Animal & Wildlife Challenge - April 2025

[Triduana]

Hello, and welcome to our monthly 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 photos or reference subject to create any kind of artwork that you like.

Please use only the photos or the reference subject provided.

Please post your artwork starting on the 15th day of the month. (This is the 'Reveal’ Day.)

You can continue to post your artwork from the 15th until the end of the month.

Also, if you wish, please feel free to post any works in progress photos that you took while you were doing your artwork, and any comments about it.

No theme this month; just thought I'd go with a range.

Part 2 coming up ...

 

[Triduana]

Have fun!

 

[Jo Castillo]

Beautiful photos. Thanks for hosting and sharing.

 

[Joy]

Great photos! Thanks ever so much for hosting.

 

[Sanlynn]

So many wonderful choices it will be hard to choose. Thanks for hosting.

 

[Joy]

Well, it's the 15th in Scotland, so in honor of our host Kay I will post mine. This is a watercolor, 7 x 7, on Arches 140 CP. Ideally, there should be more light areas on the ibex for contrast. Only two colors were used - Thalo Blue and Burnt Sienna.

 

[ams]

Beautifully done Joy. I wouldn't have guessed your very limited palette. There is lots of color interest here and good value contasts. Your ibex has strong contrast with the sparkle in the eye and even on the horns and that draws the eye. I like your work on the rocks in the foreground as well.

 

[ams]

Here's mine. This is about 5"x5", ink and Inktense in XL Mixed Media sketchbook. He was fun to paint.

Wonderful images Kay. Thank you for hosting.

 

[Joy]

Anne, that is just so precious! You know I am partial to birds and the posture is beautifully captured. Thank ever so much for your kind comments on mine. The rocks turned out better than my past efforts painting them.

 

[Jo Castillo]

Joy, your ibex is amazing and only two colors. Wow.

Anne, your drawings are always so delicate and this is no exception. The little bird sings.