Only Over The Internet

I've known for some time now that my work is being watched by an artist living in Brighton, England, and when I post new work, he never fails to comment - suggesting a solution or two to a problem I may have been having, or just simply to write to share his thoughts on my work. Other artists and photographers living in the United States, (Alaska, Florida, Maryland, Michigan, and Tennessee), have also made themselves known; all very generous with congratulatory notes or complimentary messages of encouragement and support.
Every honest compliment has been gratifying to hear - and I must admit that on occasion, the random, unsolicited comment from a stranger has pulled me out of the doldrums, being just enough to keep me plodding along. But I mention these facts again, now, only because I'm impressed, once again, by the nature of the internet.

Last night I joined a membership website for artists and photographers, but mostly for photographers. It's called Eye Fetch. It gives you the opportunity to post examples of your work and receive feedback from other artists, so I uploaded a copy of Geese At Daybreak. Within an hour I'd received a comment from a woman in South Africa.*

South Africa. How about that? My work has been seen in South Africa!

I don't know where my membership to Eye Fetch will lead me, or whether or not it'll be worth the time necessary to maintain an active membership. But what I do know is that in all the internet's immediacy and worldwide reach, it has the ability to help people from around the world connect and share, see things they never would've seen, experience things they never would've experienced.

That, to me, is a miracle, and something to be very grateful for.


Cheers!



* She said, "Beautiful!! Love the effect."