tresamie opened this issue on May 02, 2007 · 106 posts
tresamie posted Wed, 02 May 2007 at 10:17 AM
Hi all,
gunsan is taking a small break and has asked me to post the challenge. Here it is in gunsan's own words:
Hi, and thanks for this message!
I have a little "creative pause" from RR now, it is important to take a break now and then. I have been a steady member for 6½ years now., so a pause is essential.not to get burdened of it.
I pondered what I would want as a theme, and why not that what my mind is full of just now.
FLOWERS.
But not just photos or paintings of ordinary flowers, but very personal interpretation of flowers.
There are thousends of flowers, that can give inspiration to strange interpretations, fairy flowers as well as man-eating flowers or fractal flowers, just to name a few.
Let us see how long your (and mine) fantasy can´reach!!!
Happy spring
Hugs - Gun
The Challenge begins immediately and will close to entries on May 27, 2007 at 11:59 PM Renderosity time. Voting will begin then and last until May 30, 2007 at 11:59 PM Renderosity time. I will total and announce the results on May 31, 2007.
Let's see what you got!
~Viv
Fractals will always amaze me!
Valerie-Ducom posted Wed, 02 May 2007 at 10:26 AM
oh, so very nice theme !
Gog posted Wed, 02 May 2007 at 12:03 PM
great theme, now to get working....
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ligt posted Wed, 02 May 2007 at 2:49 PM
100% UF
Gog posted Thu, 03 May 2007 at 4:40 AM
What gorgeous colours.
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X-PaX posted Thu, 03 May 2007 at 7:13 AM
Could images of some plant artwork participate also?
X-PaX
kansas posted Thu, 03 May 2007 at 11:37 AM
Ahhh! Spring Blue is very pretty!
Marion
kansas posted Thu, 03 May 2007 at 11:41 AM
Some forest flowers. These remind me of the little blossoms on some of the wildflowers growing along our creek bank. A larger version is posted in my gallery.
Marion
ligt posted Thu, 03 May 2007 at 12:35 PM
thanks, marion, so are yours. uf is a great programm for flowers.
monica
tresamie posted Thu, 03 May 2007 at 10:44 PM
Hi X-paX,
If the plants have flowers, they will be great additions to our challenge.
~Viv
Fractals will always amaze me!
X-PaX posted Fri, 04 May 2007 at 6:45 AM
What I mean is something like this (photograph by me)
I would like to do some artwork with this strange looking one. I am not sure but this is not a flower or what do you think?
X-PaX
ligt posted Fri, 04 May 2007 at 7:19 AM
beautiful picture, and i think : yes.uf does not make flowers, but an impression of flowers, and if that is oké, so must this be allright.
monica
kansas posted Fri, 04 May 2007 at 8:27 AM
**X-PaX
WOW! That is a beautiful photo. Well done and a wonderful entry.
Marion**
tresamie posted Fri, 04 May 2007 at 9:59 PM
This is enough of a flower to me!
~Viv
Fractals will always amaze me!
newleaf posted Sun, 06 May 2007 at 5:04 AM
kansas posted Sun, 06 May 2007 at 2:38 PM
Newleaf: I love your fractal flower.
Marion
X-PaX posted Mon, 07 May 2007 at 7:38 AM
I am not sure. Can I participate with the photo or should I do a bit more artwork with it?
But as I see, more than one entry is allowed?
@kansas and newleaf
Very nice fractal flowers
X-PaX
ligt posted Mon, 07 May 2007 at 9:29 AM
x-pax
i think whatever you like, it is really all up to you and what you will and can do!
monica
tresamie posted Tue, 08 May 2007 at 12:11 AM
You may enter more than one image, but remember, if you do, each image will be voted on separately.
I can see everyone is inspired with this topic! newleaf, it's wonderful to see one of your fractal creations again :) These are all terrific entries.
~Viv
Fractals will always amaze me!
mamabobbijo posted Tue, 08 May 2007 at 10:14 PM
My Mom was blind for my entire life. I was always using words to paint for her. She loved flowers, but Lilacs were her favorite. I wrote this when I was thirteen or so.
Lilacs are the smell of the air after a spring rain, and the sun is out.
They are the smell of Nana's neck during a thunderstorm, and I am on her lap.
They are the smell of home, just at sundown, and evening breezes stir.
Lilacs are the taste of blueberries, still hot from the sun.
They are the taste of the first barbecue of spring.
They are the taste of ice cream at the Dairy, while we feed the ducks.
Lilacs are the sound of the tree frogs, peeping in the night.
