Monthly challenge

May’s subject is Shadows, and the deadline for entries is 10pm, Friday 31 May. All entries must be your original work, based on your own references. Please email a jpg of your entry to Barbara Stevens (subject Monthly challenge) and let her know the title of your picture and the medium. Please follow the guidelines for creating a .jpg on the Resources page.  Barbara is happy to resize/rename files if anyone has any problems.

Winners

2024
April: Water – Ranie Aujla
March: Fields – Gina Grimwood and Dave Tribe
February: Through the window – Colin Garrod, Sophie Knight-Crow, Dave Tribe
January: Stars – Barbara Stevens
2023
November: Nudes – Peter Rossington
October: The Military – Sophie Knight-Crow and Richard Seymour
September: Harbour – Gina Grimwood and Edna Kyriakides
August: Wild animal – Ranie Ajula
July: Portrait of a well-known person – Clair Hunt
June: A scene with at least three figures – Barbara Stevens
May: The farm – Dave Tribe
April: Café scene – Barbara Stevens
March: Interiors – Dave Tribe
February: Pets – Clair Hunt
January: Picasso – Barbara Stevens
2022
December: Still life – Barbara Stevens
November: Coastal scene – Pam Shingler and Jean Thompson
October: Abstract – Barbara Reilly
September: Roots – Louise Schenck
August: Holidays – John Lucking
July: Trees – Pam Shingler
June: Sport – Dave Tribe
May: Pen & ink – Barbara Stevens
Apr: Collage – Barbara Stevens
Mar: Spring – Dave Tribe
Feb: Cooking – Barbara Reilly
Jan: Mechanical – Barbara Stevens
2021
Dec: Christmas – Barbara Stevens
Nov: Bonfire Night – Barbara Stevens
Oct: Clouds – Peter Rossington
Sep: A portrait – Edna Kyriakides
Aug: A surreal or fantasy scene – Malcolm Beakhust
July: Food & drink – Barbara Stevens
June: Urban landscape – Barbara Stevens
May: Country landscape – Gina Grimwood
Apr: Spring – Peter Rossington and Dave Tribe
Mar: Flowers – Jennifer Waller
Feb: An imaginary or fantasy scene – Louise Schenck
Jan: A Pet – Gina Grimwood
2020
Dec: A Winter scene – Gillian Hein
Nov: Autumn – Fiona Bates
Oct: The market – Peter Rossington
Sep: Holiday – Gillian Hein and Barbara Stevens
Aug: Favourite painting produced in Aug 2020 – Margaret Eggleton
Jul: A street scene – Gillian Hein
Jun: A view out of a window – Barbara Stevens
May: A portrait – Liz Hammond