As I mentioned in an earlier blog post, I’d ordered an EZRest mahl stick from Amazon/Jerry’s Artorama. Well, it arrived the other day, and while it’s a good idea and invention, it wasn’t for me. The wood block on the clamp is pretty big, and it wasn’t easy to attach it anywhere on my easel. When we got it on there temporarily, the stick/arm kinda wiggles and has enough give to touch the painting, defeating the whole purpose of resting your hand on it. I’m returning it.
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No Cigar
So, last week, it was official. I found out I was not offered a spot in this year’s 2024 class at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, but boy, did I come as close as possible.
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I was going to start working on my newsletter this morning. It’s supposed to go out on Tuesday. But, since I don’t really have much news to report since the last newsletter, I’ve decided to skip the issue.
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I’m about to send out my latest newsletter tomorrow morning, so if you’re not on the list, get on it! I’m about to have a huge sale for the holidays. Don’t you want to know about it?
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Well, I should have known better than to get my hopes up for Skowhegan. That’s the most challenging place to get into. (More difficult than Harvard!) Maybe I shouldn’t have even applied, but I got my rejection letter on Monday.
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