More Rejection

I was rejected for membership at Gallery 825. 140 artists applied, and 28 were accepted. I submitted these two paintings:



and these three slides of paintings:



What do you think? Not a cohesive enough body of work? In hindsight, I probably should have submitted five woven paintings, because those are the paintings that people seem to like the best. I took a chance and submitted some of my newer work, and lost. I was hoping that the newer work would be seen as worthy, but evidently not -- or at least not by this jury.

Rejection is never a happy ending, but I can't say that I'm upset about it. I had mixed feelings about being a part of Gallery 825, and perhaps, on a metaphysical level, that's why I didn't get in. My cats still love me. What does it really matter in the bigger scheme of things? Life goes on.