January 3

I haven't made up my mind as to if I should enter the Austin Art show.

I guess I still a little timid about acceptance am still a bit gun shy and it is easier to stay were I am already accepted.

Branching out tends to cause some anxiety, like not standing on firm ground. I have the feeling that I need to stay were I am. I need to get off my duff.

Still working on grasses, doing some more related sketches, trying to get down what to help me orient were I am and were I want to go.I guess I tend to drag these out trying to figure out if they will be judged on the merit of the work or acceptance based on popularity. Stuck in the same rut I accuse others of. Art should be judged on the merits of the work, not on the popularity of the artist.