They are the sound of spring rain on the tin roof of the back porch.
They are the sound of children laughing, as they blow dandilion seeds.
Lilacs feel like berries heavey on the vine.
They feel like tiny faerie kisses, when you lay them on your cheek.
They feel like cool little pieces of heaven, tied in a tiny bundle.
Lilacs are the first flowers of the spring, they will always mean thay winter's gone.
They will always drench the air with their sweet perfume, so we will know.
It's safe to stay out later, and leave our jackets home. They will always be an invitation to come out and fall asleep in the porch swing listening to the night's song.
ligt posted Wed, 09 May 2007 at 5:20 AM
wow, this is a wonderful way of describing a lilac.
ím very impressed you already could do this on a early age.
monica
kansas posted Wed, 09 May 2007 at 9:45 AM
mamabobbijo,
A beautiful work picture of lilacs.
Marion
Jin posted Thu, 10 May 2007 at 7:57 PM
"Spring Bouquet"
© 2003 - 2007, Jinny Brown
Corel Painter 7 - Originally created while teaching a Painter 7 class, as a demonstration for creating and using custom Nozzles and some other Painter features.
This could have been done in earlier Painter versions and can be be done in Painter 8, Painter IX and Painter X as well.
Jinny Brown
New Content at PixelAlley.com
Robin9058 posted Thu, 10 May 2007 at 8:50 PM
Attached Link: Wild Flower
Here is my entry. UF fractal. Wild Flower.If it isn't broken, don't fix it.
http://www.fractalartnest.com
ShawnDriscoll posted Thu, 10 May 2007 at 10:52 PM
Time to make some flowers...
TwoPynts posted Fri, 11 May 2007 at 8:54 AM
Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations
ligt posted Fri, 11 May 2007 at 10:01 AM
monica
photo with nikon 5700
alida posted Fri, 11 May 2007 at 3:44 PM
alida posted Fri, 11 May 2007 at 3:48 PM
evielouise posted Fri, 11 May 2007 at 7:04 PM
Hi there I'm a little confused (maybe a lot! lol)
I uploaded a flower image last night here but I don't see it:
does it have to be ok'd first??
thanks : evielouise
Lucie posted Fri, 11 May 2007 at 7:22 PM
tresamie posted Sat, 12 May 2007 at 1:04 AM
Hi evielouise,
There is no approval process first, your entry should have been posted. One of two things could have happened. If it took very long to make the post, you may have timed out. If it didn't take very long, it's possible that you chose the button "preview reply" instead of "post reply". That would have put it on hold, and if you exited out, it would have been lost. Please repost your entry, we would love to see it!
~Viv
Fractals will always amaze me!
tresamie posted Sat, 12 May 2007 at 1:17 AM
Wow, these entries are amazing! This is going to be a really hard one for you all to judge :m_grin:
~Viv
Fractals will always amaze me!
gunsan posted Sat, 12 May 2007 at 8:21 AM
kansas posted Sat, 12 May 2007 at 8:36 AM
Lucie, your entry is lovely and graceful. I like it very much.
Gunsan, a gorgeous abstract flower. You are so clever and talented.
Good luck to both of you.
Marion
Valerie-Ducom posted Sat, 12 May 2007 at 9:33 AM
mamabobbijo posted Sat, 12 May 2007 at 2:06 PM
WOW! Os many wonderful entries! Glad I don't have to choose. I love the reflection of Kort's lily, Valerie's daisies and the softness of Lucie's post. The fractals are great as well. I don't see yours either miss Evie. BJ
evielouise posted Sat, 12 May 2007 at 5:16 PM
koosievantutte posted Sat, 12 May 2007 at 6:44 PM
"The light at the end of the tunnel may be an oncoming train"
evielouise posted Sat, 12 May 2007 at 6:55 PM
'fleur de lis' is awesome
It's been around forever:
love it
evielouise posted Sat, 12 May 2007 at 6:58 PM
keep smiling they'll wonder what your up to:
evielouise posted Sat, 12 May 2007 at 6:59 PM
keep smiling they'll wonder what your up to:
ligt posted Sun, 13 May 2007 at 5:49 AM
alida posted Sun, 13 May 2007 at 9:13 AM
evielouise posted Sun, 13 May 2007 at 9:47 AM
mamabobbijo posted Sun, 13 May 2007 at 11:58 AM
They are both lovely Miss Evie,
Thanks for the benches in the first to sit a while and enjoy the view. The roses are so fresh looking all covered in dew. I do love stained glass, my daughter makes them for me. Alida this latest is my favorite of yours, I think it is the sun from behind.
