FIND YOUR VOICE. BUILD COMMUNITY.
MONTHLY
ART CHALLENGES
Welcome! We're so glad you're here!
Taking part in each monthly art challenge will enable you, an artist in our community, to establish a routine, improve skills through exploration and deliberate practice, and keep the creative juices flowing. Will you join us? By adding work to this digital portfolio, the artists in us will gradually learn to silent inner critics and enjoy the creative process as we build a community of like-minded individuals. Take a moment to look through the gallery below, and get in touch for more information. We're counting on you!
APRIL 2019 | ART CHALLENGE
In the media of your choice, illustrate SPRING or NEW BEGINNINGS.
For publication of your artwork, submit a photo, sound file, text, etc. to Carla Rodrigues {carlasartstudio@gmail.com} by Sunday, April 28, 2019.
MARCH 2019 | ART CHALLENGE
Be brave! Create and share your artistic side (publicly or privately) with no fear of judgement.
Art includes so many unique forms of expression! Which one is your favorite and why?
We would love to hear from you! Feel free to submit a photo, sound file, word document, etc. to Carla Rodrigues {carlasartstudio@gmail.com} by Sunday, March 31, 2019.
JANUARY & FEBRUARY 2019 | ART CHALLENGE
In the media of your choice, create a painting, sculpture, photograph, song, or written piece (or a combination) that is not necessarily perfect. Express yourself freely! Work towards finding your voice and share your findings with our community with no fear of judgement. We're all in different stages of our personal artistic journeys, anyway!
For publication of your artwork, submit a photo/sound file and a brief description to Carla Rodrigues {carlasartstudio@gmail.com} by Sunday, February 24, 2019.
JULY & AUGUSTÂ 2017 Â | Â ART CHALLENGE
In the media of your choice, create an au plein air painting. You may find Jan Blencowe's words to be true: "There is an undeniable urgency when painting outdoors – nature's so grand, the canvas is so small. It takes the human mind with all its abilities and complexities to sort through the overwhelming visual feast set before it and re-create on canvas the essential components of such beauty and wonder." Let us know how was your experience!
For publication of your painting, submit a photo and a brief description to Carla Rodrigues {carlasartstudio@gmail.com} by Thursday, August 31, 2017. Happy painting!
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DIANE HOROSCHOCK
Weeping Willow
Pastel on sanded paper, 9x12 in., unframed and unmatted.
DIANE HOROSCHOCK
Summer Fields
Acrylic on board, 6x10 in.
JUNE 2017 Â | Â ART CHALLENGE
In the media of your choice, create an image inspired by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's words, "Personality is everything in art and poetry." In addition to your image, create a short poem that expresses your personality. For publication, submit your image and poem to Carla Rodrigues by Friday, June 30, 2017 (carlasartstudio@gmail.com) .
CARLA RODRIGUES
Root to Rise
Fear has stopped me from dreaming
Fear of failing
Fear of not knowing
The appreciation from no one
But not anymore
I feel the roots of my being
Enter the heart of the earth
And hear Her saying, "Rise!"
And so I grab a paintbrush as my sword
And a canvas as my shield
And set myself free
Explosions of color is all I see
Warmth, pure love
In a playful game of balance
I root to rise
In every stroke of paint
In every smile
In every tear of joy
MAY 2017 Â | Â ART CHALLENGE
In the media of your choice, create one to three images inspired by Vincent Van Gogh's words, "It is better to be high-spirited even though one makes more mistakes, than to be narrow-minded and all too prudent." Create something that makes you HAPPY! For publication, submit a photo and a brief description of each of your creations to Carla Rodrigues by Friday, May 26, 2017 (carlasartstudio@gmail.com). Enjoy the creative process and have fun!
DIANE HOROSCHOCK
Forgotten Era
Mixed media, 9x12 in. Awarded 1st Place Blue Ribbon. "This piece makes me extremely happy because I love Japan and Japanese woodblock art."
DIANE HOROSCHOCK
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Pastel, 9x12 in. "The subject is of my favorite tree located at my favorite mini golf course in Bethlehem. I take photographs of this tree every summer and have decided to paint it."
DIANE HOROSCHOCK
Cathedral Rock in Sedona, Arizona
Pastel, 11x14 in. "This painting brings a smile to my face as it reminds me of a trip I took many years ago to see this magnificent area."
DIANE HOROSCHOCK
"I am an artist residing in Bethlehem Pa. I specialize in realism landscapes as well as Japanese woodblock art. I work in acrylics, pastel, watercolor and mixed media. My work has been exhibited in many local galleries and I have also won Blue Ribbons for my 2D artwork as well as 3D artworks. I also do commission requests and attend most local craft shows."
CARLA RODRIGUES
Happy Tree
"This tree was created as my little daughter and I painted freely outside with watercolors at the end of a beautiful day. Painting with her next to me and seeing her smiling at my paintings as she holds her own paintbrush makes me so happy!"
WILL DASKAL
Mini-Cascading Falls
Oil on canvas. "Watching and listening to moving water in a pristine, bucolic setting certainly MAKES ME HAPPY!"
WILL DASKAL
Meadow Trout Stream
Oil on canvas. "Watching and listening to moving water in a pristine, bucolic setting certainly MAKES ME HAPPY!"
WILL DASKAL
Buckwa Creek
Watercolor on 140# CP Paper. "Watching and listening to moving water in a pristine, bucolic setting certainly MAKES ME HAPPY!"
WILL DASKAL
Will Daskal is a multi-award-winning, watermedia fine artist living in the bucolic Pocono Mountains. He is an energetic, highly regarded and well-known regional impressionistic studio and plein air artist who loves to paint, taking great pride and pleasure in being able to pass on his technical knowledge to others! For more information, go to www.willdaskal.com.
APRIL 2017 Â | Â ART CHALLENGE
In the media of your choice, create one to three images inspired by Hans Hofmann's words, "In nature, light creates the color. In the picture, color creates the light." Explore dark and light values while depicting an element from nature that you find particularly difficult to represent (e.g. flower, tree, animal, lake, fire, clouds, etc.). For publication, submit a photo and a brief description of each of your creations to Carla Rodrigues by Friday, April 28, 2017 (carlasartstudio@gmail.com).
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Gabby's Flowers I
Photography | Nazareth, PA
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Gabby's Flowers II
Photography | Nazareth, PA
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Gabby's Flowers III
Photography | Nazareth, PA
"Works of art make rules; rules do not make works of art"
Claude Debussy
