What an incredibly fun challenge. One of my favorites. There are so many ways we can make masks for our art. There are even more ways we can use the mask as a symbol – for what, that is up to you. Identity. Hiding. Pure creepiness factor. Get creative! I can’t wait to see what different types of masks crop up! I’ll pull some of the art that I see this week to feature! Use the hashtag #PromotingPassionChallenge so I…
This week’s challenge is not for the faint of heart. You know I love me some grotesque imagery. Grotesque / Gothic paintings are my favorite. Take the darkness and run with it. This week, explore the darkness that everyone holds inside and see what comes out. Maybe this will help, too: Grotesque: comically or repulsively ugly or distorted, incongruous or inappropriate to a shocking degree. synonyms: malformed, deformed, misshapen, misproportioned, distorted, twisted, gnarled, mangled, mutilated; More I’ll pull some of the art that I see this week to feature!…
Everyone knows I love a little flowing fabric. Or maybe a lot. Okay, I have a full-on obsession with flowing fabric. As evidenced by my hundred or so images that feature it. Why? It creates movement in an otherwise static image. It can be transformed into so many shapes and adds an organic element to an image. I can’t wait to see how you use moving fabric in your art! I’ll pull some of the art that I see this…
Everyone knows the look of movies, though it is incredible diverse in visuals. There is something about feeling like an image is about to move – like the reality of it is heightened. That’s how I view cinema. I don’t work in this medium normally, and only have a smattering of images that could pass as cinematic. Mine edge toward painterly. But I thought it would be fun to see how far we could take this theme this week! You…
Flowers are an incredibly evocative prop. They are rich in color, delicate to the touch, symbolic of growth/beauty/death…and my personal favorite are either: dead flowers, or death flowers, like calla lilies. Did you know that the calla lily was my wedding flower? I can’t wait to see what flowers you use, or if you only use the theme symbolically! I’ll pull some of the art that I see this week to feature! Use the hashtag #PromotingPassionChallenge so I can find…