DIFFERENT STROKES: AUGUST 2023 , our forum challenge

[Scattykat]

Carl, cool moodiness in that first one, the second one rocks,  love the aurora-ness, and shooting stars.  Effective silhouetting of the tree. We have had a good few aurora nights this year, well done

Ron, like the take on your version, neat abstract, good job

Mona, way to go, great selection.  I love the self-minded tree, really works for me. Nice work on the Klimt inspired tree, and the impressionism one.  And yes, the last one is well cool

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[maryinasia]

Mona, love these!

[CMorpaint]

Ron that is such a cool interpretation.   Wow, great job.  Hope that’s hung already.

Mona these are beautifully done.  Hard to choose a favorite but I am drawn to the 1st. 

 

Regards,
Cindy
C/C always welcome
"Painting is my meditation"

[Charlies Mum Administrator (Maureen)]

Oh wow Mona! Terrific interpretations! A tree doing its own thing, how cool is that? Kolourful Klimt, oh yes! Love it! The impressionist version is beautiful but I also like the lyrical and colourful abstract. Thank you for all of these!
I’m  sitting here, viewing before heading to bed , big grin on my face , just thrilled at all these super pics!

 

Cheers, Maureen

Forum projects: Plant Parade projects in the Florals/Botanicals forum , WDE in the All Media Art Events , Different Strokes in Acrylics forum .

[tuscanny Moderator oil pastels]

Maureen – cool!

Kat – Wow! Very inspirational.

Cindy – Well done. Those inverted colors  are so imaginative

David – super!

Kay – lovely pastel colors!

Ozean – very interesting take on the subject.

Carl – wow! Those northern lights look so real.

Ron – super abstract! Challenge well met!

Mona – cool take on the different styles!

 

Christel

[rosta]

Wow! So many lovely paintings, you should all feel proud:

Merri – Lovely colours and painted with your usual joy. Nice.
Christel – Great mix of colours. The outlining and palette remind me of Cezanne. Good job
Maureen – Thats lovely, those colours! Well done. I wish I could have got out of my “trees are green” mindset.
Scattycat – Wonderful. …. and a great taste in music too!
Cindy – great idea flipping the colours. Its worked well.
David – definitely seeing Van Gogh influence here. Nice mix of colours.
Kay – lovely pastel tones. I love the way you’ve painted the sky. Well done.
Ozeanbay – very imaginative and a lovely interpretation.
Carl – I like both of those but my favourite is the second with the night sky. It looks like the Aurora Borealis.
Mona – they are all very good. Well done. If I had to pick one it would be the first – I just love the shape of that tree.

What a challenge! Thanks for all the kind comments on mine and thanks to Maureen for hosting.

 

Ron

C & C always welcome

[LavenderFrost Moderator, Acrylics]

Merri, very creative and I like what you did with the composition.

Christel, nice work and the colours look great.

Maureen, nice idea to have the changing seasons on the tree.

Oh wow Scatty, so many ideas! Very good!

Cindy, nice work and cool idea to flip the colours.

David, interesting concept and very colourful.

Kay, nice colours!

Ozean, very different! I imagine someone in the future trying to interpret the meaning of this lol.

Carl, both are beautiful and dramatic.

Ron, very nice abstract.

Mona, an interesting variety of styles.

C&C always welcome. Michelle

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Every painting is a new adventure.

[Old_hobbyest]

kinda semi-abstract

 

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[Charlies Mum Administrator (Maureen)]

Oh! Nice! That’s completely different for you Jim. So head you joined us again. Thank you!

Cheers, Maureen

Forum projects: Plant Parade projects in the Florals/Botanicals forum , WDE in the All Media Art Events , Different Strokes in Acrylics forum .

[Dorrart]

Jim it makes me think of DiCirico, who was Pre-Surrealist.  Nice work!

- David

"Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working." --Picasso

[CMorpaint]

Old-hobbyest that’s a very cool abstract.  So creative.

Regards,
Cindy
C/C always welcome
"Painting is my meditation"

[CMorpaint]

Thank you all for the kind comments on my pieces.  Also thanks to Maureen for this challenge. It was a fun one.

Regards,
Cindy
C/C always welcome
"Painting is my meditation"

[Merriweather]

Gosh,   so many submissions.     A real joy to see.   I reckon you pulled a winner Maureen.  Such a lot of inspiration ,  seem like everyone had a great time doing and trying different styles.
Applause to you Maureen for thinking of this and giving loose reign for the guidelines.
Its a winner winner chicken dinner… !!!

Maureen   colours of the season.. very pretty..  well done
Scattykat :  8 wonderful submission.   I love the 1st with the impression of the roots going down,  and 4th colours just beaut.   The all blue with the light highlighting the tree.  super.
Cindy… strong colour… 2 beauties.   well done
David –   love the loose style  with lotsa colour.   Lovely
Kay –  lovely pink,  very gentle and yes,  the pink sky works for me.
Ozeanbay – interesting , different co sine..  love the little tree .   Well done for imagination.
Carl – they are both beaut… love the strong sky in the first but the second with the starry lights is just wow.
Ron-  interesting with the triangles,  but you know,  none of the triangles distracted.  Well done.
MonaP –  so many beauties.    impressionism,  wow,  the pour is cool.
Jim-  strong work,  love it.

well done everyone
Thanks for the kind comments on mine

Cheers Merri.

 

Painting is a complete distraction. I know of nothing which, without exhausting the body, more entirely absorbs the mind. Winston Churchill

[Charlies Mum Administrator (Maureen)]

Thanks Merri, and everyone! What a great response we’ve had and I’m so glad you had fun with it.

I watched a good tv programme this week, about Aussie Aboriginal art and culture being the oldest continuous culture in the world ….. and how the oh-so-clever Europeans destroyed it (or tried to) ….. history repeats …. is it something in the human DNA that forever leads to the need to conquer? …. All this to say, I now know where /how all the dot aboriginal art originated…. fascinating! …… maybe that’s something to explore another time!??

Cheers, Maureen

Forum projects: Plant Parade projects in the Florals/Botanicals forum , WDE in the All Media Art Events , Different Strokes in Acrylics forum .

[Dorrart]

Thanks Maureen for the fascinating challenge.  That Aboriginal idea does sound like a good one for another time.

Thanks everyone for the comments on mine.

- David

"Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working." --Picasso

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