Mark Golden on Paint

We just finished our annual chili cook-off at Golden Artists Colors yesterday and this year after 10 failed attempts, I finally won. It was a hard fought competition, with 9 other very capable entries, but fortunately I was able to prevail. I am convinced that my chili was always the best but it was a matter of time before the rest of the staff were able to recognize this. I believe it is a matter of culinary maturity.

I believe in music and art it is quite a similar thing as well. There are many times I’ve bought an Album, excuse me, CD and had to listen to it several times before I could truly appreciate it. I’ve also felt that way often in front of artwork that was difficult for me to comprehend or appreciate at first. If it was worth it, I needed to be able to give it time and to come back to it and really understand what about it was troubling or difficult. It is often that those pieces that were most troubling in the beginning have become my favorite works.

So I’ll get to wear the glorious chili king crown for this year. I have been apprised that there have been some voting irregularities in the chili event. It was unfortunate that the second place chili had its heat turned off before the end of the competition. And there was no truth to the rumor that the vegetarian chili, number 2, was made with a beef broth. Finally, it was only by mistake that I had two entries in the contest, they were actually the same chili, so it was obvious why my votes were tabulated together. To those of you who think this was just a case of boss chili, you would be incorrect. In fact, no one lost their job who didn’t vote for my entry.

I know your next requests will be for a formula, but unfortunately I won’t be able to accommodate. I would love to add more to this commentary, but I’m meeting with some staff members to whom I owe some special favors.