SOME FUN CHALLENGES

January 21, 2014

 

 

Hello from the frozen north! At the moment, we're experiencing extreme cold after a couple of days of snow...that's the weather I know and love!! :) Crazy...I know!

 

My art this posting has nothing to do with cold and snow... SUNDAY POSTCARD ART requested art based on a night sky...I had fun with this one!!!

 

COLLAGE OBSESSION brought some color into the challenge equation declaring that  the Pantone  color for 2014 is "radiant orchid." Here's my piece using 2014's favorite color... 

 

 INSPIRATION AVENUE had a passion for mice...not me!

 

Finally, Flicker's DIGITALMANIA group challenged participating artists to create a piece of art inspired by well known mixed media artist, Lynne Perrella. I fell in love with her Ancram Collages. My collage was influenced by my upbringing in New York City... it's made up of some family photos and miscellaneous other photos.

 I really enjoyed this week's challenges...I hope you like them and will stop by for my next blog posting of LIFE...THE VIVERE.

 

Enjoy your week...be safe!

 

Big Hugs,

abbyj

VIRTUAL ARGENTINA, DIGITALMANIA 

and 

A TURKEY VOYEUR

November 29, 2012

Stop looking at me...GO AWAY!

I know...it's the week after Thanksgiving but this turkey is STILL hanging around our house with his pals. I don't mind when they're around the house, but I DO mind when they stop and look into my office window at me. Here we are...eye to eye... neither of us, particularly friendly!! Don't know what I was doing that was so interesting...

Blog travel leader from Art and Sole's POSTCARD CHALLENGE, Darcy, invited us to explore Argentina this week. What a forward-looking, interesting country. It's the birthplace of the TANGO, home to the counterpart of our American cowboy...the GAUCHO, home of the 2nd EVER world radio broadcast, the world's 3rd largest beef and 5th largest wine producer, and the homeland of one Eva Duarte de Peron...EVITA!! Further, it boasts a literacy rate of 97.6% ...and soccer is the preferred sport.

The art of British born artist, Nickie Newfield is DIGITALMANIA's artist of the week. I tried to create images in a similar style to hers...she's a painter, collage artist and her latest work combines lots of rich texture, a variety of layered papers, renaissance and religious images...and often, metallic paint. Since I can't paint, I did what I could digitally...

I wish you all a pleasant weekend...with no turkeys watching you from your windows!!!

'Til the next, I send you hugs,

abbyj