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:
You've done a sweet and delicate job on this adorable critter It's impressive to look at the outline of the bird, which is basically an oval (except for a bit of wings and tail) and to then see how well your attention to shading and textures made this look so very believable. I completely understand it's 3-D body shape and pose and even its behavior (alert!?). Love that twig, too.
Oh Kelly, this is charming! He is so lively and cute, beautiful feathers and your snow shadows are lovely. :)
Yes I agree with the above comments. You did such a wonderful job capturing the tiny bird's delicate feathers and form. You must have had some good references, and a lot of experience watching.
...thanks, Lorrie! I was trying to show the roundness through shading. I might have worked harder on the branch than the bird!
...thanks, Katie!
...Kristin...thanks! I've spent hours and hours watching them. They roam all over the Little Miami River, and I get to see them a lot, especially in the winter when the leaves are down. The photos I took that day are horrible -- out of focus and dark...it was about 5:00 and the lighting was eerie. Everything was blue!
Kelly-
Awesome work! I especially love the branch and the peeling bark, and the way you treated the snowy background with blue. Really nice job!
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