Two years ago, my then roommate Whitney and I went to see a show called Art vs. Art. We had a great time, and it was quite an exciting show.

This year, since I turned 21 last May, I signed up to enter the competition.

Everyone in the competition paints on the same day. You have 4 hours, using only the supplies they provide to you. A canvas, 5 brushes, and red, yellow, blue, black, and white paint.

I was increadably nervous. My entire painting experience comes from my class two years ago, and the class I'm taking this semester (which I've only been in for 2 weeks now) - needless to say I was intimidated by the fantastic artists that were there. But I had fun and painted something cute and I hope people who see it will enjoy what I put into it.

There's a voting to get into the next round. The top 32 will be prominently displayed at the main event, and then the top 16 of those painting will make it into the main show.

During the main show, painting are displayed side by side, two at a time. The crowd cheers for their favorite painting. The winner makes it into the next round, the loser is auctioned off, and if it is not purchased, they spin the wheel of death and the painting is destroyed on stage. They use things like chainsaws, swords, or spraypainting over top of them.

You can vote for the paintings at ArtvsArt.com: [link]
Click, "See the Contenders"

If you want to find mine, search for canvas #32. It's a little boy searching for adventure on a dandilion fluff.

The main event is Friday, September 25th at the Vogue Theater in Broad Ripple. I hope to see some of you there.