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The desire of this group is to give beginners, amateurs, and professionals a chance to shine side by side; in their own respective art forms! --->TRY CLICKING OUR CATEGORY TABS BELOW TO REFINE YOUR SEARCH<---

Featured Work

Writing

Spider's Web…Trapped in a spider’s web / Poisoned by her bite / Numb and unable to move / Unable to fight / Stuck to her sticky net / Hanging here alone / ...
Smoke Signal by Tonye Banks

Smoking in the dark while working on my photography…
Meeting at the Singularity by lacitrouille

Made with Ultra Fractal. The white shapes remind of the tool my father used to ease his feet into his shoes. Please fullview for the subtle textures.ààThank you for the views and comments. :)
Green Frog by terrebo

Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi / Date/heure original 2009-10-17 12:25:05 / Mesure de la vitesse de l’obturateur 1/100 s / Indice d’ouverture f/5.5 / Vitesse estimée ISO ISO 800 / Indice d’exposition biaisée -1.00 eV / Mode compteur Partial / Flash Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode / Longueur focale 245 mm / Balance des blancs Manual white balance
Gateway by micmac

Autumn scene….This shot was taken driving near my home at a place named “Le Lac en Coeur”(means a lake with the shape of a heart),Saint-Hippolyte,Quebec,Canada.It was foggy and rainy that day. / Nikon D 200 /
One Eye Sees. by Paul Rees-Jones

Playing with treatments.
Two Cute Kittens by Noel78

Oil painting on canvas. I thank God for the gift to paint. It gives me nay hours of pleasure, and I pray it will bless you to as you view my art. As a missionary I have seen the hand of God touch many lives and I know that his gifts are bountiful. / Irma.
RAINDROPS IN THE MOONLIGHT by Rob Toombs

This image was taken directly from the camera.. The only enhanements was some supernova using GIMP over the moon etc to give the image a little more impact and drama as well as lightroom to improve the clarity slightly…........
Voodoo Whispers by mimulux

a fractal done in FraxPlorer, then altered and changed in PSPX and with some filters and cards…..
Idle hands by monocotylidono

It’s late in the evening, you have just come back from walking the dog, you are alone at home, and the electricity supply to the whole neighbourhood is cut off… You light a few candles and look for things to do to pass the time… You can’t read, you can’t watch TV, you can’t use the computer, you can’t even make a cup of coffee! So, inspired by the flickering flames you set up your camera on a tripod and take pictures of the candle lights, of course! ;-) [Sony a350, Sigma 10-20@20mm, f:22, 2.5sec, ISO-100]
Writing

Face in the Smoke.…There are creatures, / Just behind, / Slightly living, / Slightly blind. Weaving circles, / Of lost delights, / In evening shades, / Lost …

Inspired by Rob Toombs Blue Scent / Do you see the face? /

Recent Work

Going to Utrecht in November by jchanders

Even on a wet November morning the canals at Utrecht have their own charm. To my great pleasure I could prove the atmosphere of this wonderful old town again this morning. Autumn coloured this scene at the Old Canal, the “Oude Gracht”, in a most beautiful way. As I told you before these wharves will be restored next year. Hopefully these wonderful old trees will indeed be saved. Otherwise this will have been their last autumn … Utrecht, 7th November 2009, 11.21 am / Panasonic TZ3, 4,6-46 mm at 14,7 mm / F 4.7, 1/30, ISO 125 Here the April shot with the restoration story at greater length:
The BIG UH-OH!! .. or ... RUN FOR IT!!!! by Lois Bryan

Best on Full Size I’ve been sitting on this one since spring … waiting for the proper season to bring him out in all his glory. Captured in the wilds of Arizona up in the mountains not far from Green Valley and Tucson. Was using the Nikon D40x at the time with my trusty 70-300mm vr Nikon lens and must say everything I shot with that lens was crap. Pardon me. But it was bad. Have since learned about the sweet spot of an ap between f/8 and f/11 … so for any of you out there with this lens, take heed. I so adored the turkey shot, tho, that with a lot of hand tooling of the dodge and burn variety using my blessed Wacom Intuos 4 tablet, I think we got a usable image out of the day. And of course the textures hid a multitude of sins, lol!!! Shutter was 1/320, aperture was f/5.6, focal length 180, iso 400. Hdr in Photomatix from a single hand-held jpeg, duped to evals of +/-2 in Photoshop … and a couple of added textures Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!! And don’t forget … everyone loves hot dogs!!!!!! Also available with Thanksgiving Wishes!!
Room without a view - blocked in every way by Lina Woods

In a room without a view / Lots of time, nothing to do / I sit, watch the days go by / I don’t need to wonder why In a room without a view / Lots of time, nothing to do / In a room without a view, without you This room is the perfect size / And it never tells me lies / Many pleasant memories / All repeating worthlessly here I find security, no problems here for me / This is where I want to be / And whether I like it or not, a room without a view is what / I’ve got Here I find security, so please don’t bother me / This is where I ought to be / And whether I like it or not / A room without a view is what I’ve got In a room without a view / Lots of time, nothing to do / I sit, watch the years go by / I don’t need to wonder why (by The Smithereens)
City Bird Seagul by richie fox

This is a sculpture/ statue of a flock of seagulls on the side of a building in the city square / Leeds / West Yorkshire.

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About This Group

The desire of this group is to give beginners, amateurs, and professionals a chance to shine side by side; in their own respective art forms! There is no limit to the type of work; painting ~ photography ~ writing ~ drawings ~ sketches ~ digital creations…
We desire to see the beginners grow and be helped by the pro’s… we also desire to see the pro’s excel to new and greater heights… as well as to see amateurs come into their own and really discover who they are as artists! This is a place where artists can appreciate artists and have the FREEDOM TO SHINE!!
PLEASE HAVE A LOOK IN THE FORUM!!!! WE WANT IT TO BE A PLACE FOR YOU ALL TO LEARN AS WELL AS TO TEACH!!!!
You are more than welcome to send a bubblemail to Julie or Roger if you have any questions!! We will do our best to help you in any way that we can!!

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OUR WRITTEN CHALLENGE WINNER

Balance was never and issue….. by TeriLee

Balance was never an issue
As long as I was moving.
Stagnant
I sit and begin bending
Losing my center
Demented growth
Held together by a
Tormented oath
Restless for wisdom
Lost inside familiarity
Balance was never an issue
Until…
I tried to be still.
My limits known to me now
Withering
Melting away
Looking to find
The foundation to a path
I was never on
Retracing my steps
Seeking
Searching
Hunting
In the wrong place
For something not lost…
Stillness
Intimidating to me
Because there doesn’t seem much to study
To gain
To see
But I am learning
Stillness
Is there
An echo
Reminder of Everything
The entity
Non existent details
Wither in silence
And suddenly
One way or another
I find a soothing awareness
In the violence of nothing
Hostility of stillness
A saddened ending
To a bashful beginning
A prophecy coming to be.
Balance,
Never an issue…
Until…
I had to learn
How to be still.