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| 07/29/2008 10:58 AM |
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Sorry, this challenge is closed for entries. Click here to see the winning painting and a list of finalists.
What do you think of when you imagine scenes with water—a cool, refreshing expanse? a sparkling fountain? a gurgling stream? turbulent waves? Water offers artists a huge variety of light effects and textures. For the August/September All-Media Paint-Off challenge, "Water, Water Everywhere," paint a waterscape or outdoor scene in which a body of water plays a dominant role.
Here are the details:
- To enter, you must be a registered user of the Artist Network forums. To register, click on the word "Register" toward the top of this page and on the right. If you're already a forum member, just make sure you're logged in.
- Your artwork must have an outdoor setting with a body of water. The water may be as small as a fish pond, puddle or fountain or as large as an ocean—as long as the water figures prominently in your artwork. A sentence or two of explanatory text is encouraged, but not mandatory.
- Your artwork may be any style from trompe l’oeil realism to abstract.
- All media are acceptable, including collage—just keep your work basically two-dimensional.
- New work only please.
- Include your artwork's name, dimensions and medium when you post it. (Click here for posting instructions.) Do not use the "Quick Reply" area to post art. Instead, click on the "Add Reply" icon. You'll find it on the left after the last message. Look for a green pencil on a yellow background.
- Those who have won an All-Media Paint-Off challenge within the past year may post their art, but they are not eligible to win this challenge. If you're unsure whether you're eligible or not, email me at artistsnetwork@fwpubs.com
As always, the winner of this challenge will recieve a $50.00 gift certificate for North Light Books.
This challenge closes at noon EST on Monday, October 6, 2008. Then forum users and newsletter subscribers will have a chance to vote on their favorite entry from finalists selected by the editors of The Artist's Magazine.
Happy painting,
Holly
Administrator of Artists Network forums
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Sheryll Collins
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| 07/30/2008 7:23 AM |
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"Wachusett Sunset " oil on canvas recently finished 
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Priti
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| 07/30/2008 9:36 AM |
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Summer Afternoon at Forge Pond
oil on canvas
21" x 16" |
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http://priti-fine-art.blogspot.com/ |
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Peggy
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| 07/31/2008 12:49 PM |
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This is one of my favorites. It's 18x24 Oil on Canvas. The title is Let Your Light So Shine. It is a scene out of my head. I had seen some photos that had these colorful clouds in them and wanted to try it. The painting just kinda grew from there. The challenge for me then was to keep everything in a sunset setting. I did this by using those same colors in the sky throught the whole painting. Hope you enjoy.
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For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for a hope and a future to bring you to an expected end. Jeremiah 29:11 |
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mksarts
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| 08/01/2008 9:36 AM |
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| vortex, 8x8 oil on canvas |
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klippie
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| 08/01/2008 2:53 PM |
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My entry
Sunset.
Pastels on paper.
50cm x 65 cm
Retha
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tinae
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| 08/02/2008 5:58 AM |
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The Wave!
I made an abstract watercolour over this theme - Water
The size 29 x 42 cm |
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mamastrat
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| 08/05/2008 6:43 PM |
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This is my first time entering anything here, and I am having a hard time trying to get it right. Hopefully this time it will work!
This is my entry for Water, Water Everywhere!~
My painting is watercolor, 11 x 14 and is from northern Wisconsin.
I entitled it "Farewell to Autumn."
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Mike Major
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| 08/05/2008 7:23 PM |
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Hey there everyone-
This is my first post in a paint off! This pastel painting is done on velour paper and measures 19"x25". I painted it 2 weeks ago.
Thanks, Mike Major |
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http://fineartbymikemajor.com |
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jguinan
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| 08/05/2008 11:43 PM |
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| 24"x24" acrylic on canvas
Title: Trickling Cascade
The trickling cascade of a water stream running down,between and over the rocks at the bottom of a gorge was the inspiration for this painting. |
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tinasiddiqui
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| 08/06/2008 12:30 AM |
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| "Reflections", acrylic on canvas (2), 12" x 24" |
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lucita13
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| 08/06/2008 9:06 AM |
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Sunset on the Gulf
24" x 30", acrylic on canvas |
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lucita13
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| 08/06/2008 9:28 AM |
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Dunebreaker
Acrylic on Canvas, 24" x 30" |
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Mike Major
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| 08/06/2008 12:33 PM |
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Hey there-I hope it is O.K. to post more than one painting. I paint water a lot. This painting is done on velour paper with pastels and measures 19"x25". This is from a beach in Laguna Niguel is southern California. I did this painting a week ago approx.
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Priti
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| 08/08/2008 10:06 AM |
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Perkins Cove
Oil on Canvas
11"x16"
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JerichoRoad
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| 08/09/2008 8:01 AM |
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This is a pastel painting of my daughter at the beach on Captiva Island, Florida.
Measures roughly 16 x 20 inches.
I feel it gives a sense of anticipation, longing, watchfulness.......
The title is "Captivated on Captiva." |
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Deb
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| 08/09/2008 7:18 PM |
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| It's been awhile, but thought I'd try this challenge! This painting was done from a photo that my brother-in-law took up in the boundary waters in Minnesota. He canoes there regularly. I call it "Waiting at the Dam" and its a soft pastel. It is 10 x 13 in size and is on sanded paper. Hope you all enjoy it as much as I do! |
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klippie
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| 08/10/2008 10:58 AM |
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another one fits the theme, water everywhere.
Like an Eagle
Oil on canvas.
92cm x 62 cm
Painted last week.
Retha
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Mrs Willow
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| 08/13/2008 5:52 PM |
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Becaues of family illness, I haven't been able to spend much time painting recently. However, I have recently,managed to complete a waterpainting which I think might fit into the topic for the challenge.
Title: "The Bridge"
Dimensions: 45cm x 75cm (17 1/2" x 29 1/2")
Medium: W&N "Artisan" watersoluble oils on gallery wrapped canvas
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Ellival
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| 08/15/2008 5:45 PM |
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Hi All, I have not posted before, hope I'm doing this correctly. Painting is watercolor, and is titled "Cops and Robbers" because of the boats' names. I love to paint 'working boats' and have visited many marinas on the California coast in search of those with character. |
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