I wandered up to the painting competition, held on the balcony overlooking the dealer hall. I am not sure if I should be elated by going up there, or just depressed. On the one hand, I can see just what imagery you can get out of a miniature. It's inspiring. On the other hand, the gulf between what these talented painters can produce and my own pathetic efforts...well...hope springs eternal. Nonetheless, I do enjoy going to the "art museum of the hobby" (I just coined that term, which has already been coined I bet).

Now all we need is a super run-off where all the past winners' works of art are gathered for an exhibition.

There were, of course, many entrants into the contest. The couple of photos below are representative more of my digital photo skills (autofocus means never having the thing forcused where you want!) than entrants' artistic skills. My apologies for not taking better images.

More Historicon 2003

Introduction
Dealer Area
The Vince Show: Apache Longbow Pilot Back from Iraq
Flea Market
Hanging Around and A Sample of Conversations
Renaissance Fair and Flair
Painting Competition (monstrously slow: 736K)
Conclusion

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