WELCOME TO THE AUGUST DIFFERENT STROKES CHALLENGE
If you would like to host a Different Strokes, please see the Schedule thread
here
Please read the guidelines below carefully.
GUIDELINES:
On the first of each month a reference photo (or photos) will be posted in a thread entitled "Different Strokes".
Artwork can be any size on any surface but MUST be acrylic.
Each member interested in taking the challenge will create a painting using the chosen reference(s) (whole or cropped)
and on the 20th of each month participants will upload their interpretation of the reference for discussion within this thread, finished or not.
Be as inventive, creative and different as you wish!
PLEASE DO NOT UPLOAD WORK TO THE THREAD BEFORE THE 20TH OF THE MONTH
At the end of the month the thread /discussion will be closed and a new challenge will begin.
**Please note, the single 'reveal' date is chosen so that we do not influence each other with our individual interpretations ......
that's the whole point of it being called 'Different Strokes'!
By all means ask questions in the thread or initiate discussion about the challenge - just don't post images!
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Hi eveyone!
For our August challenge, I chose beautiful Rose Island Lighthouse, understandably a favorite subject for local painters. Built in 1868, it is as charming inside as it is outside. It sits just north of Newport RI at the entrance to the East passage of Narragansett Bay.
Here's a link for history buffs who want to know more about its interesting past.
I was standing on the landing dock when I took this photo. Can you can see the little doghouse around back? Its a miniature version of the lighthouse!
Larger version in RIL.
I tried to upload the full-size photo to the library, but I'm getting an error message, so I'll upload a closeup of the buildings:
Have fun painting! Remember, don't post your work till the 20th!
~Pat
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