Shine - Concept #32

Week of March 30, 2020 concept is shine. Create any type of art that displays what shine means to you.

Shine could be;

• gleam
• gloss
• shimmer
• glow
• sparkle
• beam
• dazzle
• brilliant

#31 Gallery: BOLD

April's concept was bold. Here are your submissions:

"The Enterprise: to boldly go where no man has gone before." by Straughan, age 8. Oregon, USA.

"Equality" by Venice, age 14. Oregon, USA.

by Xander, age 11. Oregon, USA.

by Diana, age 45. Oregon, USA.

Bold - Concept #31

April's concept is bold. Create any type of art that displays what bold means to you.

Bold could be;

• confident
• courageous
• daring
• courageous
• heroic
• strong

#30 Gallery: SHAPE

March's concept was shape. Here are your submissions:

Jas Keerat, age 10. Oregon, USA.

"Transparent Shapes" by Diana Nagai, age 44. Oregon, USA.

"Memorial Shapes" by Diana Nagai, age 44. Oregon, USA.

Shape - Concept #30

March's concept is shape. Create any type of art that displays what shape means to you.

Shape could be;

• silhouette
• body
• outline
• pattern
• frame
• shadow
• architecture
• lines
• build

#29 Gallery: REFLECTION

February's concept was reflection. Here are your submissions:

Guru Updesh, age 13 (when created). Oregon, USA.

"Self Reflection" by Diana, age 44. Oregon, USA.

"Still Reflection" by Diana, age 44. Oregon, USA.

"Round-About Reflection" by Diana, age 44. Oregon, USA.

"Travel Reflection" by Diana, age 44. Oregon, USA.

"Track Reflection" by Diana, age 44. Oregon, USA.

Reflection - Concept #29

February's concept is reflection. Create any type of art that displays what reflection means to you.

Reflection could be;

• impression
• mirror
• view
• meditation
• observation
• opinion
• idea
• consideration

#28 Gallery: TRAVEL

January's concept was travel. Here are your submissions:

"Hauptbahnhof" by Diana, age 44. Oregon, USA.

by Venice, age 13. Oregon, USA.

By Sarah. Oregon, USA.

"Amsterdam, 2002. 35mm film" by Cindra. Oregon, USA.

"Swinging Bridge in Hanapepe" by Skye, age 11. Oregon, USA.

by Kevin. Oregon, USA.

by Owen. Oregon, USA.

by Mary. Oregon, USA.

Travel - Concept #28

January's concept is travel. Create any type of art that displays what travel means to you.

Travel could be;

• trek
• movement
• voyage
• ride
• trip
• transit
• hop
• tour
• excursion
• walk

#27 Gallery: DELICATE

December's concept was delicate. Here are your submissions:

"Afternoon Walk" by Diana, age 44. Oregon, USA.

by Xander, age 10. Oregon, USA

"Silhouette Dancers" by Diana, age44. Oregon, USA.

Delicate - Concept #27

December's concept is delicate. Create any type of art that displays what delicate means to you.

Delicate could be;

• rare
• gentle
• detailed
• soft
• fine
• textured
• fragile
• dainty
• intricate

#26 Gallery: FUZZY

November's concept was fuzzy. Here are your submissions:

"Focus" by Venice, age 13. Oregon, USA.

"Fuzzy Sunset" by Diana, age 44. Oregon, USA.

"A baby chick" by S, age 7. Oregon, USA.

Cuban Oregano image found by Graymer, age 11. Oregon, USA.

Fuzzy - Concept #26

November's concept is fuzzy. Create any type of art that displays what fuzzy means to you.

Fuzzy could be;

• blurry
• furry
• hairy
• downy
• soft
• cuddly

#25 Gallery: HOPE

October's concept was hope. Here are your submissions:

"Angel of Light" by Sabine L-T, age 10. Oregon, USA.

"Hope Is For Everyone" by Venice, age 13. OR, USA.

"The Mother duck can only hope that her eggs will hatch soon" - Picture by Robert McCloskey 

Graymer, age 11. Oregon, USA.

"Hope" by Straughan, age 7. Oregon, USA.

Inspired by Emily Dickinson's Poem, by Mary, age 10. Oregon, USA.

I took this photograph of a position from my chess game yesterday.

I was thinking, "Please move your king to c4... yes!"

by Owen, age 12. Oregon, USA.

"Transparent Government gives Hope (Reichstag Government building, Berlin, Germany)"
by Diana Nagai, age 44. OR, USA.

Hope - Concept #25

Welcome back! Summer is over and it's time for more art!

October's concept is hope. Create any type of art that displays what hope means to you.



Hope could be;

• optimism
• desire
• goal
• wish
• ambition
• gain
• bright side
• reward
• promise

Breaking for Summer

Thank you, everyone, who participated during our second season of Art a la Carte. I appreciate seeing all the art that your kids created and submitted.

We will be taking a short break over summer, before starting up again in October. Come back and look for updates!

In the meantime, if you have ideas for concepts, feel free to send those in to diana.nagai@gmail.com with "Art a la Carte Concept" in the subject line.

#24 Gallery: ADVENTURE

June's concept was adventure. Here are your submissions:

"Digital Adventures" by Diana, age 44. Oregon, USA.

"Walk in the Woods" by Straughan, age 7. Oregon, USA.

"This is how I picture an adventure. Credit goes to the artist Heidi Holder"
- Graymer, age 10. Oregon, USA.

"Into the Deep" by Diana, age 44. Oregon, USA.

Adventure - Concept #24

Create any type of art that displays what adventure means to you.

Adventure could be;

• trip
• experience
• exciting undertakings
• uncertain outcome
• hazardous action
• feat
• enterprise
• venture

#23 Gallery: DREAM

May's concept was dream. Here are your submissions:

"Dream of a 10 year old me" by Leslie, age 49. Oregon, USA.

Diana, age 44. Oregon, USA.

"I like dreams when I'm in the forest." S, age 7, a la Parrish. Oregon, USA. 

"Sweet Dreams." Graymer, age 10, a la Parrish. Oregon, USA.