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Welcome to this week results of the art challenge we recently set all about Toadstools. The object this week was for students to be creative with the brief and they could use any medium and have fun with the idea.
Our stunning featured image today is by new student Karan McKelvie and her toadstool painting is absolutely superb, so full of atmosphere and texture. We love the way the concentration of red colours are in the bottom left, allowing a large part of the painting to be natural hues allowing the eye to draw down to the toadstools. Karan said….
Recently joined the London Art college, doing fantasy illustration. Heres my week end art challenge mushrooms.
Karan McKelvie
We have received so many wonderful paintings and drawings. Megans fantasy painting below is adorable, we love Ian’s pen and ink study and Luiza’s beautiful coloured pencil study is exquisite.
Everyone has done extremely well and again another huge pat on the back to those who entered. Its all fantastic practice in helping improve your skills as an artist and learning to work to a brief too. Stay tuned, a new challenge coming tomorrow!
Things shouldn’t always be taken too literally – as I suspect this creature is finding to his cost. Don’t think he’s made any friends, do you? Julie SmalleyI’ve loved taking part in this weekend art challenge!! Pushing me to think outside the box & do something a little different Acrylic paint on a 20×25 canvas Megan Wright My attempt at this weekends challenge, I love drawing things from nature. Ian DanceThe first picture (in colour pencil) is from reference photo on Flickr and the second below is an outdoor watercolour exercise I did this Tuesday in Kingswood Park. Thank you for challenging me to look for mushrooms! It was a true adventure! Luiza VaroviciHere is my effort for the weekend art challenge, toadstools. It is in acrylic paint with a watercolour background. It was a nice way to spend a cold, windy Sunday afternoon. Helen TurnerJanki SanghaviWatercolor and watercolorpencils Rose-Marie BiehligPencil drawing of a fungus photo I took this month in Lake district. Lindsey Repton Loved the toadstool subject and enjoyed the colours and textures! Pauline BurkeLuiza VaroviciThis was inspired by a photo of my own. I think it is honey fungus. Susan ZajaczkowskaBig Mushroom in damp forest …used acrylics as medium Shailaja RathinavelMy painting for the weekend art challenge …I used acrylics as medium…this is a imaginary green forest with beautiful toadstools and butterfly Shailaja RathinavelHere is my little pastel painting for this week-end’s art challenge: toadstools After a long summer break I am very happy to be back again in this nice and friendly group. Véra JaouadiChristine BorrowsMy art work for the weekend art challenge “Toadstools”. Thank you! Thakur Balbeer Singhjust finished my weekend challenge, I started with one toadstool and few days later a magical kingdom with tiny fairies and grumpy bear appeared. Elena StathamCharlotte DraperFirst ever submission to the weekend challenges! Cerys ChandlerFreestyle fungi for the weekend challenge. At least this one fits the brief! Lynne BagnallMy entry for this weeks challenge! Chris RyeDóra BirgisStill experimenting with pastels Kathleen MillerWeekend challenge.. Toadstools with its bright and red colour generally appears in fairytales. Latha Bhaduri PrabakarFor this weeks weekend challenge I added in a fairy and a mole alongside with some mushrooms. Just thought I’d have a bit of fun this week. I’ve used watercolour and skin tone pencils. Nina PhillipsKatja FelbelCaptain Toadie entering the #weekendchallenge Lou Addison-BrownJust started as a student but I’m stuck at work this weekend so I don’t have the opportunity to do something for this weekend. Not strictly a Fungii piece but I just wanted to contribute something. I did this as an exercise about 3 years ago. Blue Moon Faerie. Montana Gold spray acrylic on foam card (A3). Dave SmedlyBebe KanterHere is my mixed media painting of mushrooms for the week end challenge. It’s done in mainly acrylics with a little gel pen writing on top. Fantasy illustration course. Karan McKelvie
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