The Artist Challenge

im·per·fect [im púrfekt] adj -   flawed, defective, deficient, damaged, lacking, faulty, unsatisfactory, inadequate, insufficient, limited, unenforceable
Oh really???? Well you’re absolutely perfect for me.
The Members of the Artist Challenge proudly present a perfect gallery we call
‘IMPERFECT’- CHALLENGE #36
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“What do we care if we were expelled from college, Scarlett? The war is going to start any day now, ……”
“Fiddle-dee-dee. War, war, war. This war talk’s spoiling all the fun at every party this spring. I get so bored I could scream.”
The Members of the Artist Challenge proudly present a wee gallery we call                  [...]

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‘Be still my heart so I can treasure this one moment in time …in life ’   Yahooooooo!
The Members of the Artist Challenge proudly present
CHALLENGE #34- “THE STILL LIFE”
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“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”
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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 subjects hostage!
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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 be;
And say goodbye [...]

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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 pleasure, STARTING [...]

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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 that finds it?
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CONGRATULATIONS DOUG FEAKES AGAIN!!!!!   CBS Sunday Morning aired  Artist Doug Feakes Sapphire Sun again (Aug 22rnd) on a segment about the world landmark homes. Doug’s jeweled sun has been on air 4 times so far in 2010!
CONGRATULATIONS DOUG FEAKES AGAIN!!!!!   CBS Sunday Morning aired  Artist Doug Feakes Sapphire Sun A SECOND TIME (May 23rd) on a [...]

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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 I feel.
The Members of the Artist Challenge quietly [...]

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