November Challenge - Sunset On Pretty Lake - POST YOUR ENTRY BY CLICKING HERE

*** THE CHALLENGE FOR NOVEMBER ***
Re-create any of the photos below in pastels. You can interpret the original photos quite closely if you wish or you could use them for inspiration and maybe adapt it by changing various elements (remember artistic license!).

*** GENERAL RULES ***
1. All submissions must be made in this thread - i.e. by replying to this post.

2. Please FEEL FREE to comment on people's work in this thread. The main purpose for entering the Challenge is to improve your skills and technique and receiving friendly, constructive feedback will help your improve that much quicker.

3. Please use the following method to attach your picture (this will ensure the page loads quickly and cleanly for everyone):

STEP 1) Use the picture icon button in the "Reply to This" box to add a photo from your computer.

STEP 2) Then choose to make the photo a clickable thumbnail. You do this by clicking

OPTIONS and selecting "Create Thumbnail" and "Popup Window". See the image to the right.

All of the photos below were taken by me. I hereby release them to the public domain. If you use them other than this challenge, credit would be appreciated.

*** REFERENCE PHOTOS (click to enlarge)***

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Permalink Reply by Lulu on October 31, 2009 at 6:01pm: Very Nice Tom ... thanks. I hope I can do it justice. Lulu; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Joanne Setchel on November 1, 2009 at 5:24pm: These are gorgeous photo's and I am sure there will be some beautiful paintings done in this challenge.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Marguerite on November 16, 2009 at 9:05am: Hello Tom, so where is everybody this month? Perhaps they're preparing for the holidays. Well, here's my sunset. Hope we get some more -- it's pretty quiet out here!
This is soft pastel/pastel pencil on drawing pad paper. 8 x 10; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Tom Perry on November 16, 2009 at 9:35am: Very nice Marquerite. I had hoped for more by now maybe some don't like sunsets. Maybe another still life next month? lol

Tom

Marguerite said:
Hello Tom, so where is everybody this month? Perhaps they're preparing for the holidays. Well, here's my sunset. Hope we get some more -- it's pretty quiet out here! This is soft pastel/pastel pencil on drawing pad paper. 8 x 10; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Marguerite on November 16, 2009 at 8:09pm: Oh, I'm sure people like sunsets. I think it's just the time of year -- lots going on. Apparently people do like still lifes though -- we certainly did have good turnout last month!

Tom Perry said:
Very nice Marquerite. I had hoped for more by now maybe some don't like sunsets. Maybe another still life next month? lol

Tom

Marguerite said:
Hello Tom, so where is everybody this month? Perhaps they're preparing for the holidays. Well, here's my sunset. Hope we get some more -- it's pretty quiet out here! This is soft pastel/pastel pencil on drawing pad paper. 8 x 10; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by newby on November 16, 2009 at 8:17pm: Hi Marguerite, love the sunset, I love the sky with that fiery glow and the water is very nicely done the clouds are very good, and the frame finishes the painting/drawing off you have done a very good job well done all the best Pat

Marguerite said:
Hello Tom, so where is everybody this month? Perhaps they're preparing for the holidays. Well, here's my sunset. Hope we get some more -- it's pretty quiet out here!
This is soft pastel/pastel pencil on drawing pad paper. 8 x 10; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by newby on November 16, 2009 at 8:21pm: Hi All well this seems to have taken forever to do as I still have Socs to nurse but hopefully it wont be too bad, done on a thin card with a little tooth and done with soft pastels, size 13 1/2 by 10 inches

thank you for looking Pat p.s Tom I love sunsets so please give them another go; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Tom Perry on November 16, 2009 at 9:29pm: I couldn't get close enough, nor did I want to, to take a photo of the same place during our severe weather this last week. the water completely covered the island and partway up the tree trunks. I would have had to stand in water up to my chest to be in the same spot this was taken.

What was left from Hurricane Ida just sat off the coast here and just dumped rain. for three days with wind gusting to 75mph.

If you enter my address, 2054 Parkview Ave, Norfolk, VA 23503, in google maps and set on satellite view you will see the tidal water across the street and south of my house. I live on the north side of Parkview and on the curve. My house has the reddish brow roof and is the one with the frond facing due south. Chesapeake bay is to the north. No worry from the bay but water is pushed into the tidal inlet to the south of me. High tide Friday night flooded the street in front of my house and filled the houses on the other side of the street with several inches of water.

We lost power early Thursday afternoon and finally got it back Sunday evening. Al told quite the miserable weekend. lol; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Marguerite on November 17, 2009 at 9:06am: Hey Pat, I should have known we could count on you! I like your painting. Again, it's fun to see how differently people paint the same scene. I like your threatening clouds and the atmospheric feeling you've achieved. I couldn't decide exactly how to handle the lens flare. I wonder if it would be easier to capture that in another medium.

I had hoped to have a go at your lovely shell in the acrylics challenge. Maybe I can still get it done. Sorry to hear Socs is still not well (poor kitty). Hope he turns the corner soon! Thanks for your kind comments on my painting! Take care, Marguerite

newby said:
Hi All well this seems to have taken forever to do as I still have Socs to nurse but hopefully it wont be too bad, done on a thin card with a little tooth and done with soft pastels, size 13 1/2 by 10 inches

thank you for looking Pat p.s Tom I love sunsets so please give them another go; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Marguerite on November 17, 2009 at 9:20am: It sounds like your weekend was no fun. Glad you didn't get water in your house -- that is never good. I did Google your address and I see what you mean. Seems like you could get it from all sides when the conditions are right (or wrong as the case may be). Glad you didn't try to take a picture from the same location as the challenge photo -- that would have been a very bad idea! :-) Hope things start drying out soon. Take care, Marguerite

Tom Perry said:
I couldn't get close enough, nor did I want to, to take a photo of the same place during our severe weather this last week. the water completely covered the island and partway up the tree trunks. I would have had to stand in water up to my chest to be in the same spot this was taken.

What was left from Hurricane Ida just sat off the coast here and just dumped rain. for three days with wind gusting to 75mph.

If you enter my address, 2054 Parkview Ave, Norfolk, VA 23503, in google maps and set on satellite view you will see the tidal water across the street and south of my house. I live on the north side of Parkview and on the curve. My house has the reddish brow roof and is the one with the frond facing due south. Chesapeake bay is to the north. No worry from the bay but water is pushed into the tidal inlet to the south of me. High tide Friday night flooded the street in front of my house and filled the houses on the other side of the street with several inches of water.

We lost power early Thursday afternoon and finally got it back Sunday evening. Al told quite the miserable weekend. lol; ▶ Reply to This