Wednesday, June 30, 2010











Jen Smith, 6 x 12 Acrylic


















Millie Nguyen, 14 x 18 Acrylic

































Rodica Voicu, 6 x 8 Oil

















Rebecca Wang, 9 x 12 Oil















Sylviane le Cann, 4 x 6 Oil




























Dusty Pines, 18 x 6 Oil on Wood





















Alison, Watercolor


















Sheila Estep, 9 x 12 Watercolor






















Torrie Smiley, 6 x 6 Acrylic on wrapped canvas

















Chelsie Brady, 5 1/2 x 7 1/2 Acrylic on Watercolor Paper















Jean Nelson, 3 x 5 Acrylic




























Nancie Johnson, 4 x 10 Acrylic






















Angela Sullivan, 6 x 6 Acrylic

















Julie Beck, 5 x 7 Acrylic on Wood

















Helen Eaton, 5 x 7 Oil

















Frances Jong, 6 x 5 Watercolor


















Horst Hittenberger, 8 x 10 Oil
















Paula Reynolds, 8 x 10 Watercolor & Pen on Paper















Byannick, 5 x 3 Oil on Board

Monday, June 28, 2010

challenge eight














Deja vu, right? If this looks familiar to you, that's mainly because this is the same type arrangement of fruit we painted for the first challenge of three oranges. I had three photos to choose from for this challenge and both my husband and daughter chose this one, unbeknownst to the other what selection the other had made, so I thought it being a two for two selection, how could we go wrong?

It seems like everyone is painting cherries these days, and I suppose that has everything to do with what is in season at the market. My husband thinks I have a thing for food, and while he's absolutely correct, me choosing fruits and such has everything to do with color and shape as opposed to how much I like to eat them.

Enjoy! Challenge eight submissions are due Monday, July 19th.

Thursday, June 10, 2010



















Jen Smith, 20 x 24 Acrylic








































Bernard Echanow, Graphite on Paper






















Kathy Hassell, 19 x 15cm Acrylic






















Jan Austin






















Sylviane Le Cann, 5 x 7 Oil on Canvas Board






















Rebecca Wang, 10 x 10 Oil on Canvas Board






















Nancie Johnson, 9 x 12 Acrylic












































Byannick, 14 x 17 Oil






















Jean Nelson, 6 x 8 Acrylic






















Angela Sullivan, 6 x 8 Acrylic

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

challenge seven




















Challenge Seven. A bit more contrast than the last, yet still neutral in color palette. Lots of angles, lots of detail, just the thing that makes me crazy enough to wonder why I do this to myself and at the same time hope upon hope I can pull off something that even remotely resembles the challenge photo.

Good luck to you all, I'm sure you'll create fabulous works; you always do!

Deadline for Challenge Seven is Monday, June 28.