tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29330724136298401962012-01-30T19:59:34.272-07:00Welcome to Studio Atelier, where artists are invited to participate in a monthly art challenge. A photo challenge is posted each month for you complete using traditional physical art mediums (no digital). Your art work will be posted here, along with your name and blog or website link. You are welcome to send me ideas or suggestions for future challenge topics - either through comment or email. Thank-you to everyone who participates!Barb Benikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059167150151854022noreply@blogger.comBlogger261100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933072413629840196.post-4493170959790884762012-01-21T17:58:00.002-07:002012-01-30T19:59:34.282-07:00

Sylvia Young The Denver Zoo welcomed quadruplet Amur (Siberian) tiger cubs on May 31, 2010 (The Year of the Tiger).  I had hoped to get some shots of the little furballs while they were still tiny, but time flies and they now are 20 months old.  Still, they are so beautiful, and I was able to get this full-on shot of one of them a couple of weeks ago. Tiger by the Tail Good luck to

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If you tuned in yesterday to see the next challenge, you found that I haven't posted it yet.  Needing a bit more time with family and some new projects that have developed, I'll be putting something together at a later date.  I plan to return with a new challenge image within the next few weeks.  You can still email me images of your completed pieces that I will continue to post on the blog. I

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Jean Nelson Sylvia Young    Murillo S. Romeiro  Loretta Sampson We are in the middle of holiday decorating, and these nutcrackers are waiting their turn to be put on display.  Paint them all or just a few; it's up to you.  Or, perhaps you have your own collection of something you want to paint. Nutcrackers Remember to follow the "Rules of the Road"

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Submittal Deadline: Sunday, December 4, 2011 11:59 pm MST A 4-week challenge Sherry Bevins Bernard Victor Nancie Johnson Sylvia Young Renate Arends Jean Nelson It was fun for me to see what your animals look like!  Keep on painting your pets, and I will continue to post them here if you send them in. Cold and snow brings us back to the indoor

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Submittal Deadline Extended: Indefinitely Keep on Painting!  Pet Portraits will continue to be posted if you send them in.We love our feathered/furry/scale-y/etc friends! Rebecca Wang Jenni Twidle Murilo S. Romeiro Sherry Bevins Dianne Lanning Charlotte Tanner Beti Abel Nancie Johnson Sylvia Young Loretta Sampson Renate Arends Karla Uphoff

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Submittal Deadline:  Sunday, October 9, 2011 11:59 pm MST A 4-week Challenge Charlotte Tanner  Murilo S. Romeiro Irina Rekhviashvili Sylvia Young Anita Badami Karin Naylor Jean Nelson We spent a couple of nights in Estes Park, located just outside the entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park.  Estes Park holds festivals and is primarily a tourist town during

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Revised Deadline!! Submittal Deadline:  Sunday, September 11, 2011 11:59 pm MST A 5-week Challenge (Sorry for the extension, but there will be a new challenge for you next weekend) Jean Nelson Murilo S. Romeiro Vicki Holdwick Stone House This month's challenge is from one of our many city parks and has lots of elements that can be developed

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Submittal Deadline:  Sunday, August 7, 2011 11:59 PM MST A 5-Week Challenge  Anita Badani Leslie Hawes Tess Turner Loretta Sampson Sylvia Young  Just over the hill from us lies a lovely valley with a farm that was established by one of the original settlers of this area.  This month's subject photograph was taken while the animals were enjoying their morning

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Submittal Deadline:  Sunday, July 3, 2011 11:59 PM MST A 4-Week Challenge Catherine Hale Charlotte Tanner Nancie Johnson Loretta Sampson Sylvia Young William Cook  Helen Eaton Sue Harrell Jean Nelson Horst Hittenberger Ann Hyde Great job on the sunflowers, everyone!  Now we are turning to what's happening in our garden.

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Submittal Deadline:  Sunday, June 5, 2011 11:59 PM MST A 5-Week Challenge Catherine Hale Ann Hyde Rebecca Wang Maria Soto Robbins Millie Nguyen Horst Hittenberger  Helen Eaton Nancie Johnson William Cook  Murilo S. Romeiro Sylvia Young Jean Nelson  Ann Hyde Ann Hyde Bernie Victor  Charlotte Tanner  This month's challenge comes from

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Date Correction!!! Submittal Deadline:  Sunday, May 1, 2011 11:59 PM MST A 4-Week Challenge Sherry Bevins Sylvia Young Ann Hyde  Charlotte Tanner ____________________________________________ This month's challenge is a still life of hand carved wooden birds.  These folk art pieces are only a few of the many that were created by my Norwegian great grandfather for his

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Submittal Deadline:  Sunday, March 27, 2011 11:59 PM MST A 4-Week Challenge Vanessa Bentley Ann Hyde Linda Popple Sylvia Young Irina Rekhviashvili  Helen Eaton ________________________________ Back to new material!  Here is a simple still life with more of those challenging ellipses.  We also have a limited palette  of reds, greens, and several different tones of

