Greetings Artists: Can You believe it!!! Our Lightchasers Painting Challenge is in it's 6th week!!! The photos of your amazing paintings are lighting up our email with Beautiful Color & Life!!!
Many, Many, Thanks to all our Artists who have contributed their time and talent to keeping our Painting Challenge alive and making everyone's day a little Brighter!
OUR WINNING PAINTING FROM LAST WEEK IS
"Blue Bonnet Trail"
by Heidi Gaudry
Congratulations to Heidi for her Beautiful and Atmospheric Painting of Blue Bonnets beside a Trail!!!!
Heidi's painting will be entered into the Final Challenge, to take place when we resume our weekly Thursday Paintouts.
HERE ARE OUR PAINTING SUBMISSIONS FOR THE 6TH WEEK OF OUR PAINTING CHALLENGE!!! As you can see our artists are very talented and making the most of their time at home!
Rick Austin
Sandy Stroll to where life leads
Oil on linen
8" x10"
Shirley Campbell
Netting Bait #3
9x12
oil in panel
Susan McLean-Keeney
River Strand
Oil
16x20
Chris Torgerson-Dibble
Apples ll
16x20
oil
Barbara Granaudo
My Refuge
Oil
11x14
Doug Finfrock
Autumn Walk
Watercolor
14" W X 10" H
Alexis Mcerlain
“ A favorite snack“
Oil
8” X 10”
Linda Greaves
Study in Blue Glass
Acrylic on canvas
16 x 20
Anne Wedler
"North Country"
oil
11 x 14
Sue Bridgman
Callies
Watercolor
8" x 10"
Eileen Pokornik
"Grounded 2020"
Watercolor
9 X 11 in
Bonnie Calliotte
Shore Stroll
14x16
Acrylic
Judy Klein
Snowy egret amount the Ibises
Oil on canvas
11 x 14
Mary Karpinski
“Venice Brass”
Colored Pencil on Strathmore 100 lb. Colored Pencil Paper
9 x 12
Marino Roncari
Jacaranda Library
Oil On Panel
12”X9”
Marie Garafano
Sunset at Longboat Key
Oil
28" X 38"
Marie Baumann
"The Amazing Southwest"
Acrylic
11 1/2" x 12"
Rodka-Roddy Dammeyer
Kathy Baiamonte
Waiting the moment
Oil
9x12
Brenda Biallas
Girl Walking in Park
Oil
8x10 linen panel
Coleen Kordas
I Am Loved
Oil on panel
11 x 14
Dave Purnhagen
Killer Bait
Watercolor
10 x 14
Tricia Lynn Bush
Sunflower Garden
Oil on Canvas
2 x 16
Linda Kubecka
Wolf Creek Plein Air
Oil
11" x 14"
Since we will not be meeting every Thursday due to Coronavirus concerns, we will be offering to you instead a WEEKLY PAINTING CHALLENGE to keep your brushes active over the interim.
RULES:
1. This Challenge is for Lightchaser Members only.
2. Each week send in ONE painting. Please only submit paintings done between Monday to Sunday of that week. The deadline to submit is Sunday at 5PM! YOU ARE ON YOUR HONOR TO COMPLY WITH THIS.
3. In your email please include:
A. Type Weekly Painting Challenge in the subject line of your email
B. In the body of the email please advise the following info: Your name Title of painting Medium Size of painting Attach a photo of your unframed painting done that week. Entries without all the above info will be disqualified. C. Send the email to lightchasersinc@gmail.com.
4. The Light Chasers board will vote on the paintings and the winner will be announced the following Sunday along with that weeks new entries. Board members will recuse themselves if they submit a painting.
5. Each weeks winners of the Challenge will qualify for the final judging for several prizes that will be awarded when we resume our usual weekly Thursday paintouts.
All mediums are acceptable that we allow in our Annual Shows. (Please consult the rules for our Annual Show on our Lightchasers Website to check on Mediums allowed) Photography is not acceptable.
Attention Artists
When photographing your art for
the challenge, please send only the image
with out any background or frame.
OUR 2021 SHOW AND EVENT DATES!!!!!
PLEASE SAVE THESE DATES!!!!!
2021 SEASON AT A GLANCE
THE QUICK DRAW CONTEST
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2021
THE PAINT SARASOTA PAINTOUT
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18 -WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2021
THE LIGHTCHASERS 10TH ANNUAL MEMBERS SHOW
AND FEATURED ARTISTS SHOW
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2021
THE 9TH PAINT SARASOTA PAINTOUT SHOW
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2021
OPEN GALLERY
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2021
ALL SHOWS AND EVENTS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD AT PHILLIPPI ESTATE PARK, SARASOTA
We are all very thankful to those Artists who are sending in their paintings for our Painting Challenge!
Whether you realize it or not, you are bringing much needed Joy to everyone who views them during this time when we have to spend most of it at home.
Thank You All So Much!!!
Take Care, Stay Safe & Well and KEEP ON PAINTING!!!!!
MaryAnn, Susan, Patti, Jack, Lynn, Sharon & Terry
"To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. So do it."
