The Artist Challenge » buy http://www.theartistchallenge.com A Private Art Club for Artists, Art Patrons and Fool Hardy Souls Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:09:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Art Challenge #39- RESTLESS http://www.theartistchallenge.com/2010-10-02/art-challenge-39-restless/ http://www.theartistchallenge.com/2010-10-02/art-challenge-39-restless/#comments Sat, 02 Oct 2010 23:47:35 +0000 The Host http://www.theartistchallenge.com/?p=4192 “I am restless. I live inside of you and I long to be born. I am your child, your creation, your spirit. I am your quiet, your laughter and deepest thoughts. I am your greatest love. I am your art.”

The Members of The Artist Challenge Proudly Present
Gallery #39- “RESTLESS“.

Attention Patrons: To purchase artwork in this gallery, contact the artist direct at their website link listed with their work.

All verse & Artwork protected under 2010 © The Artist Challenge
The work in The Artist Challenge is created for a mature audience. Some pieces may not suitable for children or those sensitive to adult subject matter. Viewers visit our site at their own discretion.
Gail M. Allen Rusty Harden Ray Shuell 'DETAIL' Ray Shuell Lauren Everett Finn Paul Pinson Lisa Lancaster Sue Hull Melissa Joy Williams Fred Dwight Sarah Donnellan Vikki North

***A Pirate’s Surprise: We’ll be running individual online ads for each of the artists who participated in ‘RESTLESS.‘ (Links to ads will be emailed) The ads run approximately 3 months and will bring Holiday Shoppers to your websites.

Thank you for being a part of the Challenge.

The Crew of the Challenge

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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

Attention Patrons: To purchase artwork in this gallery, contact the artist direct at their website link listed with their work.

All verse & Artwork protected under 2010 © The Artist Challenge

The work in The Artist Challenge is created for a mature audience. Some pieces may not suitable for children or those sensitive to adult subject matter. Viewers visit our site at their own discretion.
Gail M. Allen Andrea Starkey Andrea Starkey Rusty Harden Gwen Bell Ray Shuell Ray Shuell Rusty Harden Paul Pinson Lisa Carney (Asil) Gwen Bell Lisa Carney (Asil) Sarah Donnellan Vikki North Vikki North

PATRONS- CHECK OUT THE PRICES ON OUR IMPERFECT GALLERY! They’re totally imperfect for original art and limited edition reproductions. You‘ll never see this again! Have your credit card handy?

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“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                  CHALLENGE #35- “GONE WITH THE WIND”

Attention Patrons: To purchase artwork in this gallery, contact the artist direct at their website link listed with their work.

All verse & Artwork protected under 2010 © The Artist Challenge

The work in The Artist Challenge is created for a mature audience. Some pieces may not suitable for children or those sensitive to adult subject matter. Viewers visit our site at their own discretion.

Gail M. Allen Mary Sonya Conti Sarah Donnellan Paul Pinson Karin Bartimole Ray Shuell Mary Sonya Conti Ray Shuell Mary Sonya Conti Vikki North Ray Shuell Vikki North ]]> http://www.theartistchallenge.com/2010-07-31/art-challenge-35-gone-with-the-wind/feed/ 3 Art Challenge #34- THE STILL LIFE http://www.theartistchallenge.com/2010-07-17/art-challenge-34-the-still-life/ http://www.theartistchallenge.com/2010-07-17/art-challenge-34-the-still-life/#comments Sat, 17 Jul 2010 23:55:05 +0000 The Host http://www.theartistchallenge.com/?p=3859 ‘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”

Attention Patrons: To purchase artwork in this gallery, contact the artist direct at their website link listed with their work.

All verse & Artwork protected under 2010 © The Artist Challenge

The work in The Artist Challenge is created for a mature audience. Some pieces may not suitable for children or those sensitive to adult subject matter. Viewers visit our site at their own discretion.

