Christmas Is All Around Us

I recently drove past the Indiana State Fairgrounds, like I have been doing many times lately, and instantly noticed what had not been there only several hours before….the first signs of an impending State Fair! I always get excited about the state fair, but this year I feel like I will have more of an opportunity to enjoy it. No classes, a little extra spending money, plus my nephews will be in town for the fun for the first time in years.

I haven’t really been creating much lately, but I’ve thinking about entering something into the art show.  I haven’t entered the contest  since I won a first place ribbon by default four years ago. I just happened to enter my photos into an obscure category that only one other person had entered. And since my photos were better than his, I got a first place ribbon! That’s marginally better than the time I got a bronze medal in a sparring match after getting beat by the only other two contestants in my ranking. Regardless, I still keep my medal and my ribbon with pride. You can’t win by default if you never try, right?

So, what do you think? Are there any photographs (of my own) that I have posted that you think might be of photo contest quality? Or, do you have any ideas for drawings or projects I could start on? I still have a couple of months to come up with something, but as of now I’m pretty short on ideas. In my experience I’ve noticed that the state fair artist judges tend to go for perfectly executed landscapes and pretty pictures of the like, but fortunately I’m not too interested in winning. I just like the idea of throwing something a little different into the mix.