Animal & Wildlife Challenge for April, 2022.

[Schuee]

Hello, and welcome to our monthly ANIMAL & WILDLIFE CHALLENGE For April, 2022.

Please choose from the photos provided on the first day of each month to create an artwork
in any medium.

You can use the photos to create any kind of artwork that you like .

Please use only the photo’s provided.

Please don’t post your artwork until the 20th day of the month [this is the ‘reveal’ day]
[it is exciting waiting to see ’ who did which photo and how they did it’ ]

Please don't tell us which photo you chose before the 20th !!

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

On the 20th day of the month and continuing until the end of the month :
PLEASE POST :
- Your artwork.
- 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.

We hope you enjoy the challenge, we're looking forward to seeing you !

Penny

 

[Schuee]

I’m looking forward to seeing the art you produce and am looking forward to the 20th.

Penny

 

[Vivien]

Thanks for Hosting Penny. lovely refs!

 

[Rainowl2]

Love the selection of photos for this month.

 

[Schuee]

Thanks, Viv and Lesley. I hope you find something you want to paint.

 

[eyepaint]

Yahoo! Animals! Thanks for hosting

 

[Schuee]

You are welcome, E.P. I was beginning to think people hadn’t seen the new challenge! I’m glad you found it.

 

[Joy]

Thank you for the wonderful refs! I have been away since March 25 and returned today and just remembered the new challenges when I was eating dinner. After at least six cancelled cruises, we finally got to go this past week and had a mainly excellent, but exhausting trip. It is difficult for me to sleep away from home. The last time we cruised was early March 2020. A few days after we set sail the pandemic was declared and we could not get to any scheduled ports. Plus, we had very rough seas, and norovirus on the ship. (Although we we not ill at all.)

Also please accept belated birthday wishes, as I wanted to PM you on March 29 (my birthday also), but had no internet access. I hope you enjoyed your day. Mine was spent at Coco Cay, Royal Caribbean's private island and it was incredible! A lot better than my 60th two years ago when I was worried about running out of toilet rolls!

 

[Schuee]

Hello, Joy. I wish you (late) happy birthday wishes. Thanks for telling us about your cruise. It sounds as though you had a very good time on your birthday. Lesley took me and Indy out for a drink and cake and we walked Indy through fields nearby. I have a Monday-Thursday break booked at the end of April on the Isle of Wight with Indy, Rita and Wilf. We have a long train journey and a ferry trip to take to get there. I’ve not visited before. We will stay near Shanklin.

My full grown magnolia’s flowers have been killed.by the very cold weather we are having, and the little white one I planted last year is drooping. So sad!
I’m pleased you like the photos And look forward to your art.

 

[Joy]

Penny, I would love to go to Wight. If you are able, please PM or directly email me photos. What about the coach trip you were to take to Scotland?

 

[Schuee]

Hello, Joy. Yes, I will send you photos. If I haven’t got your email adress, I will ask for it by a private message. For information, the Island is always called by its full name, the Isle of Wight (IOW). We journey by train to Portsmouth and then ferry across the Solent to the Island. It’s Cowes on the IOW that is a yachting centre and where the America’s cup is held, I believe. We will be in another part of the Island, not the hilly, cliff side as I don’t walk well on hills.

 

[Joy]

Penny, thanks for the info!

 

[fedetony]

lovely images penny...

 

[Schuee]

Thanks, Federico. I look forward to your entry.

 

[joe1It]

wonderful thanks

 

[Schuee]

You are welcome, joe1lt. I look forward to your taking part in the challenge.

 

[Joy]

It is the 20th in many parts of the world, and I was waiting for Vivien to post, but thought I would beat her to it for once! This is a watercolor on Arches 140 CP, about 7 x 10.Jerry likes it, but he really likes snakes. I wish I could do a more creative interpretation of the photo.

 

[Schuee]

I think its very well done, Joy. I, too, like snakes. Excellent work.

 

[Schuee]

Here is mine, with various stages of work.

 

[Joy]

Penny - That is excellent; I knew you would pick the dog! Showing the WIP was a great idea.