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Submittal Deadline:  Sunday, February 27, 2011 11:59 PM MST A 4-Week Challenge ________________________________ Catherine Hale Sylvia Young Helen Eaton Folks, things have been a bit crazy here, and I haven't had a chance to find a presentable photo for you to paint. So, look over the challenges I've posted since I started this blog; I can't believe it's been a year already

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Submittal Deadline:  January 30, 2011 11:59 PM MST A 4-Week Challenge _____________________________________________  Horst Hittenberger Sylvia Young Luiz Vilarinho Happy New Year to you all! Chinese New Year is February 3 and brings in the Year of the Rabbit. May you all have peace and prosperity in this new year. This photo is from a recent trip I took to Tucson.  The

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Submittal Deadline:  January 2, 2011 11:59 PM MST A 5-Week Challenge Nancie Johnson Catherine Hale Linda Popple Angela Sullivan Sheryl Chew  Sherry Thurner Sylvia Young Horst Hittenberger Hi, folks!  Thanks for all of your great paintings of the apples.  We had a lot of submittals this time, and I'm pleased that so many of you were inspired by the photo. Now

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Submittal Deadline:  November 28, 2010 11:59 PM MDT A 5-Week Challenge Jenni Twidle Byannick    Cheryl Chew   Nancie Johnson Millie Nguyen Sylviane Le Cann Virginia Floyd  Horst Hittenberger  Linda Popple  Marie Sautier Sylvia Young Charlotte Tanner Jean Nelson Angela Sullivan  Barb Benik  

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Submittal Deadline:  October 24 2010 11:59 PM MDT A 4-Week Challenge  Rodica Voicu Jenni Twidle  Karin Naylor Nancie Johnson  Yasha Sharma  Marilyn Russell Marie Sautier Sylvia Young  Jean Nelson Byannick Charlotte Tanner I was delighted to received so many submittals on Garden of the Gods.  I love everyone's interpretations

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 Loretta Sampson  Tilen Ti Irina Rehviashvili Rebecca Wang Nancie Johnson Sylvia Young Yasha Sharma Karin Naylor Sylviane Radha Krishnan Jenni Twidle Marie E. Sautier Byannick  Charlotte Tanner  Murilo S. Romeiro  Jean Nelson This month's picture shows some of the spectacular rock formations at

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Submittal Deadline:  August 29 2010 11:59 PM MDT A 4-Week Challenge During the month of August, I will be accepting suggestions for future challenge topics.  Send me an email, or include your suggestion when you submit your image to this month's challenge.  Keep your suggestions general, such as landscape, still life, etc.  Thanks to all of you who contribute. Karin Naylor

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 Wow!  Great job, everyone.  You all did a wonderful job on this difficult topic, and I look forward to your submittals on future challenges. Submittal Deadline: August 1, 2010 11:59 pm MDT A 4-week challenge Karin Naylor Nancie Johnson Marian Fortunati Ann Thompson Nemcosky Loretta Sampson Murilo S. Romero Sylvia Young Leslie Hawes Jean Nelson

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Submittal Deadline:  11:59 pm MDT, July 4, 2010  (revised date) Ambal Sundaram Loretta Sampson Sylvia Young Jean Nelson byannick  Barb Benik Kudos to you artists who worked on the motorcycles; it was a complicated image, and those of you who submitted your work are to be commended. Even if you tried and didn't finish, it gave you something to think about -

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Submittal Deadline:  11:59 pm MDT, June 6, 2010 Sylvia Young Charlotte Tanner byannick Margaret Bedmar Loretta Sampson Angela Sullivan Barb Benik The sparrows were fun to paint, weren't they?  Congratulations to all of you who completed a painting. The painting challenge this month will extend through the U.S. Memorial Day weekend, so I am presenting a

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Submittal Deadline:  11:59 pm MDT, April 25, 2010  Shirley James Margaret Bednar Cathie Tonkins Rebecca Wang Loretta Sampson Sylviane Le Cann Sherry Thurner William A. Cook Saundra Galloway Irina Rekhviashvili Murilo S. Romeiro Ann Quinn Sylvia Young Lisa Duncan Angela Sullivan  Charlotte Tanner

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This challenge has closed. Margaret Bednar Gringo Zero Cathie Tonkins Leslie Hawes William Cook Saundra Galloway Charlotte Tanner   Angela Sullivan Horst Hittenberger  Barb Benik This challenge is a study of how perspective can affect the geometry of a circle.  This can be a difficult subject, and I'm looking forward to your

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This challenge has closed. Great job everybody!  It never ceases to amaze me how different each artist paints the same subject.  Submittals for the Snow Shadows challenge   Andrea Pope Cindy Haase Monica Benik   Aimee Dingman Karen Smith Ginger Lecher Horst Hittenberger Loretta Sampson    Charlotte Tanner    Gringo Zero

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Introducing a new blog for you to share your artwork! We can all learn more about painting by observing how others paint.  I invite you to participate as little or as much as you like.  Producing a monthly topic for you to paint will be my challenge in this project.  I hope you find the images interesting and a learning experience. Look for the first photograph on Sunday, January 31.

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