Robie Benve

Artist: Robie Benve

• Medium: Acrylic
• Size: 5 x 7
  
• Support: canvas panel
  
• http://positivelyrobie.blogspot.com

Ann Hyde

Name: Ann Hyde
Blog: http://studiohyde.blogspot.com
Medium: Rotring Art Pen with brown ink

Jenni Twidle

Artist: Jenni Twidle

Medium: Black pen on white (!) card

Size: 10"x7"

Artist's blogs :

• http://craftymusings.blogspot.com/
• http://jeanettesjottings.blogspot.com

Sherry Bevins

Artist: Sherry Bevins
Medium: Graphite on smooth Bristol board
Size: 5" x 5.5"
Artist Blog: www.artistsherry.blogspot.com

Angela Sullivan - "Finders Keepers"

Title: "Finders Keepers"

Artist: Angela Sullivan

Medium: Acrylic on panel board
Size: 7"x5"

Blog: www.angelasacrylics.blogspot.com

Sylvia Young - Squirrel

Artist: Sylvia Young
Size: 13" x 8"
Medium: Pen and wash
Blog: sylsarttrials.blogspot.com

Ann Hyde

Artist Name: Ann Hyde
Painting: Watercolour
Size: 8" x 7"
Blog: http://studiohyde.blogspot.com/

Millie Nguyen

Artist: Millie Nguyen
Medium: Watercolor
Size: 9" X 12" Arches 140lb HP paper
Artist Website: http://millienguyen6.blogspot.com/

Challenge 20 - Unexpected Fortune

Thank you so much for such an overwhelming participation in the last challenge. It is such a pleasure to view how artists can make a subject truly come alive in so many different ways.

All of us are specially indebted to those who took the time to provide feedback and comments. This nice and friendly atmosphere where we encourage and help each other is really the most wonderful thing about painting together. Let your heart speak out when you see a painting and don't hesitate to put in a few words of encouragement or advice!

About the composition


Sometimes, all you would like to capture in your painting is one special moment in time - a captivating glimpse of light, a fleeting vision of heart melting beauty that words can not describe - all carefully guarded in that special short moment.

What completely stole my heart in this photo was the ineffable happiness on the squirrel's face caused by her unexpectedly discovered delicious treasure - a small piece of something edible.

Let's try to capture that expression in this challenge, that amazing happiness which is a strong reminder of "How little is needed to be thoroughly happy".

Please send a photo of your painting the latest by June 4th. The next painting reference will be posted on June 5th.

Rodica Voicu - "Black Bird"

Artist: Rodica Voicu
Size: 6"x6"
Medium: Oil on hardboard
Artist Blog: http://www.rodicavoicu.blogspot.com/

Ann Hyde

Artist Name: Ann Hyde
Size: 8" x 7"
Medium: Watercolour
Artist Blog : http://studiohyde.blogspot.com/

Petra Lange

Artist: Petra Lange
Medium: Watercolor on paper.
Size 11.8 x 15.7 inches.
Artist Blog: http://ichsehewaswiedunichtsiehst.blogspot.com/
Artist Homepage: http://www.petralange.de/

Angela Sullivan - "Watching From A Distance"

Title: "Watching From A Distance"

Artist: Angela Sullivan

Blog: www.angelasacrylics.blogspot.com

Size: 7"x5"
Medium: Acrylic on canvas panel

Tess Turner

Artist: Tess Turner
Size: 12" x 16"
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Artist blog: http://tesscyp.blogspot.com/

Jenni Twidle

Artist: Jenni Twidle

Size: 5"x7"

Medium: Wolff's Carbon Pencils on smooth paper

Artist's blogs :

• http://craftymusings.blogspot.com/
• http://jeanettesjottings.blogspot.com

K S Stitt - Blackbird

Artist: K S Stitt
Size: 8" X10"
Medium & Support: Oil On Canvas
Artist Blog: http://ksstitt.blogspot.com

Renate Arends - "Bird On Sigar Reed"

Artist: Renate Arends

Title: "Bird On Sigar Reed"

Medium: Watercolour on paper

Size: 12,5" x 16,6"

Sylvia Young

Artist: Sylvia Young
Medium: Pastel
Size: 11"x9"
Artist Website: sylsarttrials.blogspot.com