Making a Mark, Twenty Minute Challenge and Art Every Day Month…PHEW!
I’ve was off the net for a little over 24 hours and I feel like I have so much to catching up to do. I’ve found some excellent sites for art bloggers: Making a Mark, Twenty Minute Challenge, and Art Every Day Month. All part of my artist networking experience!
Making a Mark is an artist blogger resource intense site. Artist Ms. Katherine Tyrrell says she “draws and writes about art for artist and art lovers”; and does she ever. On her November 14th posting (How to highlight your exhibition..) she proposes to highlight other “artists who blog AND and who have solo exhibitions of their work, win prizes and/or participate in small group exhibitions.” She will highlight other artist shows on Sunday. What a wonderful gift to the art community. Her site gets lots of traffic. So, fellow art bloggers, if you haven’t already, visit her site. Several of you participate in big shows and win prizes. It would be great to see you highlighted. And, it will be fun to see who she highlights each week.
The Twenty Minute Challenge is a blog hosted by artist Katharine Cartwright. I liked her twenty minute challenge as soon as I read about it. I had one of those “I can do that” moments! It’s similar to my original intent for the little studies I’ve done with Ms. Kitty. My goal is to improve my skills in drawing and brush handling. And it’s fun. Check out her site and try the twenty minute challenge.
I’ve also been participating in Leah’s Piken Kolidas’ Art Every Day Month. I meet lots of different kind of artists who are participating in the challenge. From collage artists to poets and quilt makers, it’s an interesting mix of works. I invite you to go to her blog and see some of the fine works yourself; so much to see! so little time!
With that, the two pieces I’m posting today are my first responses to the 20 minute challenge. They were done Thursday evening in a hotel room in Tacoma. We had to go there for an overnighter… It’s fun trying to work fast! Oh, and MsKitty is present in both studies. See if you can find her. She said she wanted to travel, so she came with us on our short trip!
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Good finds Peggy. They sound like fun sites. I wish I had time to participate in them.
Hi Randy, You have a point there; sometimes I go overboard. I’m about at the point where I need to tell myself “stop! focus!” There are lots of interesting sites; can’t see them all. Thanks.
Hi Peggy, thanks for the great links. I’m enjoying your watercolors as well. The concept of doing art quickly is great too. It was initially suggested to me in an exercise from Nick Bantock and then in my quilting class Angie Woolman said that when you work fast, you take more risks. I like that extra energy of working quickly under a deadline. Leah
Hi Leah, thank you for stopping by! I agree, the energy and focus needed to for a short deadline works! Your blog and website are wonderful!
I like what you’ve done here – and thanks for the links!
Hi Casey, Thank you! Your work inspired me to explore watercolor studies from life, or still lifes. You’re welcome.