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Old 08-31-2009, 03:49 PM
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September Landscape challenge

Hi everyone,

Welcome to this months challenge,
All Media and all skill levels are welcome. The object is to have fun, practice and to share. You have all month to do one, two, three or all Four of the photos. Do crop, edit, and rearrange the images as you would like. Take parts of one and add it to the other -- be creative.
When you are finished with your painting, please post it here in this thread.

See the Aug thread here.

These photos all come from the Ref Library, thanks to all the different posters.

Enjoy.

Hope there is a photo for everyone's choice at least.

First photo is a night scene. Posted by jyvonne.





2.
For those who like clouds Australia
posted by C P.




3.
Ponds posted by Artist60164 for those who like water scenes,




4. a building again...... in Greece. Posted by Marie D.




enjoy....

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Hi Perel, Imagine we're moving into September already. Will try one of these very nice scenes. Thanks for the wonderful references. Lil
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I will try one or two of them.
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Retha, very nice pic's hope i get more time this month so i could do at least one. nice to see you back again.
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Old 09-01-2009, 07:41 AM
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Wow, these are great references! Hope I can get time to do one or two.
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Great images but I do love that 3rd one
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guess you could call this cheating ....but I did one of those refs only a short while ago Hope its okay to post it here again.
So here is my first ever entry into The Landscape challenge with my first ever landscape

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Hey you left out the corrugated drainage pipe!
(just kidding, I would too)
very nice crisp and clean!
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Old 09-01-2009, 03:16 PM
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Kathrin, it's beautiful. Your being early makes up for the people who are late.

How's that for convoluted logic?!!
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Retha, these are absolutely beautiful photos. Thank you!!! I hope to do at least two of them.

Kathrin, very nice trees!! Love the sunlight on them and the texture on the bark.
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Wonderful photos!!
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Kathrin,

I cry foul!! Go to the back of the line and do another one!! Nice work on this one though.
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Hey Retha, nice pics. Thinks I'll attempt my second landscape challenge.
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I cry foul!! Go to the back of the line and do another one!! Nice work on this one though.

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Great selection, Retha!
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