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Art Challenge #43- Sun Art 2011

January 8th, 2011 · 7 Comments

CONGRATULATIONS ! December 18, 2011 – – KAY MALOUFF – Kay’s 2010 stained glass sun art “Spirit of the Sun” aired on CBS Television Show-”Sunday Morning” this weekend. The segment was about one of our young army vets who lost himself in drugs and was left spiritually bankrupt. Through a secret Santa, and what he [...]

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Art Challenge #41- 2010 No Theme-Theme

October 30th, 2010 · 1 Comment

There is no theme to our collection But it’s done for you with much affection. Random thoughts. Diverse vision. Art from the soul is the artist’s mission. A ‘No Theme- Theme’ is all we mean. An insightful gathering that dares to be seen. The Members of The Artist Challenge Present Gallery #41- “2010 NO THEME- [...]

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Art Challenge #38- Where the Wild Things Are

September 18th, 2010 · 1 Comment

To find the place where the wild things are all you need to do is sail off through the night and day and in and out of weeks and almost over a year… In  tribute and admiration of Maurice Sendak Writer & Artist .. Thank you for opening the door to our imaginations. The Members of [...]

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Art Challenge #33- EMBRACE

June 26th, 2010 · 1 Comment

“My screams rang out in the ungodly darkness as I was being pulled into a great black mass of bloodly tendrils that embraced…  WHAAAT!!!?? Let’s start over.                          Em·brace [em bráyss]= To hold you lovingly  in my arms. The Members of the Artist Challenge present  CHALLENGE #33- “EMBRACE” Attention Patrons: To purchase artwork in this gallery, [...]

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Art Challenge #31- Portrait of an Artist

May 22nd, 2010 · 3 Comments

Although portraits are a challenge that every artist does, to create a ‘Portrait of an Artist’ creates a mental fuss. Do we a portray ourselves or portray our brother? And if we don’t flatter will we find angry fervor? Well, accepting this challenge yells out for a visage, So with our brushes we  hold our [...]

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Art Challenge #30- The Floral

May 8th, 2010 · 6 Comments

Way, way out in the garden, in a place where nobody goes with the help of old mother nature a tiny blue flower grows. Absorbed in her wind blown dance only nature’s voice she’ll heed. She’ll live her live in fullness without knowing she’s only a weed Excerpt from — by Robert C. Murray, Ode [...]

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Art Challenge #29- Under the Sea

April 24th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Can you see me,  my little one- under the sea and beneath the sun? Davy Jones Locker on a mermaid’s bust, inviting the foolish who so unwittingly trust. A sirens’s laughter that turns your head, “Come  join me, dear,  in my watery bed.” Sink down to murky depths with me, amidst the fishes where dead men [...]

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Art Challenge #28- ILLUSION- the AUCTION

April 10th, 2010 · 6 Comments

Ahoy Wandering Art Patrons with Gold in your pockets! Check out our Pirate’s Feast de Resistance! IT’S AN AUCTION! Our theme is Illusions. “Art is but an Illusion, kind Sir?” We have works from the Master Artists around the world for a pittance. MAKE A BID RIGHT HERE AND THE ARTIST WILL RESPOND. For your viewing [...]

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Art Challenge #27- Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder

March 27th, 2010 · 3 Comments

So is it true that ‘Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder?’ Let me ask you: Have you ever wondered what he sees in her ..or her in him? And what if you were blind? Would there be no beauty to behold? Could it be that beauty really comes from the heart and soul [...]

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Art Challenge #25- SILENCE

February 27th, 2010 · 5 Comments

Emotional silence: I’m empty and alone. Thoughtful silence: I’m here beside you. Unwanted silence: I’m uncomfortable and don’t know what to say. Subdued silence: I’m waiting! Surprised silence: What the hell? Meditative silence: Please help me Dear God. Creepy silence: Did you hear something? Dogmatic silence: Enough already! Comforting silence: No words could describe how [...]

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