Hi Everyone,
A 7 links challenge has been spreading around blog-land. This challenge lets you take a step back reflect and share some of our posts again. I have really enjoyed reading everyone else's choices. My friend Sandra of
Sandraws has challenged me, you really must visit her blog, she does some amazing work.
The challenge asks you to revisit:
Your most beautiful post
Your most popular post
Your most controversial post
Your most helpful post
A post whose success surprised you
A post you feel didn't get the attention it deserved
The post you are most proud of
Then tag other bloggers and it goes on and on. I think this is a great idea because there are some gems hidden in most bloggers archives so this is a great way to dust them off and let them be seen again.
So here are my 7 links:)
Your most beautiful post
http://carriewaller.blogspot.com/2011/04/nostalgia-final-large-version.html
This painting really had so much meaning. Personally and artistically I think this painting is a success.
Your most popular post
http://carriewaller.blogspot.com/2011/01/pomegranates-and-cranberries-finito.html
This was interesting. I wasn't sure which post was my most popular. So I had to look through them all. So by a few comments here is my most popular.
I finished this painting around the Holidays, on a deadline of course, and behind of course. There was lot going on and we had family in town but I after a few all nighters I finished this painting on time and entered it into the Montgomery Art Guild Exhibit. I was thrilled to find out that is was one of 76 paintings chosen out of almost 400 entered to be included in an exhibit at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Art.
What a surreal moment to walk in a museum and see your own artwork on the wall. A proud day for me:)
Your most controversial post
I'm not really a controversial artist so I had to dig deep to figure this one out. The most controversial thing I've posted about was a personal decision to commit to this blog and to painting a painting a week. I wasn't sure if I could do it, if I would burn out, or what this journey was going to be like, but I did it. I plugged away week after week and I'm still here. I will say it has been one of the best and most satisfying decisions that I have made in my life.
Your most helpful post
http://carriewaller.blogspot.com/2011/04/nostalgia-work-in-progress-and-little.html
This post was fun and I had a good response. I posted about my process and how I work as an artist. I find it very interesting to see how other artists work. I think this is the best way to learn. We all work a little differently and you never know what little tip you may pick up that can change your life.
A post whose success surprised you
http://carriewaller.blogspot.com/2010/10/exhibition-success.html
In this post I talked about winning my first, first place award. I wasn't surprised by the support and congratulatory comments for winning, I was surprised at the response to the emotional struggle I had to enter into a competition. I was so nervous and excited and overwhelmed by the process of entering an exhibit and I described it all in this post. So many fellow artists identified and cheered me on. It was extremely encouraging and motivational.
A post you feel didn't get the attention it deserved
I'm going to cop out on this one. I really haven't had a post that I felt was ignored. Of course in the early days of my blog I only had a few comments here or there, but that's to be expected. Other than that it's been pretty consistent.
The post you are most proud of
http://carriewaller.blogspot.com/2010/02/its-carnivale-time.html
This post was early on in my blog, but it was a turning point for me. I was really scared of color and this painting was one of my first ventures into the wonderful world of color. I was encouraged by comments and it really pushed me to the next level. I gained confidence and really realized that this whole painting on a regular basis thing just might be the way to go.
Now I'm challenging
Virginia Floyd
Olivia Quintin
Nancy Laliberte
Kelley MacDonald
Julie Hill
Tag your it:)
Hope you enjoy today's it was a trip down memory lane.
Carrie
