Animal And Wildlife Challenge November 2023

[pcj]

Hello, and welcome to the November 2023 ANIMAL & WILDLIFE CHALLENGE.

On the first day of each month various photos and a reference subject
will be provided,

Please choose from the photos or the reference subject provided or both
to create an artwork in any medium.

You can use the photo’s or reference subject to create any kind of artwork that you like .

Please use only the photo’s or the reference subject provided.

Please post your artwork on the 20th day of the month

- AND , if you wish, any WIP [works in progress] photo’s that you might have
taken while you were doing your artwork.
- AND, if you wish, any comments about it.

Please don’t post your artwork until the 20th day of the month [this is the ‘reveal’ day]

Please don't tell us whether you chose a photo or reference subject before the 20th !!

You can continue to post your artwork from the 20th until the end of the month.


We hope you enjoy the challenge, we're looking forward to seeing you !
This month's REFERENCE SUBJECT is 'SOMETHING RUNNING'
I am the host for this month.
Cheers,
Patricia
Here are the first ten photo's.

 

[pcj]

...and here's another ten photo's to choose from.
Cheers,
Patricia

 

[ams]

Wow, what a wonderful set of images. Thanks for hosting.

 

[Vivien]

Beautiful images and a great selection! Thanks for hosting Patricia!

 

[joe1It]

Wonderful, thanks.

 

[JStarr]

These are terrific references!

If only I hadn't made a solemn vow to torture myself and do a successful landscape before the turn of the year- --

Maybe if I moderate the metric "successful" and go with "barely passing grade"...

Really great stuff- I'm intrigued.

 

[KreativeK]

Nice ones!

 

[Christel]

Wolf is A3 charcoal and the ? ac with a touch of white oil
Thanks for a great selection to choose from

 

[pcj]

Christel - These are both fantastic ! Their expressions are wonderful.
I think the first animal is a guinea pig.
Cheers,
Patricia

 

[ams]

Christel - These are both fantastic ! Their expressions are wonderful.
I think the first animal is a guinea pig.
Cheers,
Patricia

Beautiful Christel.

 

[ams]

Here are mine. Each is about 5" x 5". I start with a freehand pencil sketch, then add ink, and finally watercolor if I decide to go that extra step.

 

[pcj]

Anne - Beautiful drawings, their expressions are lovely.
The ink work is really well done.
Cheers,
Patricia

 

[joe1It]

Christel, Anne, formidable job, all is wonderfull

 

[joe1It]

Draw digital

 

[Christel]

Anne- great pen and wash! Well done on that size.
Joe - love your digi drawings!
Thanks for the nice comments on mine.

 

[joe1It]

Thanks very much.
today this

 

[Sanlynn]

Wow, Christel, great work on these two. The wolf is especially good.
Anne, love your precise pen work. The added colour is perfect.
Joe, love the movement and spontaneity in your digital sketches.

I did mine very quickly just so I could participate with something. It looks like it has it's tongue hanging but it is it's chin. It makes it look kind of comical. graphite water soluble pencil and added charcoal lines done in my Canson sketchbook, 7X9".

 

[pcj]

Joe - Very nice drawings - You always capture the action very well.

Sanlynn - I love your koala - I have to laugh about his chin - it does look
like he's sticking out his tongue at us - definitely gives him a lovable, cheeky look !

Cheers,
Patricia

 

[pcj]

Hello Everyone,

I just want to let you know that we have run out of monthly hosts.
If anyone would like to host next month [December] or any of the months in 2024
please let me know here.

Thanks,
Patricia

 

[joe1It]

thanks very much,Sanlynn , wonderful job