Dana Aldis Karen Martin Sampson Paul Pinson Anthony Christian Gwen Bell Linda Apple Karen Martin Sampson Anthony Christian Gwen Bell Dana Aldis Linda Apple Gwen Bell Ray Shuell Rusty Harden Ray Shuell Gwen Bell Gwen Bell Dana Aldis Dana Aldis Rusty Harden Gwen Bell Dana Aldis Mary Sonya Conti Vikki North Gwen Bell Vikki North ]]> http://www.theartistchallenge.com/2010-07-17/art-challenge-34-the-still-life/feed/ 5 Art Challenge #33- EMBRACE http://www.theartistchallenge.com/2010-06-26/art-challenge-33-embrace/ http://www.theartistchallenge.com/2010-06-26/art-challenge-33-embrace/#comments Sat, 26 Jun 2010 23:57:39 +0000 The Host http://www.theartistchallenge.com/?p=3755 “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, contact the artist direct at their website link listed with their work.

All verse & Artwork protected under 2010 © The Artist Challenge

The work in The Artist Challenge  is created for a mature audience. Some pieces may not suitable for children or those sensitive to adult subject matter. Viewers visit our site at their own discretion.
Dana Aldis Sarah Donnellan Ray Shuell Rusty Harden Paul Pinson Ray Shuell Gail M. Allen Keith Thue Karen Martin Sampson Pauline Adair Vikki North
]]> http://www.theartistchallenge.com/2010-06-26/art-challenge-33-embrace/feed/ 1 Art Challenge #31- Portrait of an Artist http://www.theartistchallenge.com/2010-05-22/art-challenge-31-portrait-of-an-artist/ http://www.theartistchallenge.com/2010-05-22/art-challenge-31-portrait-of-an-artist/#comments Sun, 23 May 2010 00:03:56 +0000 The Host http://www.theartistchallenge.com/?p=3573 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!

The Members of the Artist Challenge present
CHALLENGE #31- “Portrait of an Artist”

Attention Patrons: To purchase artwork in this gallery, contact the artist direct at their website link listed with their work.

All verse & Artwork protected under ©2010 The Artist Challenge

Linda Apple Karen Martin Sampson Anthony Christian Dana Aldis Marian Fanny Christian Stacey Aasved Arti Chauhan Pauline Adair Peta Woolley Gwen Bell Rusty Harden Ray Shuell Kathleen Shetler-Pegg Paul Pinson Mary Anne Cary Gail M. Allen Vikki North
The Spider as an Artist

The Spider as an Artist
Has never been employed –
Though his surpassing Merit
Is freely certified

By every Broom and Bridget
Throughout a Christian Land –
Neglected Son of Genius
I take thee by the Hand –
         by Emily Dickinson

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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 to the world above,  for under the sea you will find true love.

The Member of the Artist Challenge presents to you a worthy seaward tale…
CHALLENGE GALLERY #29- “UNDER THE SEA”

Attention Patrons: To purchase artwork in this gallery, contact the artist direct at their website link listed with their work.

The Artist Challenge is a website for Mature Audience. Some images may not be suitable for children or those sensitive to adult subject matter. VIEWERS VISIT OUR SITE AT THEIR OWN RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK. The Artist Challenge bares no liability.

All verse & Artwork protected under ©2010 The Artist Challenge

Candle Artist Jfay Gail M. Allen Gail M. Allen Anthony Christian Gwen Bell Marian Fanny Christian Deb Lacativa Pauline Adair Gwen Bell Rusty Harden Paul Pinson Ray Shuell Vikki North Gwen Bell Gwen Bell


I am a place of calm tranquility,
where colors dance and the fishes play.
I am a place of pirates tales and sunken ships;
a mysterious place where monsters wait…
Come to me… under the sea, under the sea, under the sea.

** If you’d like to do a poem or short verse for the top, bottom or side of  one of galleries, let me know! Would love your help and will link your website.