Happy Mother's Day to all.
BJ
newleaf posted Sun, 13 May 2007 at 2:42 PM
Lucie posted Sun, 13 May 2007 at 2:44 PM
Oh! That's a pretty flower! I've never seen those before...
ominousplay posted Sun, 13 May 2007 at 6:04 PM
Never Give Up!
evielouise posted Sun, 13 May 2007 at 10:46 PM
hope you like it:
and thanks for your comment:
hugs from california"
Gog posted Mon, 14 May 2007 at 3:52 AM
Wow so many wxcellent images, I really need to get in gear, so far I've only modelled 2 petals of my flower.....
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mamabobbijo posted Mon, 14 May 2007 at 1:16 PM
WOW! Evie it's so delicate and lovely it really looks like stained glass. Thanks so much. I've never seen the flower you call fairy bells newleaf, Mullaney would be enchanted! We spend long days discovering fairies in the most amazing places! That scene of yours ominousplay is quite interesting, It's quite nice but I can't decide if it's a photo, a creation or a combination. The birds are quite dear.
Thanks to all of you for sharing you work.
BJ
abetaltre posted Tue, 15 May 2007 at 12:10 AM
abetaltre posted Tue, 15 May 2007 at 12:13 AM
Titia posted Tue, 15 May 2007 at 5:54 AM
evielouise posted Tue, 15 May 2007 at 10:15 AM
Reply to BJ:
the birds are from a photo I took long ago
whcih I made a tube out of
I have many flowers in tubes:
in psps8
I now make most of my own tubes
because of copyright issues:
the rest is my creation in psp8
happy you liked it" hugs and good morning:
abetaltre posted Tue, 15 May 2007 at 5:57 PM
abetaltre posted Tue, 15 May 2007 at 9:23 PM
evielouise posted Tue, 15 May 2007 at 11:36 PM
abetaltre posted Wed, 16 May 2007 at 11:18 AM
poppies
Gog posted Wed, 16 May 2007 at 11:32 AM
love that desert daisy image
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mamabobbijo posted Thu, 17 May 2007 at 1:21 PM
What a lovely dreamy style to this Miss Evie, I like it. Abetaltre, there's nothing here but the word poppies.
BJ
jstro posted Thu, 17 May 2007 at 7:09 PM
Attached Link: Number 7 Chettelham Road
These are all lovely entries. Makes me feel guilty for what I'm foisting off on you here. I came up with something to incorporate both the theme here of Flowers, and the theme in the writer's forum of Mothers (I'm essentially lazy, I guess.) Seemed innocent enough, right?Flowers with a twist.
~jon
~jon
My Blog - Mad
Utopia Writing in a new era.
abetaltre posted Fri, 18 May 2007 at 11:24 AM
plentiful rains brought out vast fields of poppies here in the desert
waheednasir posted Sat, 19 May 2007 at 2:46 AM
hey there everyone...:). wonderful entries i say, so much colour and flow...:). i too would love to participate, but i have a small question, is it allowed to post something that has already been painted or do i have to paint something new, esp for this challenge?
all the best to everyone...:).
regards,
waheednasir.
www.waheednasir.com
Valerie-Ducom posted Sat, 19 May 2007 at 7:54 AM
abetaltre posted Sat, 19 May 2007 at 12:59 PM
this is now the third post of the poppie series... i hope this one gets posted
abetaltre posted Sat, 19 May 2007 at 1:35 PM
Lucie posted Sat, 19 May 2007 at 3:39 PM
Abetaltre, that is just gorgeous! I really like the mix of bw/color, really well done.
waheednasir posted Tue, 22 May 2007 at 1:53 PM
everything including, composition, focus, lighting, colors and textures were taken care of to achieve the required dramatic mood(Classical/neo-classical/threatrical) with a dainty look...my actual concern.
painted in artrage, using tablet. its all self-visualized, from scratch, with no refererence used. i only revealed what i had in my mind.
hope this manages to grab some votes...:).
all the best everyone...good day.
waheednasir.
www.waheednasir.com
regards,
waheednasir.
www.waheednasir.com
Gog posted Tue, 22 May 2007 at 2:48 PM
Another Superb image Waheednasir!
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abetaltre posted Tue, 22 May 2007 at 3:43 PM
mamabobbijo posted Tue, 22 May 2007 at 6:09 PM
I love the colour over B/W abetaltre, but the collaborative is by far my favorite. Waheednasir, I love the classic feel of your piece.
tresamie posted Thu, 24 May 2007 at 12:11 PM
I have been without phone service (and DSL) for the last week. Sorry for not responding during that time.
