DIFFERENT STROKES OCTOBER 2023: Acrylics Challenge!

[LavenderFrost Moderator, Acrylics]

Sometimes Maureen and I are in a competition for best procrastinator lol.

I often feel that lack of motivation. These challenges are often the only thing I get painted in a month, I feel a bit of a push to take part. But a challenge like this can be hard to get started. So many possibilities, and so much imagination required. You have to start narrowing down the ideas to what you want to paint. And then just sit yourself down and get started. Use this challenge to just do something fun and it might help you get back to your other projects.

C&C always welcome. Michelle

mkmcreations.com
Every painting is a new adventure.

[Old_hobbyest]

I have been painting nightmares for yrs. I just finished two for this month’s challenge and I have one that I salvaged from a flood that might clean up.

[Mayfly]

Thanks for joining in Old-Hobby. Looking forward to the results!!!

Carl

[Mayfly]

Here is your 7th inning intermission question. Who are your favorite monster book authors?

Mine….Stephen King, Dean Koontz, J.K. Rowling, and Preston and Child (my favs right now).

Carl

[KreativeK Moderator]

Probably King and Koontz for me.

Kay

Moderator: Watermedia, Mixed Media, Abstract/Contemporary

[CMorpaint]

Stephen King was my favorite.  Now I can’t read them.  Too scary!!

 

My monster is done.

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

[LavenderFrost Moderator, Acrylics]

I had to stop reading Stephen King because he was too depressing lol. I don’t know if I have a favourite monster book author but I’m reading a book of Lovecraft stories now. What a gruesome imagination he had.

C&C always welcome. Michelle

mkmcreations.com
Every painting is a new adventure.

[Charlies Mum Administrator (Maureen)]

Stephen King … he’s the only horror author I read because I generally don’t like horror! My late Mum would have been in her element with this challenge!??:evil:

Cheers, Maureen

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

[ColinS, Moderator, Victoria British Columbia]

I have started on mine. So far so good, but I am not sure I won’t muck up what I’ve achieved so far. So I may photograph it at an early stage just in case.

Favourite monster authors? Hmm. Probably Ovid as I find the ancient monsters more compelling than the “modern” ones. (My son laughed at me when I described Dracula and Frankenstein as “modern” in my way of thinking.

JK Rowling was very good at monsters. The Dementors are very creepy. And some of her “humans” are pretty creepy too. The guy with the face in the back of his head still makes me shudder. Glad none of my teachers tried to pull that.

"None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm." - Henry David Thoreau

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[Mayfly]

Good to see everyone busy on the monster theme. I just finished Kings book called “Fairy Tales”. A great read. To me it was Harry Potter and the Lord of the Rings on steroids.  My first monster is almost done and I will be doing another, maybe. Cheers

Carl

[Merriweather]

Um, I dont know if I am on the right track after reading all above.

I sure have a monster going, but it’s not a made up one.

Cheers Merri

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

[Mayfly]

Hi Merri – You are on the right track! Keep painting away.

Carl

[ozeanbay]

I stumbled across this artist’s happy and extremely cute monsters and thought of this challenge. Enjoy some light hearted inspiration! https://www.emilyhare.co.uk/collections/monster-art

[Charlies Mum Administrator (Maureen)]

They’re cute monsters Ozean … something to make us smile! Thanks for finding them.?

Cheers, Maureen

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

[Merriweather]

I am done… tis the night of the 18th here,  so 3 days.

Cheers Merri

 

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

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