BR/>rejection is the one thing I feel never gets any easier to understand, we all know that it is a risk and that we should move on, but we wouldn't be human if we didn't feel somehow wounded by the experience.<BR/>Each time a gallery has rejected my work I think, that's it, may as well call it a day, and feel that way for days/weeks..<BR/>But, the one thing one of my 'mentor's' at the studio told me "you don't paint for the galleries, and you shouldn't paint for the galleries.. you can't & if you do, you have lost sight"<BR/>or words to that effect...<BR/>What helps, or helps me anyway, is that I'm not alone in these thoughts.Heatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11577064936439534851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-36573085221574229782008-01-11T20:22:00.000+00:002008-01-11T20:22:00.000+00:00I might have had TWO PINTS!Now the door is open to...I might have had TWO PINTS!<BR/><BR/>Now the door is open to possibilities again....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-61979195910623272452008-01-11T17:05:00.000+00:002008-01-11T17:05:00.000+00:00Rejection isn't fun. It hurts. Often I walk away n...Rejection isn't fun. It hurts. Often I walk away not feeling good enough about myself, and the thoughts, "Why am I doing this? I am obviously not good enough. Who am I trying to kid?" Come running through my head. <BR/><BR/>Rejection is hard for me because so much of myself is in my work. Much of my work is autobiographic and for someone to not accept my work often times feels like they aren't accepting me. And that is hard.I think there are a lot of artists who feel the same way.<BR/><BR/>The hardest thing to remember in the art world is the big word "subjective." The whole business revolves around this word, and sometimes you can loose sight of that. I do. <BR/><BR/>I think the best way for me to deal with it is to remember all of the other things that I have accomplished and recall some of the best comments that I've received in the past. And then I start focusing on the next project or show or idea. A couple of beers doesn't hurt either :)I just deal with it for awhile and move on when I feel I have accepted it.<BR/><BR/>Hope you have a great Friday, and a good weekend!Michele Maulehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05366692397354728890noreply@blogger.com