The Artist Challenge

“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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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 [...]

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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!
The Members of the [...]

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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 to A Flower.
HAPPY SPRING!
The [...]

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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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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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Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind; And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.
-William Shakespeare 1564-1616
The Members of the Artist Challenge present Gallery 24- an ode to love so tempting, irrepressible and sometimes delightfully naughty.
From our hearts to yours. HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!
Please enjoy our Valentine gallery.
Attention Patrons: To purchase artwork in this [...]

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“There is a place that you should know.
It’s found in dreams that come in go.
If you really believe that you can,
..then our journey has just began.”
The Members of the Artist Challenge present our tribute to the “Butterfly Circus.”
Attention Patrons: To purchase artwork in this gallery, contact the artist direct at their website link listed with [...]

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