The Artist Challenge » Inferno http://www.theartistchallenge.com An Art Experience for the Artist and Art Patrons Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:52:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Art Challenge #52- 2011 No Theme-Theme/Father’s Day Gallery http://www.theartistchallenge.com/2011-06-11/art-challenge-52-2011-no-theme-themefathers-day-gallery/ http://www.theartistchallenge.com/2011-06-11/art-challenge-52-2011-no-theme-themefathers-day-gallery/#comments Sun, 12 Jun 2011 00:18:23 +0000 The Host http://www.theartistchallenge.com/?p=5126 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.

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!

The Members of The Artist Challenge Present Gallery #52-
“2011 NO THEME- THEME”

In this gallery, the artists can show anything they’d like. WHAT THEY’VE DONE is create an outstanding collection of GIFT IDEAS FOR FATHER’S DAY AT AFFORDABLE PRICING. Touch Down on each painting and you’ll see what we mean by a No Theme-Theme!

Attention Dear Patrons: To purchase artwork in this gallery, contact the artist direct at their website link listed with their work.
Prints are also available on many of the pieces shown in the gallery and lots more great gift ideas for Dad!

All verse & Artwork protected under ©2011TheArtistChallenge
Ray Shuell Ray Shuell Ray Shuell Lelan Gimnick Deb Lacativa Deb Lacativa Deb Lacativa Therese Bushen Therese Bushen Therese Bushen Karen Martin Sampson Karen Martin Sampson Karen Martin Sampson Veronica Miller Veronica Miller Veronica Miller Anthony Dean Paul Pinson Anthony Dean Deb MacNeil Deb MacNeil Deb MacNeil Barbra Dean Barbra Dean Barbra Dean Kay Malouff Sarah Donnellan Vikki North Vikki North Vikki North Rina Thau Rina Thau Rina Thau Rusty Harden Rusty Harden Rusty Harden Yolanda Redd Yolanda Redd Yolanda Redd

]]> http://www.theartistchallenge.com/2011-06-11/art-challenge-52-2011-no-theme-themefathers-day-gallery/feed/ 5 Art Challenge #51- Myths, Legends or Other Worldly http://www.theartistchallenge.com/2011-05-28/art-challenge-51-myths-legends-or-other-worldly/ http://www.theartistchallenge.com/2011-05-28/art-challenge-51-myths-legends-or-other-worldly/#comments Sat, 28 May 2011 23:52:28 +0000 The Host http://www.theartistchallenge.com/?p=5057 “Will you walk into my parlor?”
said the spider to the fly;
“Tis the prettiest little parlor that you ever did spy.
The way into my parlor is up a winding stair,
And I have many curious things to show ..when you are there.“

“Oh no, no!” said the little fly,
“to ask me is in vain;
For who goes up your winding stair
can never come down again.”
Walk Into My Parlor by Mary Hewitt (1829)

Members of the Artist Challenge present a frightfully delightful little gallery we call-
“MYTHS, LEGENDS AND OTHER WORLDLY”

  Attention Patrons: To purchase artwork in this gallery- contact the artist direct at their website link listed with their work.
(Prints are also available on many of the original works.)

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Linda Apple RiikaInfinityy Lelan Gimnick Linda Apple RiikaInfinityy Kay Malouff Veron Miller Paul Pinson Deborah MacNeil Rusty Harden Sarah Donnellan Ray Shuell Vikki North

This Gallery is  SO MUCH FUN! Thank you ALL for participating especially on a holiday weekend. Welcome to our new members and have a wonderful and safe Memorial Day.
Vikki/aka the Pub Wench

My heart to yours, Sailors and Wenches.

]]> http://www.theartistchallenge.com/2011-05-28/art-challenge-51-myths-legends-or-other-worldly/feed/ 0 Art Challenge #47- Tender is the Night http://www.theartistchallenge.com/2011-03-19/art-challenge-47-tender-is-the-night/ http://www.theartistchallenge.com/2011-03-19/art-challenge-47-tender-is-the-night/#comments Sat, 19 Mar 2011 23:57:40 +0000 The Host http://www.theartistchallenge.com/?p=4796 Although with thee! Tender is the night…
…here there is no light,
Save what from heaven is with the breezes blown
Through verdurous glooms and winding mossy ways..

~John Keats /May 1819

For all the lovers of the world and for all their nights to come…
The Members of The Artist Challenge present Gallery 47

TENDER IS THE NIGHT

Attention Patrons: To purchase artwork in this gallery- contact the artist direct at their website link listed with their work. (Prints are also available on many of the original works.)

