People Like Pretty

Three "Homeless Kids" drawings on wall at the Creative Workshop in Rochester, New York
Three “Homeless Kids” drawings on wall at the Creative Workshop in Rochester, New York

I was asked to submit a few pieces into an upcoming, juried show at ISquare so somewhere near midnight on the day of the deadline I sent along photos of these three local homeless kids. Truth is the drawings were not done and they have changed considerably since. I had them in painting class last week and I told my teacher that I had submitted the three but only two of them got in. I told him which one was rejected and he said, “That’s the best one. People like pretty. They don’t like expressive.”

But that’s not the end of the story. I just got a note from the gallery director that says the person who did the poster for the show used the image that was rejected so it is back in the show.

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