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Summer Challenge
Theme: Windows or Doors
Winners: #3 Valerie St. Marie, #6 Karen McDermott,
#11 Lynn Morgan, #19 Laurel Sponseller, #21 Nanci Sheppard
(in numeric order)
Windows to the West (Study)
#1 Pat Doughty
Oil on Paper, 5.5x7"
The windows on the house across the street with the constantly changing light and shadows are a continuous source of inspiration.
Oil on Paper, 5.5x7"
The windows on the house across the street with the constantly changing light and shadows are a continuous source of inspiration.
Old Barns Needed Windows
#2 Sonia Collins
Watercolor on paper, 11x15"
Old barns needed windows for both light and ventilation.
Watercolor on paper, 11x15"
Old barns needed windows for both light and ventilation.
Looking Out...
#3 Valerie St.Marie
Watercolor on paper, 14x11"
...Life during COVID, especially the earlier days. It seemed that I spent a lot of time looking out my windows.
Watercolor on paper, 14x11"
...Life during COVID, especially the earlier days. It seemed that I spent a lot of time looking out my windows.
Entry courtyard
#4 Jol’ene Northup
Watercolor on paper, 8x10"
This courtyard in Mexico said welcome come on in the first time I saw it.
Watercolor on paper, 8x10"
This courtyard in Mexico said welcome come on in the first time I saw it.
Shaft House Ruin
#5 Jean Makela
Mixed Media on Handmade Paper, 9x9.5"
This haunting image was taken from a sketch of a coal mine shaft house in the ghost town of Madrid New Mexico. The windows and doorways lead to the dark mine below.
Mixed Media on Handmade Paper, 9x9.5"
This haunting image was taken from a sketch of a coal mine shaft house in the ghost town of Madrid New Mexico. The windows and doorways lead to the dark mine below.
Barrio Libre
#6 Karen McDermott
Watercolor on paper , 11x14"
While touring the Barrio Libre area of Tucson I was fascinated with the architecture of the old Hispanic homes. I especially liked the shuttered windows and arched doorways of this particular home.
Watercolor on paper , 11x14"
While touring the Barrio Libre area of Tucson I was fascinated with the architecture of the old Hispanic homes. I especially liked the shuttered windows and arched doorways of this particular home.
A Pleasant Surprise
#7 Sonia Collins
acrylic on canvas board, 14x11"
On a walk past an old abandoned building I was startled to see a plant with lovely pink flowers against a set of triple windows that were still intact.
acrylic on canvas board, 14x11"
On a walk past an old abandoned building I was startled to see a plant with lovely pink flowers against a set of triple windows that were still intact.
Waiting
#8 Carol Giordano
Pastel on Paper, 12x9"
On one of my walking routes in my neighborhood I pass this door. I played with the image for a while in a program similar to Photoshop. To me it looks like the sun is setting or a storm is brewing or waiting...for what?
Pastel on Paper, 12x9"
On one of my walking routes in my neighborhood I pass this door. I played with the image for a while in a program similar to Photoshop. To me it looks like the sun is setting or a storm is brewing or waiting...for what?
Another door.
#9 Sandy Wolf
Mostly watercolor on paper., 12x9"
This was from an old door photo i took in Patagonia, i think. The Southwest sure has many charming doors of interest.
Mostly watercolor on paper., 12x9"
This was from an old door photo i took in Patagonia, i think. The Southwest sure has many charming doors of interest.
How many?
#10 Sandy Wolf
Mixed media on watercolor paper., 12x9"
I took the challenge literally and tired to make lots of doors and windows in one picture. Got out the T-square and triangle and went at it.
Mixed media on watercolor paper., 12x9"
I took the challenge literally and tired to make lots of doors and windows in one picture. Got out the T-square and triangle and went at it.
Untitled
#11 Lynn Morgan
Watercolor, 14x11"
Blue door in rustic vacant building.
Watercolor, 14x11"
Blue door in rustic vacant building.
Mission Patio, Espiritu Santo
#12 Jol'ene Northup
Watercolor on paper, 10x8"
One open door, one closed. Which one to take?
Watercolor on paper, 10x8"
One open door, one closed. Which one to take?
