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Art Challenge

Welcome to the BAA Art Challenge.  We will supply a new original reference photo each month. Members can submit a piece of art that is based on it.  Of course, you can always go back and add a picture of yours to one of the previous challenges. Your finished work will appear on this page.  We want you to have fun and challenge your skills.  Either copy the photo or change it in any way you wish according to your style and approach. Any size or medium.  No judging.
Plum Blossoms woodcut.jpg
It's time to start thinking about spring.  Van Gogh was strongly influenced by Japanese woodcuts and did a wonderful painting of almond blossoms.  Here's a print of plum blossoms for you to interpret.
Suggestions to download the reference image:
On a PC, right click on the image, then click on "save image as--"
On a Mac, drag the image and drop in your desktop.
 
Send digital images (jpegs) of your finished work to Peter Keitel at pjkeitel@gmail.com any time. Peter will post your work on this page within a few days.

To see a short video on how to take good photographs of artwork click here:



When you save the photo of your work, please save it as a medium  or large file.  Small images will not show on the web in full screen size. Also please use your surname as the file name.
Submissions for the Challenge will be posted here - Click on an image to see the whole picture and then click on the arrows in the upper left corner for a full screen version. You can also scroll through the gallery.

The March 2023 Challenge

The January/February Challenge - The first image is the reference photo

The Fall 2022 Challenge - The first image is the reference photo