Here's a couple I did today::

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Attached Link: "Nature's Struggle"

"Nature's Struggle"

See the full-sized verson of it here in the galleries, at the above link.

Good luck to everyone!

JonTheCelt

forgot the image  oops;

brush painted by  yours truly

Sorry for  the delete this below was suppose to go on with the image::

Another one from yours truly:
named it "troubled"

When I feel troubled with a worried mind
When I'm stressed because of life and time
The salvation I can still find,is a walk alone
The pressure of the day  can slowly slipped away
like  the sands of time along the shores:

when  life hands you lemons
add vodka:

**           **       poem by yours truly     
                                                The Intruder

How do I overcome

Something I cannot see

The pain so deep inside of me

My back my legs my head my hands

You bind me like a rubber band

But you will not discourage me

I will fight back so you will see

that also deep inside of me

A strong and determined mind in me

When you hit you do not play,

Just when I think your gone away

You slam me down,in your hard way

You play a game,I will not play

I'm stubborn, and I am  strong

I'll beat your game someday

and you'll be gone:

on your way,forever

for all people who suffer and feel alone"
a short poem about FMS (fibromyalgia)

Attached Link: only the beginning

I inspried you?? wow
thanks a lot
now I will take a look at yours''
good day from sunny LA !!(smile)

thanks everyone:

Quote:::Be there if your  friend falls,help him up:

Here's mine-Solitary

What a terrific batch of entries for this interesting challenge!  This is the last call for entries.  I will be closing the challenge tomorrow night at 23:59 Renderosity time and have voting for a couple of days.   

~Viv

Attached Link: soaring

Soaring**

Alone
Aloft
On silent wings
Amid hawks
Clouds
God's wondrous things
Drifting
Sifting the mysteries of life
At one with the sky
I fly**

I'd wanted to make a poem about the Phoenix Triumphant to balance all those who think that solitary = sad, but only have phrases, not a sound structure. 

I find it somewhat amazing that with all these entries we have no lighthouse-keepers, hermits, guardians, or champions in the Irish mode (alone on the bridge, causeway, ford) or anybody on solitary quest or vigil.  Perhaps this speaks of modern sensibilities, where everybody has a cellphone glued to their ear, even in a crowd, and being disconnected is devastating.

Cross-posted. (I type slowly)

Can we please leave the voting until Friday? I'm goin off-world for a couple and won't be back till Thursday night GMT.

Enjoy your trip to Mars, Bryster!  Closing the entries on Friday gives everyone a couple of extra days to get in those last entries!  Back to the drawing board... erm... computer :)

~Viv

Thanks, Viv!
I'm back now. ;-)

Well, now that everyone's back together, let's open the voting!  What an interesting challenge we had this month!  I really enjoyed seeing some writing as well as visual art.  We have 3 pages of images this month, be sure to look at them all.  It's time to start the voting!  Please vote in this thread, after this entry.  You get to choose your 3 favorite entries, giving each of them 3, 2 or 1 points.  Remember, you are choosing an entry, not an artist.  If someone has posted more than one entry, you need to indicate which is your choice. 

Your vote should look something like this:

Ivanttu - "beAlone" - 3 points
Sin - "gular" - 2 points
1and - "Only" - 1 point

Feel free to nominate Honorable Mentions or make comments.

~Viv

panzerfaust - "Solitary" - 3 points
stormchaser -- "Alone" --- 2 points
Ra3vyn ------ "Solitary" - 1 point

I enjoyed seeing the different takes on this challenge ... very inspiring.

Mrnarna - Isolation = 3 points
Stormchaser - Alone = 2 points
Panzerfaust - Solitary = 1 point.

Good luck to everyone!

It was a tough decision this, but in the end I chose these 3 as my favourites.

1 - jonthecelt -    "Nature's Struggle" - 3 points
2 - panzerfaust - " Solitary"               -  2 points
3 - nongo -          "the lone tulip"       - 1 point

um, being new to this forum, i have a dumb question... can anybody vote, just not for his/her own entry, or how does it work? 

Anybody who is a member of Renderosity can vote. 

