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Painters-Online Team

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I know it's still February, but we are just about to print the April magazines and the fabulous juxtapositions seem to be fizzling out, so here is your March challenge - Paint or draw a bird or animal in motion. You could follow Marie Antoniou's demo here <ahref="https: www.painters-online.co.uk="" techniques-and-tips="" view,animals-in-motion-paint-a-tern-in-flight-with-marie-antoniou_16491.htm"="">https://www.painters-online.co.uk/techniques-and-tips/view,animals-in-motion-paint-a-tern-in-flight-with-marie-antoniou_16491.htm</ahref="https:> or think outside the box and come up with something of your own making! This one might be easier than February but be warned - I have something quite different in mind for April!

Alan Bickley

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It did fizzle out but what great fun it was, and some amazing entries. I did a couple, many did loads more, that will take some beating! This one looks interesting and quite a bit of a challenge for me at least - but I'm certainly up for it!
With Sarah, Phil, Ellen, Rose the dentist, and the granddaughter whose name I forget.

Robert Jones, NAPA

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You do know how to tantalize - so long as the next challenge isn't a still life (won't do still lifes, won't won't won't: did 'em donkey's years ago when learning to paint, so many that I'd rather enter a monastery than do one again); but I wonder what it'll be .... my least favourite subject would be a horse: complicated so-and-so's, horses.... But the devilish depths of your imagination are likely to conjure up something much worse than that for us. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
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Mia Ketels

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This is my (first) entry for the March Challenge. Just made a sketch in watersoluble Quink Ink (no pencil drawing first) and then gave it a wash with clear water. I have so many idea's but I have to do some more research for those. Keep an eye on this space (lol). :) Mia
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Lewis Cooper

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Superb work, Jenny and Mia. Great movement in both. I still can't get my head around the fact that it's March already.
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A wonderful start, Sylvia, Mia and Jenny. I too thought of a silhouette, Jenny. My effort-
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Okay so I'm cheating - this is one I did a while back. In fact it comes from a book of minimalist drawings most of which I've posted in the gallery in the past. This has spurred me to do a few more so watch this space as they say...!
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Lewis Cooper

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Inspired by Sylvia and Micheal's 'one I did earlier' approach, I've been digging around in my stuff. I was surprised to find I've done very few birds or animals in motion. But here's one. It's a Lewaroo (obviously), but you don't often see them on skates. I now feel obliged to do something new.
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Lewis Cooper

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You may have noticed my deliberate mistake...no picture. Ho hum.
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Mia Ketels

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Wow, so many wonderful entries for this challenge! I also remembered one of my earlier pen and washes. I made it for one of my granchildren's bedrooms. I know, as Michael said: it is a bit of cheating because it is not made now but I think it also fits the challenge: I promise to make some new ones too :)
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Jim Morris

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I already posted one in the gallery. Here's one just for here, a line and wash black panther with the emphasis on movement.

Margaret Nisbet

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I thought there were some great responses to the last theme but gave it a miss as I couldn't work out what to do at all! (I do prefer to draw/paint what is in front of me - not inventive) However, I love this new theme! Some great images already posted for March. I already have a few drawings and paintings of flying birds but decided it was a good excuse to do a new flying bird one - here are some gannets- from one of my photos.

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