Decorative and Traditional Art/ HAND PAINTED ART ONLY/ 2 PER DAY

About This Group

AS of 04/27/2011-IT MUST BE HAND PAINTED! nothing digital not even enhanced by digital means will be accepted

ABSOLUTELY NO T~SHIRTS, OR iPhone Cases,, please and thank you!!

This group is about the traditional styles of painting with the traditional medias.
oils, watercolors, acrylics, pastels, pen/ink, crayons, spray paints, colored pencils, created on traditional canvas, watercolor paper, sketch paper..wood, linen, silk..
It does not matter your style or taste,, surrealism, abstract, realism, floras, landscapes, people, animals, all are acceptable as long as it was created with the above mentioned medias.

ART PIECE must have media/medium listed in description box or will be rejected..

ART PIECE MUST HAVE A TITLE OR WILL BE REJECTED.. if it did not inspire you enough to give it a name, how can it inspire us..
I know we go through artists blocks sometimes, but please wait until you have a name for it before you put in this group,, please and thank you…

COLLAGE and MOSAICS are accepted as of 09/06/2011. but must be photo cropped for a professional presentation.. please and thank you.. and not photos of other mosaics from buildings ,, YOU MUST HAVE CREATED the collage or mosaic or stained glass piece. OR will be rejected..

WE WILL NOT ACCEPT!! digital or computer generated art
photos or photo manipulations

NO CLOTHING, WRITES, OR JOURNALS,NO PORNOGRAPHIC NUDES OR PROFANITY

TASTEFUL NUDES MUST STILL USE SAFE FILTER,, OR WILL BE REJECTED..

ALSO!!!! THE HOSTS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO USE ANY OF OUR MEMBERS IMAGES AS AN EXAMPLE FOR CHALLENGES WITHOUT NOTICE.. THANK YOU.!

“HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO EVERYONE BORN IN THE MONTH OF MAY from me to you”
May Emerald Maples
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“Artist of the Month of January 2012”
is Glenn Marshall
Please see his feature page here

Artist of the Month for February 2012 is Tash Luedi

see her feature page found here

Artist of the month for March 2012.. is Val Spayne

see her feature page here

“Artist of the Month of April 2012 is…maggie326”
maggie326
see her feature page found here-

“Artist of the Month of May 2012…is firstglance”
firstglance
see his feature page found here
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“Congratulations to our winner of The Eyes Have It challenge which ended 03/07/2012”
Detail of Catie at 4 Years by Cathy Amendola

See the group rules and join this group here