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"An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one." -Charles Horton Cooley

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Thursday, January 31, 2013

#3 Gallery: BEGINNINGS

January's concept was beginnings. Here are your subissions:


"Back to the Beginning" a video by Xander, age 8. Oregon, USA




"Dawn With Mom, Lily, and dog, Luna" by Lily F., age 6. Oregon, USA
Morning sunrise as described by her babysitter. Picture includes Lily, her mom, and her dog, Luna.




"Spring Buds" by Sophie, Age 10. Oregon, USA





"New Beginnings" by Guru Updesh, age 11. Oregon, USA




Drawing of chicks by Amelie, age 8. Oregon, USA




CJ and Joshua, ages 11 and 8. Oregon, USA




"A new day a new beginning" by CJ, age 11. Oregon, USA




"Beginnings" by Joshua, age 8. Oregon, USA




Graymer, age 8. Orgeon, USA




"New Beginning" by Diana, age 41. Oregon, USA
Dedicated to the niece recently born into our family.




Sabine, Age 7. Oregon, USA




"Beginnings" by Venice, age 10. Oregon, USA







Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Beginnings - Concept #3


Photo by 
Gordon H. Nagai















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

Beginnings could be;
  • Dawn
  • Start
  • First
  • Birth
  • Start of something new
  • Once upon a time
  • Introduction

See Submission Guidelines for more information.
Reminder: Submissions are due by the end of the month.

Monday, December 31, 2012

# 2 Gallery: LIGHT

December's concept was light. Here are your subissions:


by Venice, age 10. Oregon, USA



"Farm Light" by Xander (7) and Diana (41). Oregon, USA
We'd like you to notice that the cow's name is Sunshine!





"9th Birthday Cake" by Graymer, age 8. Oregon, USA





"Grandma's Chandelier" by Graymer, age 8. Oregon, USA






 "Happy Acrostic Poem" by Xander, age 7. Oregon, USA





3 Photographs (A Winter's Sky, Cloudy Morning, and Looking Through the Trees) by Sophie, age 10. Oregon, USA





3 Photographs (Blue Sky, Blue and White Sky, and Looking Through the Trees) by Amelie, age 8. Oregon, USA




Poem by homeschool parent of 3, age 40. Oregon, USA






by Diana, age 41. Oregon, USA


Saturday, December 1, 2012

Light - Concept # 2





















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

Light could be;
  • sun, stars, light bulb, fireflies, holiday lights, candles, sunrise
  • warmth, fireplace
  • reflection, colors, shadows
  • wonder, enlightenment, knowledge
  • plants, flowers, life
  • sight, dark, heavy
  • bright, happy

See Submission Guidelines for more information.
Reminder: Submissions are due by the end of the month.

# 1 Gallery: CHANGE

November's concept was change. Here are your subissions:

by Amelie, age 8. Oregon, USA




by Graymer, age 8. Oregon, USA.
"Graymer is into drawing on lined paper instead of writing on it."




"The Butterfly" by Diana, age 41. Oregon, USA





by Sophie, age 10. Oregon, USA




"Trees on a Hill" by Sophie, age 10. Oregon, USA



"A Fall Haiku" by Xander, age 7. Oregon, USA




Poem by homeschool parent of 3, age 40. Oregon, USA




"Change (money/fall)" by Venice, age 10. Oregon, USA



Friday, November 9, 2012

Change - Concept # 1


















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

Change could be;

  • metamorphosis (e.g. from caterpillar to butterfly)
  • dirt into mud
  • ice into water
  • seasons
  • fall leaves
  • policy
  • the world
  • the environment

See Submission Guidelines for more information. Reminder: Submissions are due by the end of the month.

Submission Guidelines

General Guidelines for Submissions:
(Note, these may be updated over time.)
  • Submissions to be in JPG, GIF or PNG formats or you may send a link to Vimeo, YouTube or another website.
  • Your submission may be a photograph, sculpture, poem, crayon art, sketch, song, and probably anything you can imagine. 
  • If you follow the concept, your submission will be posted within that concept's gallery. 
  • Submissions need to be appropriate for viewing from all ages.
  • Submissions due by the end of day Friday.
  • If your art includes an image of someone outside your family, please be sure to get written or verbal permission to use their photo on a website.
  • Please submit with as much the following information you feel comfortable sending:
  1. Concept Identification (concept number or name)
  2. Title (If you have one)
  3. Name (first name, first name with last initial, just initials, or anonymous)
  4. Age (even if anonymous, please include age)
  5. Area (general area, e.g. Oregon, USA)
  6. Description (if you have one, no more than 100 words)



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