shoot and paint art challenge

March 1, 2013

March Art Challenge

Spring will be here soon in New England! The weather may not be much of an indicator but business marketing is.

My husband gave me a surprise bouquet of flowers yesterday only because they had them in the drug store of all places. It still made me smile!

The petunias are the photo from my garden last spring.

Your challenge this month: Paint your favorite spring bloom or use our photo.

Note: If you want to participate in any of our past challenges please feel free. There are no time restrictions. Just send me an image of your painting and I'll post it.

~ Ria

February 1, 2013

February Art Challenge

Wow. . it's already been a month since our last challenge. Pamela took this photo a while back and we decided to give it a go.

She uses these plastic masks with her students for projects with plaster. She applies vaseline to keep the plaster from sticking so that they can be reused.

She brought them home to wash and as they were drying she realized what a great photo it would make. I had to agree!

Lori McNee has some excellent tips on painting whites at this link. Have fun and send us your paintings! We always look forward to seeing how differently everyone handles the subject.

Cora Mendoza

January 1, 2013

January Art Challenge

Happy New Year!

We thought we'd start off our 2013 art challenges with a traditional subject. From what I understand apples have been the most used fruit in still life painting for centuries.

Your challenge is to set up a still life of your own. It's fun and good practice in composition. If you don't have an apple on hand any other fruit will do. As always you can use our photo if you prefer.

Have fun and we hope to see your work soon!

Cora Mendoza

Gloria Zucaro

Madhavi Reddy

Beti Abel

Krystyna Szczepanowski

Khadija Aziz

December 1, 2012

December art challenge

As everyone else, Pamela and I are very busy this time of year. We almost decided to take a break until February 2013 but alas . . . I searched through my image files and found this wonderful cupcake. I think it has a festive feel to it, just in time for the holidays!

Personally I love painting cupcakes.

If you prefer to paint a different cupcake or dress this one up a bit, go for it! We hope you'll enjoy the process also!

Roger Akesson

Sharon Whitley

Judy - De Draad Aquarellen

Donna Shortt

Pamela White Murphy

Ria Hills

Mico

November 1, 2012

November art challenge

There's less than a month left of autumn colors so we decided to continue our autumn theme into November. Autumn brings such brilliant colors but for a very short time. You can paint our leaves or go out for a walk and take photos of what inspires you. Paint a single leaf, a group or an entire landscape. The only "rule" this month is to include autumn leaves in your painting.

Ria will be on vacation through November 7th so please mail the images of your paintings after that date.

Have fun and create!

Hanneke Bronwasser

Krystyna Szczepanowski Watercolours

October 1, 2012

October art challenge

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We thought it would fun to have a seasonal theme and what symbolizes Autumn more than a pumpkin?
You can use our image or use your own pumpkin photo. Have another favorite of the season? We'd love to see a painting of it!

The only requirement is a still life representing Autumn.
As always we look forward to your paintings!