]]> http://www.theartistchallenge.com/2010-04-24/art-challenge-29-under-the-sea/feed/ 1 Art Challenge #28- ILLUSION- the AUCTION http://www.theartistchallenge.com/2010-04-10/art-challenge-28-illusion-the-auction/ http://www.theartistchallenge.com/2010-04-10/art-challenge-28-illusion-the-auction/#comments Sun, 11 Apr 2010 00:00:35 +0000 The Host http://www.theartistchallenge.com/?p=3322 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 BID AMOUNTS TITLE EACH ART WORK

BTW leave your sword by the door, Sailor. We wouldn’t want you to fall on it and get a nasty cut, now would we?

This Auction will ONLY last until Saturday, April 24th. Bid prices will not be available on these works after that time. SO PLEASE MAKE YOUR OFFER TODAY.

Winning bidders will be contacted directly by the artists for purchase and shipping information. Leave your contact link on the artist’s individual pages in this gallery. (Just touch down on the artwork below -on this page- and magically you will arrive on the artist’s bidding page.)

THE MEMBERS OF CHALLENGE PRESENT GALLERY #28- “ILLUSION- THE AUCTION”

All verse & Artwork protected under ©2010 The Artist Challenge

STARTING Bid- $35!! Limited Edit. Print! STARTING Bid- $400 - ORIGINAL! STARTING Bid- $60! LIMITED ED. PRINT STARTING Bid- $100!! ORIGINAL! STARTING Bid- $400 - ORIGINAL! STARTING Bid- $70 - Limited Edit. Print! STARTING Bid- $100!! ORIGINAL! STARTING Bid- $60 !! LIMITED ED. PRINT STARTING Bid- $75 - Limited Edit. Print! STARTING Bid- $100!! ORIGINAL! STARTING Bid- $10!! ORIGINAL STARTING Bid- $100 - ORIGINAL! STARTING Bid- $100 - ORIGINAL! NO LONGER AVAILABLE - SOLD! ]]> http://www.theartistchallenge.com/2010-04-10/art-challenge-28-illusion-the-auction/feed/ 6 Art Challenge #27- Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder http://www.theartistchallenge.com/2010-03-27/art-challenge-27-beauty-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder/ http://www.theartistchallenge.com/2010-03-27/art-challenge-27-beauty-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder/#comments Sat, 27 Mar 2010 23:59:11 +0000 The Host http://www.theartistchallenge.com/?p=3235 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?

The Member of the Artist Challenge present this quandary …

 CHALLENGE GALLERY #27- “BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER”

Attention Patrons: To purchase artwork in this gallery, contact the artist direct at their website link listed with their work.

All verse & Artwork protected under ©2010 The Artist Challenge

Hilary J. England Pegi Sue Slaughter Marian Fanny Christian Elaine Berglund Dana Aldis Linda Hatfield Ray Shuell Linda Apple Candle Artist Jfay Heather Riccardi Paul Pinson Rusty Harden Vikki North ]]> http://www.theartistchallenge.com/2010-03-27/art-challenge-27-beauty-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder/feed/ 3 Art Challenge #26- 2010 SUN ART http://www.theartistchallenge.com/2010-03-14/art-challenge-26-2010-cbs-sunday-morning-sun-art/ http://www.theartistchallenge.com/2010-03-14/art-challenge-26-2010-cbs-sunday-morning-sun-art/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:32:43 +0000 The Host http://www.theartistchallenge.com/?p=3164 CONGRATULATIONS ! July 17, 2011- RUSTY HARDEN- Rusty’s 2010 sun art “CHESHIRE SUN” aired on CBS Television Show-“Sunday Morning”. The show was dedicated to the love of animals. This is the second time Cheshire Sun has aired nationally on Sunday Morning!!

CONGRATULATIONS ! July 10, 2011- DOUG FEAKES- Doug’s 2010 sun art “SAPPHIRE SUN” aired on CBS Television Show-“Sunday Morning” The segment was about U.K.‘s Royal Newly Weds, Prince William Princess Kate, recent visit to Los Angeles. Doug’s beautiful Jeweled Sapphire Sun Art has AIRED 10 TIMES on various Sunday Morning Segments during 2010- 2011!

