No, I haven’t been to Hawaii lately, or ever for that matter. But this is a sleeping Nene, the world’s rarest goose and a resident of Hawaii. My photo was taken at wildlife Safari. 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:
It's wonderful Elva! The little feathers by his face just makes the whole painting look detailed when it is not. Great light on the Nene.
Beautiful, beautiful rendition! The feathers on his neck have a wonderful warm golden glow!
Yes, he is glowing---just lovely, Elva~~
My son is just returning from Hawaii--I'll have to ask if he recognizes this ; ).
Your comment about going loose makes me wonder - are you seeking to be loose in all your work or just looser in general? This is very detailed, but beautiful all the same.
Hi Laure .... For me this is loose! I didn't paint every single feather. I dared to suggest. I'm trying to be looser some of the time. I used to spend hours and hours on careful drybrush watercolor detail. I now want to be more versatile.
So often 'loose' captures the essence.
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