Door From the Past
#13 Liz Wolf
Watercolor on paper, 9x14"
I love exploring ruins from the past. I came upon this wall and doorway while exploring the old Ruby Mine area.
Watercolor on paper, 9x14"
I love exploring ruins from the past. I came upon this wall and doorway while exploring the old Ruby Mine area.
Panes and Jambs
#14 Cindy Haase
Mixed Media and Collage on Paper, 9x7"
The dark collage pieces are old warehouse windows. As I worked images of blueprints which were part of my world growing up (my Dad was a builder) started running through my head. The lines and door opening symbols made their way into this piece.
Mixed Media and Collage on Paper, 9x7"
The dark collage pieces are old warehouse windows. As I worked images of blueprints which were part of my world growing up (my Dad was a builder) started running through my head. The lines and door opening symbols made their way into this piece.
Heaven’s Window
#15 Laurie Romanelli
Oil on canvas, palette knife, 12x12"
When clouds open up to reveal the blue sky behind them, I always feel like I am staring up into heaven, peeking into the quiet beyond the turmoil.
Oil on canvas, palette knife, 12x12"
When clouds open up to reveal the blue sky behind them, I always feel like I am staring up into heaven, peeking into the quiet beyond the turmoil.
Old Mesilla, NM Casa
#16 Audrey Hembree
Oil on canvas, 16x12"
Representative of old SW Adobe architecture
Oil on canvas, 16x12"
Representative of old SW Adobe architecture
Garden Wall Windows
#17 Cathy Lacey
Mixed media on canvas, 20x10"
Windows pierce a garden wall.
Mixed media on canvas, 20x10"
Windows pierce a garden wall.
Always Open
#18 Nan Lux
Acrylic on canvas, 20x24"
To draw a door was surprising difficult for me, so this challenge proved true to the effort.
Acrylic on canvas, 20x24"
To draw a door was surprising difficult for me, so this challenge proved true to the effort.
Highrise
#19 Laurel Sponseller
Watercolor, Pen and Colored Pencil on Paper, 6x9"
After Carol Frye
Watercolor, Pen and Colored Pencil on Paper, 6x9"
After Carol Frye
Aftermath
#20 Laurel Sponseller
Acrylic on Watercolor Paper, 6x6"
One of a series of abstracts I'm working on for the Louise Fletcher online course Finding Your Joy (Joy in making art, not in subjects necessarily.) This came to mind with all the current existential adversity.
Acrylic on Watercolor Paper, 6x6"
One of a series of abstracts I'm working on for the Louise Fletcher online course Finding Your Joy (Joy in making art, not in subjects necessarily.) This came to mind with all the current existential adversity.
Rancho de La Canoa
#21 Nanci Sheppard
Pastel on sanded paper, 14x11"
Isn’t it obvious
Pastel on sanded paper, 14x11"
Isn’t it obvious
Mission San Francisco
#22 Del Marinello
Acrylic on gallery wrap canvas, 20x16"
The image represents the front door of the Mission, which is in
San Antonio.
Acrylic on gallery wrap canvas, 20x16"
The image represents the front door of the Mission, which is in
San Antonio.
Narrow Passageway
#23 Cathy Lacey
Mixed media on canvas, 8x10"
This door/gate is intentionally ambiguous. The surrounding architecture suggests walls; the walls convey time and culture. The title "passageway" hints at movement into a space. The entry into the architecture is narrow and each one of us has an understanding of why this is so.
Mixed media on canvas, 8x10"
This door/gate is intentionally ambiguous. The surrounding architecture suggests walls; the walls convey time and culture. The title "passageway" hints at movement into a space. The entry into the architecture is narrow and each one of us has an understanding of why this is so.
Tehachapi Morning
#24 Cheryl Jackson Schaeffer
Oil on canvas, 11x14"
The cats wait patiently at a door.
Oil on canvas, 11x14"
The cats wait patiently at a door.
Casa de Gila
#25 Cheryl Jackson Schaeffer
Oil on canvas, 14x11"
If your door is missing, guests will come right on in.
Oil on canvas, 14x11"
If your door is missing, guests will come right on in.
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