Art Challenge- Hot/Crack

Last week was the week of Independence Day so the 2 Things challenge was postponed until this weekend. The challenge this week was for 

hot/crack

Here is my creation:

For this creation, I used a photograph of a sunset and covered it with black then used cracked brushes to let the sunlight and heat look back in. This makes it appear as if the sunlight is breaking through a black surface.

crack brushes 

here and here

Art challenge- Spade/ Morning

I've really been missing out lately and I hate that I have. I enjoy being a part of the 2 Things community and entering their weekly art challenges. It helps me think up new ideas and get my creative juices flowing. I am going to try my very best- no matter how busy life gets- to stay involved. 

Anyways, enough rambling. Here are this weeks challenge entries for spade/morning:

This interpretation is in black and white with exception to the main focus of the image which is the gardening tool often called the 'spade'. This image also features sun rays from the top left corner to represent the morning.

This interpretation features the spade symbol with a large sun bursting within to represent the morning.

This interpretation is my favorite. The spade symbol with a vibrant yellow squiggly sun representing the morning inside of it.

Did you enjoy this week's art challenge? Do you have an art interpretation for Spade/Morning? If so, share a link to your interpretation in the comments and I'll check it out! Thanks for stopping by.

Art Challenge- Beat/Walk

It has been some time since I've been able to join in on the weekly 2 Things Challenge, but I've managed to take a moment this week and give it a go. 

This week's challenge was Beat/Walk:

I've been on a health/ exercise kick for the last few months -lost 15lbs so far- so I thought I'd put together a health promo style design that would do for both word challenges. 

Details of the design: heartbeat, icon of man walking, and text which reads "walk for your health".

Sometimes it may be difficult to do 20 to 30 mins of cardio or dance exercises in a day but for those of us who can walk, taking even 10 minutes a day to walk can greatly reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke and other serious illnesses such as poor circulation.

Do you exercise? What's your favorite thing to do? Share in the comments!

Art Challenge- Chain/Free

This weeks' art challenge by 2 Things Blog was one that was especially fun for me because I finally got to play around with some scrap fractal images that I had virtually lying around. The challenge for this week is Chain/Free. 

Here is my entry:

The above image is meant to symbolize a love chain that has been broken (I.E. the lack of connection in the center). I made this kind of as a tribute to those who have been in longstanding relationships that were abusive or painful and have finally been freed from that bondage. The chain has finally been broken- freedom is yours and a chance to love again awaits.

Art Challenge- Loose/Green

Somehow I've missed the last two weekly challenges hosted by 2 Things Blog. This week I will be joining them. The challenge for this week was 'loose/green'. There are so many things that could go under this challenge but I thought it was fun to play with food. (I may also be just a tiny bit on the hungry side)

Anyways, here is my entry for this weeks challenge:

A granny smith apple that has been freshly picked from a tree.

Juicy green grapes that have been picked from the vine.

Hungry yet? :) 

You are welcomed to utilize these two food photographs in your personal or commercial artistic endeavors. If you do (it isn't mandatory) I would love it if you'd leave me a comment with a link so I could see your work. 

Art Challenge- Verb/Hoof

I rather enjoy entering into the 2 Things Challenge each week. 

If you are just tuning in to my blog, the 2 Things Challenge is a weekly challenge that anyone (including you) may participate in and show off your artistic, creative and imaginative talents. Anything goes really... poetry, photography, digital arts, paintings... you name it. It is all in good fun too. There is no pressure and it gives you the chance to challenge yourself or to push your self to the limits. 

Give it a shot! We could always use more creative minds joining us.

Simply go to 2 Things Blog and introduce yourself. Oh, and don't forget to follow the blog to keep updated on the weekly challenges.

This weeks' challenge is Verb/Hoof

and here is my entry:

 Obviously a verb is 'something you do' so the image above is a text image made up of verbs related to things that horses do or that can be done with a horse (ex:riding, racing). I chose a horse because it is one of the animals which has 4 hooves (plural of hoof). 

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