Wow, lots of fantastic entries while I was gone. This seems to be a very universal topic.
Reminder: The last day to enter is this Sunday. If anyone realllllllly needs an extra day, let me know and we will extend it.
~Viv
Fractals will always amaze me!
ligt posted Thu, 24 May 2007 at 3:57 PM
hi, how come i did not get a message that there were new uploads here?
i missed a lot.
was the site down? one way or another?
monica
Steinie posted Thu, 24 May 2007 at 9:15 PM
mamabobbijo posted Fri, 25 May 2007 at 11:49 AM
It is adorable steinie. BJ
waheednasir posted Fri, 25 May 2007 at 11:57 AM
many thanks gog and mamabobbijo...:).
i see beautiful entries by everyone, tough time for voters im sure...:).
cheers all.
regards,
waheednasir.
www.waheednasir.com
abetaltre posted Sat, 26 May 2007 at 3:48 PM
Lucie posted Sat, 26 May 2007 at 6:37 PM
Oh pretty!!! You sure have this technique of BW and color mastered! Do you know of a good tutorial where it's explained how to do this? I really love that...
mamabobbijo posted Sat, 26 May 2007 at 7:36 PM
I love the mix of colour and B/W abetaltre it highlights the glory of the bloom. BJ
tresamie posted Sun, 27 May 2007 at 11:59 PM
What an amazing turnout for our May Flowers Challenge! Thanks to all who participated. It's now time to close the entries and let the voting begin! 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:
Georgia O - "Skulls n flowers" - 3 points
G Stein - "a rose is a rose is a" - 2 points
Claude M - "Lilies, Water" - 1 point
Feel free to nominate Honorable Mentions or make comments.
~Viv
Fractals will always amaze me!
mamabobbijo posted Mon, 28 May 2007 at 10:42 AM
My votes:
evielouise/wet white rose single 3 points
evielouise/the dainty rose 2 points
newleaf/ Fairy Bells 1 point
abetaltre/Hibiscus at the back door HM
koosievantutte posted Mon, 28 May 2007 at 11:01 AM
almost impossible to vote - too many beautiful images!
"The light at the end of the tunnel may be an oncoming train"
newleaf posted Mon, 28 May 2007 at 2:33 PM
Hard job to choose, but came up with these in the end
1st ligt Forever blue 3 points
2nd Lucie 2 points
3rd Steinie I'll bee darned 1 point
Highly Commended
Kansas
Ligt Spring Blue
Val Ducom 2nd entry
Very well done everybody.
ligt posted Mon, 28 May 2007 at 3:51 PM
hi, my votes are:
jstro, nr, 7,Cheltenham road - 3 points ( what a flower suspense)
lucie; -2 points
ValerieDucom - 1 point.
good luck everyone in your choises, it is very difficult to choose.
monica
idiot_sphinx posted Mon, 28 May 2007 at 5:45 PM
Great images :) Congratulations to all !!
newleaf posted Thu, 31 May 2007 at 7:10 AM
Only 5 people bothered to vote!
Shame on you that couldn't be bothered!
Lucie posted Thu, 31 May 2007 at 7:38 AM
abetaltre - Hibiscus by the back door** 3 points
**
waheednasir - Cherished souvenirs 2 points****
**ligt - **SPRING BLUE 1 point
****I hope it's not too late for me to cast in my vote, I was away when the voting started and just got back last night. I also hope I can vote even if I participated, not voting for myself so I'd think it's ok... ;)
Gog posted Thu, 31 May 2007 at 10:42 AM
Abetaltre - Desert Daisy - 3 points
Waheednasir - Cherished Souvenirs - 2 Points
Newleaf - Fairy Bells - 1 point
Had my head down with deadlines hence hadn't voted yet, sorry if I missed it, I'm usually pretty regular here....
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tresamie posted Thu, 31 May 2007 at 3:38 PM
I will leave this up for voting for another day or so, maybe we will get a few more. Encourage people in your other forums to come and vote!
~Viv
Fractals will always amaze me!
jstro posted Thu, 31 May 2007 at 5:35 PM
For some reason I have not been getting e-mails from this thread, so I had no idea that voting had begun. Glad I checked back before it closed. Here are my votes:
3 points for mamabobbijo for “My mom was blind...” I felt it embodied the essence of the “very personal interpretation of flowers” part of this challenge. Very moving.
