shoot and paint art challenge

March art challenge

2012-03-01T00:00:00.000-05:00

Are you ready for spring? We are! Thanks to Pamela our challenge this month is this gorgeous sunflower.
Paint what you sere here, crop it, turn it, edit it.
There's so much going on in this photo, so try not to get too caught up in the details.
We're looking forward to your interpretations!

Judi D'Allessandro

Delilah Smith

Pamela White Murphy

Ria Hills

February challenge

2012-02-01T01:51:00.000-05:00

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Wow it's February already!
Before you know it spring will be here. Some of you are probably browsing through your seed catalogs in preparation for the next growing season.
If not maybe this photo of veggies grown in Ria's garden will inspire you to start your own. We hope that it will inspire you to paint!
Feel free to crop or use a photo reference from your own garden. Mostly though . . have fun!

Marion Cormier

Cynthia E. Blain

Judi D'Allessandro

January Challenge

2012-01-01T00:02:00.000-05:00

Happy New Year everyone!

As you can see our January challenge is a koi fish, submitted by Pamela.

You may paint the fish in the photo or use one of your own images. Or paint a koi from memory.

If you grab a photo off the web please make sure that you have permission to use it.

Have fun! We are looking forward to seeing your paintings.

Cheri Homaee

Denna Kadavy

Judi D'Allessandro

Cynthia E. Blain

Carmel Campbell

Pamela White Murphy

Ria Hills

December challenge

2011-12-01T01:00:00.000-05:00

We know that some of you have been anxious to see what the December art challenge is. We hope you like it!
Glossy surfaces can seem intimidating to paint if you are over-thinking.
Hint: Try focusing on blocks of color rather than the objects themselves. Make sure your dark colors are applied first while focusing on value and avoid using black. Adding your light (or highlights) in the final stages is sure to create a pop effect. You will see the illusion of foil coming to life when you dab your highlights in.

This is your painting so feel free to crop it, add something to it, etc.

Have fun and have a great holiday!
We are looking forward to your contributions.

Cynthia E Blain

Judi D'Allessandro

November Seagull challenge

2011-11-01T00:00:00.000-04:00

Pamela took this photo in Wickford, RI a couple of months ago. It's a quaint New England waterfront town. We both remembered to bring along our cameras on that day. This was around the same time that we planned on this challenge so we were keeping it in mind when we were shooting.

Obviously the seagull is the challenge yet the greater challenge is to be aware of the values when you work on the painting. Value (how light or dark a color is) is more important than the colors you choose and will determine the success of a painting. Now go have fun!

Kristin Polston (age17)

Jackie Shenian (age15)

Bethany Basal (age16)

Tyler Moorey (age14)

Cynthia E. Blain

Judi D'Allessandro

October Mushroom challenge

2011-10-15T01:02:00.000-04:00

Last month Pamela and I thought it would be fun and inspirational to start an art challenge of our own. There were so many mushrooms growing in our yards and we decided to let the mushrooms have a come back! They were frequently seen in paintings during the 70's along with owls.

We are looking forward to your interpretations! There are still 2 weeks left before the next photo.

Mogodore J. Bivouac

Susan Elizabeth Johnson

Janett Marie

Deb Plunkett

Cynthia Blain

Judi D'Allessandro