Nancie
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| 11/16/2008 7:43 PM |
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| We have done mostly scenery/landscape for the last 3 challenges - and landscapes are my comfort zone. So I looked for something different, something that would give me more of a challenge, and perhaps to some of you also. It is from the Wet Canvas library, and I'll give the link to the image so you can get a larger version. Good luck to all & happy painting!!
http://www.wetcanvas.com/RefLib/showphoto.php?photo=21144
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CTBarb
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| 11/16/2008 7:53 PM |
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Hi Nan,
What a beautiful photo. But a real challenge with all the shades of yellow! I may have to buy more pastels to get more shades! I am looking forward to tackling this.
Barbara
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Kassie
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| 11/16/2008 9:38 PM |
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Thanks Nancy for the sunshiny flowers. Looking forward to painting them.
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Maggie429
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| 11/17/2008 8:18 AM |
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Nancie - great choice. I have only done 'one' flower painting before, so I'm looking forward to the nice bright colours of this one. I just might have to do this one on a larger canvas (for keepers). Kassie - did you want to choose #5 for us for next week?
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Kassie
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| 11/17/2008 10:48 PM |
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Maggie, Do I just tag it on the end of this thread? Or do I submit to the administrator?
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Maggie429
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| 11/18/2008 7:13 AM |
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| Hi Kassie - Just tack it on at the end and then make another thread for the challenge. Hope you don't mind me asking you to do the next one. Take care. Maggie |
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Priti
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| 11/18/2008 9:24 AM |
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| Nancie, i love the bright, cheerful photo for this challenge. Anyone who has has seen my work knows that i have done a lot of sunflowers, so i am going to use this challenge to see if i can come up with a different composition. |
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CTBarb
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| 11/18/2008 3:04 PM |
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Hi Guys,
Well this was a big challenge for me. And sizing it to get it under 100Kb was even more of a challenge! But here it is. Pastel on 9X12" LeCarte.
I am enjoying the productivity and seeing everyone's entries.
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CTBarb
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| 11/18/2008 3:05 PM |
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Well, guess I failed the file upload test again. Not sure I am going to be able to master this.
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CTBarb
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| 11/18/2008 3:06 PM |
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| Try this one. |
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CTBarb
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| 11/18/2008 3:08 PM |
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Okay the file upload has beaten me. Hope you have fun, I'm outta here.
Barbara
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billmahler
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| 11/19/2008 9:30 AM |
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I've seen this on the W/C reference library and admired it.
I'm busy with other things now, but they'll just have to wait.. this is just too tempting, so count me in on this one.
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..send ye not therefore to know for whom the bell tolls- it tolls for thee. John Donne
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Maggie429
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| 11/19/2008 9:31 AM |
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Hi Barb - don't give up. What are you using to reduce the size of your picture. To give you an example - Pixels - 250 x 300 approx, Inches - 3 x 4, or cm - 10 x 12 shud do it. 
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Nancie
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| 11/19/2008 12:11 PM |
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| Barb - also check your image name. No spaces & avoid special characters like * ( ) ^ # \ |, etc. That may be stopping your upload. Also, I couldn't even get on the site last night - I'm guessing server problems maybe (could have been my ISP). Anyway, don't give up!! |
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CTBarb
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| 11/19/2008 1:14 PM |
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Thanks Maggie and Nan,
I was so frustrated yesterday. My file size is 88Kb but the name has spaces in it. so here goes again. |
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CTBarb
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| 11/19/2008 1:16 PM |
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Nope ...not working.
Here's a smaller file 55 kb but I think it will be small.
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CTBarb
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| 11/19/2008 1:21 PM |
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Okay, they are all not working so I guess I just don't understand. I am using Microsoft Picture Manager to resize, maybe that is it. I did scan last time rather than use a photo (although my photo says it is 72 dpi), But scanning is a bit messy with pastel. Anyway, at this rate it takes me longer to resize and post than to do the painting. So I shall paint along with you but not share my work. I am so happy you have gotten me to do a painting a week! Keep choosing great and different photos.
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rpartin
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| 11/19/2008 1:32 PM |
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Hi, oil painters,
I don't do oil painting (at least not lately) but I would like to submit a pastel painting.
This weekly challenge is a great idea to get people busy.
My painting is 7"x9" and is done on gray charcoal paper.
Thanks for the opportunity to participate!
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jt32
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| 11/19/2008 1:43 PM |
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Hi All, Boy, can I relate with Barb.Hope she gets her painting to load.Is this where to do it? I am going to try it here and see what happens. If it works info is 8x6, acrylic,about 3 hours. Great fun. jt32 O.K. it worked! Maggie, thanks so much for the actual sizes that will do the job. |
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Maggie429
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| 11/19/2008 2:08 PM |
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Wow, these are great! RPartin - great job - your vase looks very 'glassy', if there is such a thing. JT32 great colours - bold and welcoming. Hopefully I will get mine done by tomorrow night latest! I find this very informative, because now I want to go back to mine and give it a bit more life!
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