Here We Go Again - New American Paintings

Hope springs eternal as they say.  Every year, I apply to New American Paintings and every year, my work is rejected.  I got somewhat close last year when my work was accepted into Studio Visit Magazine which has ties to NAP.  So, here I go again ...this time, submitting the paintings from the Sawako series.  Deadline to apply is June 30, 2017 for the Pacific Coast Region.  Even though my work was published in a very nice glossy art magazine last year, this did not result in sales or even one inquiry.
Is this the definition of madness?  Repeating the process and hoping for a different outcome?

Sawako 2
oil and beeswax on canvas
36 in x 48 in
2016

Sawako 3
oil and beeswax on panel
20 in X 20 in
2016

Sawako 4
oil and beeswax on panel
20 in X 20 in
2016

Sawako 5
oil and beeswax on panel
20 in X 20 in
2016