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June 30, 2019 at 6:56 pm #475140
Welcome to the July challenge!
This month we plunge to the forest floor and the macro world of deadly and poisonous delights – fungi.
I will post ten images, the first 8 of which are my own, the last two are from “unsplash”,feel free to use these or any others of your choice.
Any size, any medium, any style, anything goes.
Please don’t post until the 25th of the month as per the rules and guidelines of this forum.
Many of you will know that fungi are my thing, particularly translating the background to an abstract format, as an added challenge you could consider doing this.
Above all have fun!
Shane
https://artbyshanec.com
June 30, 2019 at 7:31 pm #848542Shane
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June 30, 2019 at 9:45 pm #848536Shane – Great images and a good subject for our Plant Parade! Thanks for Hosting this July Challenge.
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July 1, 2019 at 2:24 am #848568Wow, great pictures collection of this fascinating world of fungi, I’ve learned not long ago that what we see when we look at a mushroom, is only a tiny part of the creature who lives as a network under the soil: the mycellium !
July 1, 2019 at 3:38 am #848562Wow, great pictures collection of this fascinating world of fungi, I’ve learned not long ago that what we see when we look at a mushroom, is only a tiny part of the creature who lives as a network under the soil: the mycellium !
Hi Zelda, OK you made me look it up.
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Mycelium is the vegetative part of a fungus or fungus-like bacterial colony, consisting of a mass of branching, thread-like hyphae. The mass of hyphae is sometimes called shiro, especially within the fairy ring fungi. Fungal colonies composed of mycelium are found in and on soil and many other substrates. A typical single spore germinates into a homokaryotic mycelium, which cannot reproduce sexually; when two compatible homokaryotic mycelia join and form a dikaryotic mycelium, that mycelium may form fruiting bodies such as mushrooms. A mycelium may be minute, forming a colony that is too small to see, or it may be extensive, as in Armillaria ostoyae…”:wave:Really beautiful images Shane.
Painting is a complete distraction. I know of nothing which, without exhausting the body, more entirely absorbs the mind. Winston Churchill
July 1, 2019 at 3:16 pm #848504These are neat!
Kay
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July 2, 2019 at 11:36 am #848508Thanks Shane – for an intriguing visit to the forest floor and your ‘natural habitat’!!!:lol:
Brilliant images – and Merri, thanks for adding to our knowledge; I’ve read that before too but it’s always good to revise and try to make it stick!:lol:Cheers, Maureen
Forum projects: Plant Parade projects in the Florals/Botanicals forum , WDE in the All Media Art Events , Different Strokes in Acrylics forum .July 2, 2019 at 1:11 pm #848526Oh nice theme, I love fungi!
"An artist must have the freedom to create"
Edward Weston
My Facebook Art PageJuly 2, 2019 at 8:27 pm #848543Thanks all, look forward to your drawings/ paintings.
I bought a new watercolour pad on the weekend, quite a heavy tooth which I’ve never used before, works really well and I’ve completed one already.
Shane
https://artbyshanec.com
July 3, 2019 at 6:16 am #848527I have a few fungi that I’ve photographed over the years, I might sketch from one of those if that’s ok…
"An artist must have the freedom to create"
Edward Weston
My Facebook Art PageJuly 3, 2019 at 4:43 pm #848544Hey green ink, you’re more than welcome to use your own image. 😀
Shane
https://artbyshanec.com
July 11, 2019 at 6:40 am #848560Wonderful crisp photos! You can almost see the woodland guardians poised behind the fungus among us. I’m looking forward to portraying these as best I can. Thank you for providing this months inspiration.
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July 12, 2019 at 7:54 pm #848545Thanks Irlyanda, your idea sounds really cool, look forward to your artwork.
Shane
https://artbyshanec.com
July 20, 2019 at 8:45 pm #848546The 25th is fast approaching, how is everyone doing with their artwork?
Shane
https://artbyshanec.com
July 20, 2019 at 11:34 pm #848553Finished and waiting for the 25th!
Christel
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