2 points for TwoPynts for Reflections of a water lily. Lovely image and really cool technique. Loved it.
1 point for abetaltre for Hollyhocks in the yard. Quite a striking image.
A very honorable mention to Lucie for Here's mine. Beautiful work.
Great work, everyone.
~jon
~jon
My Blog - Mad
Utopia Writing in a new era.
vikinglady posted Thu, 31 May 2007 at 9:17 PM
Valerie-Ducom posted Fri, 01 June 2007 at 9:57 AM
1/ waheednasir (cherished souvenirs)
2/ abetaltre (with collaboratº idiotsphynx)
3/ erielouise (happy mother days in sepia)
Very hard to choose and vote, because all entry is very good and beautiful
TwoPynts posted Fri, 01 June 2007 at 10:53 AM
Didn't get emails and forgot, sorry. Thanks for the reminder Pat. 1 waheednasir -- Cherished souvenirs 2 gunsan -- fantasy flower 3 abetaltre -- collaborative piece w/idiotsphynx Lots of great entries everyone!
Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations
tresamie posted Mon, 04 June 2007 at 3:01 PM
What a Challenge month! Thanks to all who entered, I think you were all winners! There were so many great images and writings. It's always exciting to see the many different ways people interpret a theme.
Here's the count:
Tied for seventh place, with 1 point each: ligt (Spring Blue), Valerie-Ducom, evielouise (rose vase), Titia, abetaltre (hollyhock) and Steinie
In sixth place, with 2 points: evelouise (dainty rose)
Tied for fifth place, with 3 points: mamabobbijo,gunsan,koosievantutte, ligt (Forever Blue), alida, newleaf, evielouise (mother's day), abetaltre (red rose), abetaltre (desert daisy),jstro, abetaltre (hibiscus)
In fourth place, with 4 points: Lucie
In third place, with 5 points: abetaltre and idiotsphynx collaboration
In second place, with 6 points: TwoPynts
In first place, with 10 points: waheednasir
Congratulations to all! waheednasir, please let me know what topic you would like to challenge for June.
Fractals will always amaze me!
TwoPynts posted Tue, 05 June 2007 at 2:48 PM
Woo hoo! :woot: Thanks to those that voted for me and congrats to waheednasir and all the other winners and all of those who participated. (I am still not getting eBots from this Forum BTW)
Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations
jstro posted Tue, 05 June 2007 at 4:03 PM
Congratulations to waheednasir on the win, and thanks to all the rest for sharing your wonderful creations. Loved 'em all.
I get e-bots only sporadically, by the way. Odd.
~jon
~jon
My Blog - Mad
Utopia Writing in a new era.
tresamie posted Tue, 05 June 2007 at 4:41 PM
Apparently, you are only supposed to get ebots when the first person replies after you post. After that, you should not get any until you post again.
~Viv
Fractals will always amaze me!
vikinglady posted Tue, 05 June 2007 at 5:51 PM
I have been getting ebots daily.
I am subscribed to this thread.
Each time you check a thread, it is supposed to reset the ebot for the next posted message.
As per Nic, from a CC forum post and personal experience.
Lucie posted Tue, 05 June 2007 at 6:29 PM
After that, you should not get any until you post again.
No, you shouldn't get any until you visit the forum again, you don't have to post anything, if you come to see the thread, next new post you'll receive an ebot, if you don't visit you won't get any other.
mamabobbijo posted Tue, 05 June 2007 at 8:26 PM
Congrats to everyone who posted! Thanks to all who read my piece and to those who voted, no matter for whom. This was fun, come on what's the next challenge?
waheednasir posted Wed, 06 June 2007 at 2:04 AM
dear all, many congrats for all those who participated and shared such beautiful pieces and my big thank u for choosing me the winner, im happy my painting was admired by many. thank u so very much...:).
ill be announcing the next challenge, with a topic (in a new thread), very soon. see ya.
have a lovely day.
waheednasir.
regards,
waheednasir.
www.waheednasir.com
Valerie-Ducom posted Wed, 06 June 2007 at 7:34 AM
Congrats waheednasir, you make a very beautiful pictures !
waheednasir posted Thu, 07 June 2007 at 12:29 AM
thank u very much valerie...:).
cheers.
regards,
waheednasir.
www.waheednasir.com
tresamie posted Thu, 07 June 2007 at 4:10 AM
Attached Link: June Challenge - Peace
Follow this link to the June Challenge Thread~Viv
Fractals will always amaze me!