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Ray Shuell Gail M. Allen K. Madison Moore Lisa Carney Lelan Gimnick Rose Altom Heather C. Riccardi Rusty Harden Amber Grady-Fuller Gail M. Allen Barbra Dean RiikaInfinityy Paul Pinson Sarah Donnellan Vikki North ]]> http://www.theartistchallenge.com/2011-03-19/art-challenge-47-tender-is-the-night/feed/ 1 Art Challenge #46- Calm Before the Storm http://www.theartistchallenge.com/2011-03-05/art-challenge-46-calm-before-the-storm/ http://www.theartistchallenge.com/2011-03-05/art-challenge-46-calm-before-the-storm/#comments Sun, 06 Mar 2011 00:55:15 +0000 The Host http://www.theartistchallenge.com/?p=4717 Into each life some rain must fall.
Grey skies are going to clear up…
He became a lightening rod for party criticism.
It’s gonna’ be clear skies from now on!
The boss thundered into the room.
It was a whirlwind romance!
It’s been a little chilly around the office.
She was unsure if her relationship could weather the storm.

Weather has always been a metaphor for life. Even the Bible uses ‘the calm before the storm’ as an analogy for the end of time. But to the artist… weather is something quite different. We know that anyone who only sees the calm before a storm as just a warning, has never stuck around long enough to dance in the rain.

The Members of The Artist Challenge present- Gallery #46
THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM

Attention Patrons: To purchase artwork in this gallery- contact the artist direct at their website link listed with their work. (Prints are also available on many of the original works.)

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Gwen Bell Cheri Homaee Heather Riccardi Gwen Bell Lelan Gimnick K. Madison Moore Ray Shuell Lelan Gimnick Gwen Bell Gail M. Allen Therese Bushen Ray Shuell Barbra Dean Paul Pinson Therese Bushen Barbra Dean Sarah Donnellan Vikki North ]]> http://www.theartistchallenge.com/2011-03-05/art-challenge-46-calm-before-the-storm/feed/ 2 Art Challenge #32- A Midsummer Night’s Dream http://www.theartistchallenge.com/2010-06-12/art-challenge-32-a-midsummer-night%e2%80%99s-dream/ http://www.theartistchallenge.com/2010-06-12/art-challenge-32-a-midsummer-night%e2%80%99s-dream/#comments Sun, 13 Jun 2010 00:00:36 +0000 The Host http://www.theartistchallenge.com/?p=3669 When thou wakest, … Thou takest … True delight … In the sight of thy former lady’s eye:
And the country proverb known, That every man should take his own,
In your waking shall be shown:

Jack shall have Jill;
Nought shall go ill;
The man shall have his mare again,… and all shall be well.
(Pucks words while putting the magic flower’s juice in the eye of Lysander.)

The Members of the Artist Challenge present

CHALLENGE #32- “A MIDSUMMER NIGHT‘S DREAM”

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

Ray Shuell Gail M. Allen Paul Pinson Sarah Donnellan Ray Shuell Rusty Harden Ray Shuell Vikki North

Original plans were to launch a major ad campaign for  this theme. In light of such a wee gallery – we‘ve made an appropriate little change of course.

*AHOY-  YOU BRAVE & WILD ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream Participating Artists’ - We will be running an online advertisement of YOUR ART and YOUR INDIVIDUAL ARTIST WEBSITE. (Your ad will run for 90 days)

 And- to add to your art reserve -you will ALSO be receiving 2 Giclees (canvas prints) of your work  in the next 2 weeks.

Happy art sales,
The Crew of the Challenge

]]> http://www.theartistchallenge.com/2010-06-12/art-challenge-32-a-midsummer-night%e2%80%99s-dream/feed/ 6 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

]]> http://www.theartistchallenge.com/2010-05-22/art-challenge-31-portrait-of-an-artist/feed/ 3 Art Challenge #29- Under the Sea http://www.theartistchallenge.com/2010-04-24/art-challenge-29-under-the-sea/ http://www.theartistchallenge.com/2010-04-24/art-challenge-29-under-the-sea/#comments Sun, 25 Apr 2010 00:02:06 +0000 The Host http://www.theartistchallenge.com/?p=3392 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 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”

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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 #25- SILENCE http://www.theartistchallenge.com/2010-02-27/art-challenge-25-silence/ http://www.theartistchallenge.com/2010-02-27/art-challenge-25-silence/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 01:13:19 +0000 The Host http://www.theartistchallenge.com/?p=3084 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 present Gallery 25- “SILENCE”

NO TALKING PLEASE WHILE VIEWING OUR GALLERY!

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 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 DISCRETION

Linda Apple Candle Artist Jfay Marian Fanny Christian Anthony Christian Paul Pinson Ray Shuell Arti Chauhan Mary Mary Rusty Harden Sarah Donnellan Pegi Sue Slaughter Vikki North Dana Aldis Gail M. Allen Gail M. Allen ]]> http://www.theartistchallenge.com/2010-02-27/art-challenge-25-silence/feed/ 5