My Untouchable Strawberry has made it through at the Waterside Trafford. This is the third time I've entered a painting called (concisely!) "The Quest For Physical Intimacy..." (pictured) and it's been turned down each time. I'm glad it was turned down here because I underpriced it. It is a good painting, with lots of detail, meaning and feeling. I think that its greyness is making judges dismiss it as they pass by the myriad of others they must look at. I might save this one for myself. Public competitions are a balance. Is it worth setting aside the best work for later when they are more likely to sell for a higher price, or showing and selling the very best ones now?