*And right now our 2011 SUN ART CALENDAR IS AVAILABLE. YOU CAN PURCHASE IT THROUGH ANY OF THE ARTISTS WEBSITES IN THIS GALLERY OR GO TO THE PIRATES BOOTY!

CONGRATULATIONS DOUG FEAKES!! Doug’s 2010 Sun Art aired this morning (5/1/11) on a Sunday Morning about The Royal Families Prince Harry. Doug’s beautiful Sapphire Jeweled Sun has aired 5 times on Sunday Morning segments during 2010- 2011!

CONGRATULATIONS LINDA APPLE AGAIN!!! CBS Sunday Morning  AIRED 2 OF THE CHALLENGE’S MEMBER’S WORK ON SUNDAY DEC. 5TH!   Linda Apple’s Whimsical Paint Brush Sun – Got National Spot light FOR A SECOND TIME!   LINDA MAKES 12 CHALLENGE SUPER STARS FOR 2010!!!!!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS KAY MALOUFF!!! CBS Sunday Morning aired Kay’s Sun Art for a 4th TIME DECEMBER 5TH, 2010! Kay’s Stained Glass Sun was used on a segment called Synagogue’s Stained Glass Celebrates Festival of Lights!!

CONGRATULATIONS KAY MALOUFF!!! CBS Sunday Morning aired  Kay’s Sun Art AGAIN (3rd time) today 10/3!  Kay’s  Stained Glass Sun was used on a segment about Julian Lennon’s  life in the shadow of his famous father.

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 segment about the Taj Mahal. (Hey! No fair Doug!)

CONGRATULATIONS LINDA APPLE!!! CBS Sunday Morning JUST AIRED Linda Apple’s Whimsical Paint Brush Sun – April 25th! Linda’s work was used on a segment about today’s artists and where art is going in the future!

CONGRATULATIONS DOUG FEAKES!!! CBS Sunday Morning aired one of our 2010 Sun Art Submissions - March 28th! Artist Doug Feakes Sapphire Sun was used on a segment about Joy Behar of ‘The View’; rags to riches biography. This same segment aired again July 11 – so Doug’s beautiful work has NOW  aired a 3RD time!

CONGRATULATIONS KAY MALOUFF!!! CBS Sunday Morning aired ANOTHER of our 2010 Sun Art Submissions - April 4th- EASTER MORNING! Artist Kay Malouff’s  Stained Glass  Sun was used on a segment about CeCe Winan’s sucess as a Gospel Singer.

CONGRATULATIONS RUSTY HARDEN!! Rusty’s 2010 Sun Art aired this morning (4/10/11) on Sunday Morning on a segment about Actress Isabella Rossellini and her love for animals. We’re Proud of you Rusty! You made us shine!!

Bill Giest’s make me star;
Let my work shine near and far.

Allen Pizzey be my muse.
Charlie Osgood -I’m big news.

Mo and Leslie- love your style,
Show my art with your big smile.

CBS increase my earning;
with National exposure on Sunday Morning!

The MEMBERS OF THE ARTIST CHALLENGE PRESENT OUR 2010 ‘SUN ART’ SUBMISSIONS FOR  CBS SUNDAY MORNING TELEVISION!

Attention Patrons: To purchase artwork in this gallery, contact the artist direct at their website link listed with their work.

All verse & Artwork protected under ©2010 The Artist Challenge.

Gail M. Allen Heather Riccardi Sarah Donnellan Linda Apple Doug Feakes Kay Malouff Gwen Bell Ellen Carnese Paul Pinson Candle Artist Jfay Rusty Harden Vikki North

  THE ARTIST CHALLENGE SUN ARTISTS ARE HOT! OooooH -YESSSS!

If you see your work on air, please let us know. We’ll ask CBS to send you a DVD of the segment and we’ll also link you site and your online video segment on the front page of the Challenge.

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