We usually don't vote for our own entries.  On occasion there have only been 2-3 entries, and to avoid the embarrassment of having to vote for our own work, we come to an agreement... like declaring us all winners and a group decision on the next month's challenge.

Because, after all, getting something finished and entered is a victory for many of us.

Carolly

OK, my votes...

• bentchick - Abandoned Car = 3 points

Exquisite work... and that car is so isolated that there isn't even a track of a road back to civilization.

• evielouise - Alone with Pain = 2 points

I live with a constant migraine, and pain isolates a person by keeping them from being fully human and in the human community... especially if the source of the pain isn't obvious.  The red skeleton conveys this effectively working with the words.

• bangonthedrums - Rude Awakening = 1 point

The poem is very strong.  Even in a shared bed, you can be alone.

• LightningJinx - Atlas = H.M.

Atlas is definitely a solitary figure, with the weight of the world at war on his shoulders.  Yet he still stands upright.  He doesn't just drop the ball and walk back to his buddies.

A very nice showing all around with many good entries.

Carolly

thanks, carolly, for your kind explanation!

tough choices, but here are my 3:

1)  stormchaser - alone = 3 points

2)  hauksdottir - the sentinel pine = 2 points

3)  bentchick - abandoned car, death valley, ca = 1 point

HM)  ra3vyn - solitary
HM)  jonthecelt - nature's struggle
HM)  panzerfaust - solitary

great entries, all.... loved the diversity!

Stormchaser's image really stuck out for me-
She gets 3 points from me.

My votes are for:

1   Only the beginning            stunning art work !

#2    the lone tulip           beautiful photography.....
#3    stand alone           Lighthouses to me are very alone,standing  against the sea, and the darkness of night .. warning  ships  and sailors with no reply..

Good luck to you ALL   was very hard to make a decision..

Last call for final votes!  I will close the voting tonight at 23:59 Renderosity time and have the totals soon thereafter. 

Does anyone want to weigh in on us having a April/May challenge since we ran a bit late?  Post it here or send me a sitemail.

~Viv

April/May?

It depends upon the theme!

Something floral or spring-like or dealing with birth and growth would be suitable across the months, but "April Fools" and "April Showers" and "April is the Cruelest Month" are too specific, despite being good themes.

Carolly

Thanks to all who participated in this challenge!  There were so many amazing

entries.  The subject really inspired a lot of different interpretations.

Here is the Vote count:

Tied for sixth place, with 1 point:  bangonthedrums' Rude Awakening, evielouise's

Stand Alone and Ra3vyn's Solitary.

Tied for fifth place, with 2 points:  hauksdottir's Sentinel Pine and evielouise's

Alone With Pain.

Tied for fourth place, with 3 points:  bangonthedrums' Only The Beginning, nongo's

The Lone Tulip, jonthecelt's Nature's Struggle and mrnarna's Isolation.

In third place, with 4 points:  bentchick's Abandoned Car

In second place, with 6 points:  panzerfaust's Solitary.

In first place, with 10 points: stormchaser's Alone.

Everyone did a great job and showed a lot of inspiration!  Congratulations to

stormchaser!  Please choose a challenge for April/May :)

~Viv

Hi,

I just wanted to say a big thanks to those who voted for me. It was interesting to take part in this challenge, seeing the different formats people used on a single theme.

How long have I got to come up with a theme for the new challenge?
I'll have to get thinking on something interesting enough & broad enough that a wide range of us can take part in.

Thanks,

Stormy.

Since we ran so late on the voting, I would like to make the next challenge April/May so we can have some comfortable timing.  It would be great if you can get us a challenge in a couple of days. :)

Congratulations!

~Viv

Attached Link: found the, uh, links!

Given the other deadlines this month, taking the pressure off is perhaps a Good Thing.

Stormchaser,

Congratulations!  And don't worry too hard about a broad topic: no matter what the theme, we'll push the borders of it.  Given what happened with hot dogs, I think we can handle anything. ;)

Carolly

Attached Link: http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1210773

Attached Link: DAWN

http://www.renderosity.com/mod/forumpro/showthread.php?thread_id=2736998

Should be interesting, especially for those of us who usually try to be in bed by then! ;^)

Carolly