Just received my turn down letter from the Greater Harrisburg Arts Council.  I was not one of the 150 from 2,076 applicants.  Saying that there were that many applicants makes me feel a little bit better.  I was however really hoping for this one.  It would be a great experience to see my work in a museum setting.  I'm not as crestfallen as I used to be when I received a turn down however.  There's not much to say about it I suppose.  I'm still waiting on word from Penn State Altoona and Ceres Gallery in New York.  I'll have to cross my fingers double this time.  I remind myself that I have made great strides in the last 17 months.  I've set up my studio, started painting again, set up this site and donation program, taken a course in life drawing (rekindling my love of the figure), participated in 2 drawing marathons, begun a new series of self portraits, had 2 one man exhibitions, participated in 2 group shows and will be in another group exhibition starting in May.  Now, I think it's just time to get into the studio and paint.  Forget about the application process for a while.