The 100 Paintings In a Year Challenge is intended for artists that are dedicated to the growth and development of their style as well as their artistic voice. The challenge also provides a means for overcoming areas in need of improvement.
The paintings should be a mix of small, medium and large pieces, some sketches, plein aire, and studio work; work from life as well as from photos. The variety is meant to push the artist out of any rut, to provide ample opportunity to create no matter what other time obligations are going on, and to challenge the artist if they do not create in one of these categories. The work can be done in any medium, but it is strongly advised that the artist consider choosing one medium in which to do the Challenge as this will help facilitate faster growth than trying to master multiple mediums.
DO NOT JUDGE the artwork! When a piece is complete, set it aside and move to the next piece of work. Learning to suspend judgement of our work is a major step forward in the development our skills.
Once committed, the expectation is that the artist will fully participate in the blog by posting on a regular basis as well as leaving encouraging comments of others' artwork through comments.
The challenge may be started at any time.
6 comments:
Oh my gosh, Elva...this is just beautiful. I love the dark background...it really captures the feel of a dark, wet woods. Love the bright reds and the delicate ferns at the base.
BEAUTIFUL, just BEAUTIFUL. Those little fungus could be a painting all on its own. Love the way the light shines from this.
Elva- this is beautiful! Are these mushrooms really such a pretty color? By the way, I like a fuzzy edge on my paintings!
Sheryl
The mushrooms really are that pretty. Usually they are red, sometimes red/orange. Squirrels eat them but people are warned not to.
My fuzzy edge is way more. I cropped it here. The the paint went all the way under the tape in some places, but only some places. I think the paper is too thin and by the time I wet the background 2 or 3 times, it got soggy under the tape.
Wow elva! what a wonderful painting! I also like the fuzzy edge!
This is a delight, Elva, bleed or no! And I just love those cute little bird's nest fungi!! Tooooo cute!
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