Gouache and Stupid

Gouache
I'm still painting the dance studio in my sketchbook.  Here are 2 more, one from last night and one from Monday.  They are each about an hour.  I'm learning and seeing what works and what doesn't.

My Mirror Selfie!

Stupid
So I mentioned I wrote Ailey to ask about the audition and i registered Daya anyhow.
Well a few days later- on Saturday at the portrait party, actually, they emailed me back... and said no!

I didn't tell Daya.

Daya still doesn't know.

But I'm pretty upset, because nowhere on their website does it say you can't do 2 auditions, and I was allowed- under the same login- to register AND PAY for the second audition.  (These things are not free.)

I asked Ms Victoria what to do.  She said we probably shouldn't do the audition, but she took the effort to write a note for me to copy and paste, asking about a refund or credit for the non-refundable audition fee that in a separate email they are saying I'm not allowed to do even though their website seems to think it is ok. And- there is nothing saying you can't....

I'm waiting to hear back.  Again.
I'm upset because I shouldn't be allowed to pay for something they are telling me I'm not allowed to do.  I do still think emailing them was the right thing to do since Daya is in their system as already auditioning this year and it might look pretty obnoxious to just have her show up again with no context.  But it doesn't matter, what's done is done.  I left a voicemail yesterday.

I hate being upset and having to wait.  It's very stupid that they wouldn't just let her audition again, what harm does it do?  Sheesh.