On receiving
day – which was last Friday – your entries are checked and you are given labels
to attach to your paintings. Exhibitors are then free to place their paintings
on the chairs for display. One old hand brought his own radial easel to display
two large canvases but most of us are content with the upholstered dining
chairs with the paintings leaning against the backrest. All very informal and
seemingly chaotic – but it works. I
found myself a circle with 3 vacant chairs and placed my 4th entry
on the table above. The thought occurred that as more and more artists arrived
some rearrangement would be inevitable
My wife and
I went on to Worcester for some shopping – she was looking for a summer dress
and I was tempted by a showerproof jacket from the Rohan shop. Two hours later
on the way home I decided to drop by the exhibition to see how things were
going. Sure enough I found that my
pictures had been rearranged. One watercolour had been moved onto the table and
the space was on the chair was occupied by two small watercolours. I found that
the culprit was John Horton – a fellow TWASI member who paints beautifully
crafted watercolours of birds. So I was quite flattered to be showing alongside
a superior talent.
This year’s
exhibition I was delighted by a rare surprise. On Saturday evening I received a
telephone call from a man who told me he had purchased my watercolour of
Mevagissey at the exhibition. He told me how much he admired it and I thanked
him and said I hope the painting would give him lasting pleasure. Not often that situation occurs.
I will be setting off shortly to collect
unsold work at the close of the exhibition. I’m pleased at this year’s exhibition to have met some nice friendly people and made a sale
which will help pay for my Rohan Jacket.
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