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.
5 comments:
This is beautiful. You capture a moodiness with the light and shadow. Such nice violet shadow colors too. Makes me wish that I were there...
...lovely, Brinda. I like the perspective and the shadow. My favorite of all you paintings so far...and you're almost to 100!
It is beautiful. I like the balance of "busy" darker areas and light calm areas. I love the views you share from the other side of the wiorld.
Thanks for looking and commenting. It really spurs me on. I will miss this challenge...its been such great learning!
Brinda, you take us to such interesting places! It's as though we hiked up a steep hill and "we're almost there!" Oooh, kinda like you and the 100th Painting! The diverse textures of the foliage is so interesting, and I applaud how you did that without detailing every leaf and branch and trunk. This, painting, like many others you have done from photos you have taken, shows what a good eye you have for and interesting composition and subject. Perhaps you would do the Challenge again in another medium so we can enjoy your pictures still?
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