THANKS GIVING CHALLENGE

November is just one of the twelve months in which we should give thanks for the great stuff in life. So this month's challenge is based on my FIVE F's for Thanksgiving... Faith ... Family ... Friends ... Freedom ... Food. Below are 5 photo references for this month's challenge...Giving Thanks: Oh...and Thanks for participating.

FAITH

FAMILY


FRIENDS


FREEDOM

FOOD

Please send your submissions to windowstothewords@gmail.com by December 1.

October Challenge...SCARY STUFF...Plus more

SPECIAL NOTE.... Please, please, please click on Enjoy the Ride in the top right of this page, and, well, Enjoy!!!


The September "Cats Up" challenge has ended, and some marvelous submissions were received....click HERE to view. My sincere thanks to those that took the time to participate. And THE WINNERS...........

First Place ($25 WalMart certificate)
Olga Wagner

Second Place (5 x 7 original of choice)

Elizabeth Pearson

Third Place (Tiny Treasure GrabBag)
Gwen Bell

The October ART Challenge is SCARY STUFF. I spared y'all the discomfort of posting Rush Limbaugh in Speedo's or Cousin Fred's bratty little kid dressed up as Spiderman. I left out cats, too, because Michelle Burnett's cat, Figaro's eyes are still following me around the room. What I have presented below are of a more mystical and serious nature, and may provide a quite marketable painting for you after the challenge has come and gone. These images are copyright free and I invite you to add to or remove from, any elements as you see fit.

AND..... ONE SPECIAL PRIZE. Of the submissions, I will make a random drawing for a greatly sought after, dearly prized, and world famous "JAMES' Tiny Treasures and Curiosity GrabBag" This will be a little box of surprises that I accumulate from my wanderings, put in a neat little box, and foist off, er, award to some lucky winner each challenge. Could contain durn near anything... collector's stamps, garage sale leftovers, precious mementos, old hundred dollar bills....well, maybe not. But, it's sure to be a lot of fun, if nothing else. So send them paintings on in.

THESE ARE THE REFERENCE PHOTOS TO WORK FROM.......

ANGKOR WATT
Angkor Watt in Cambodia, has been one of my favorite places in the world for absolutely fascinating mystery. I've just finished reading James Rollins' "The Judas Strain" and now it is even more spooky.

PHOTOGRAPHERS.... The photo challenge for October is for seasonal scenes of
anything we should be thankful for..... autumn foliage,
family dinners, lovers in the park, squirrels feeding on
nuts, nuts feeding squirrels, ...you get the idea. Send your
jpegs to jpolderndirt2@yahoo. com by October 31.

Photo Challenge for SEPTEMBER...Scary Stuff

NOTE.... The ART Challenge "CATS UP!!" Blog directly follows this one Below...........................

Oh Tay, Buckwheats....here's the scoop for shudderbugs. The photos submitted before October 1 will be used to select 3 reference photos for the OCTOBER WTTW ART Challenge. Find something REALLY scary for the Halloween challenge. There's all kinds of scary stuff out there....your grandkids in their Halloween costumes...moldy gravestones...spiders in the attic...the inside of my refrigerator...Rush Limbaugh in Speedos.


Use your imagination (and a camera) and send your shockers to JPolderndirt2@yahoo.com.

CATS UP! September Art Challenge

Surprise, Surprise (I sound like Gomer Pyle). Something new at Windows to the Words Art....prizes. The entries received will be displayed at the next painting session of The Bunkhouse Gang at the Dena Wenmohs Bunkhouse Gallery in Cypress Mill, Texas. The artists present (usually 12 to 20) will secretly cast their votes (very unbiased). The following blog on WTTW and James Parker Art will announce the winners who will be awarded... FIRST...$25 Hobby Lobby or WalMart gift certificate. Second...An 8x10 signed Giclee print of mine (your selection) and Third... a "Texas Surprise" packet (could be almost anything...an Alamo keychain and an Armadillo hatpin. A year's supply of Wick Fowler's 4 Alarm Chili. A book from the personal George Bush Library, "Common Sense in Government"...completely unused, mint condition. Not a whole lot of monetary worth, but kinda fun, dontcha think?

So...brush in hand, whiskers in place, and catnip in pocket, Here are the 4 reference photos to choose from for the September "CATS UP" challenge for WTTW. Submit to JPolderndirt2@yahoo.com by October 1. Have fun.

Submitted By
Ron Fenley


Submitted By
Ron Fenley


"Figaro" Submitted by
Michelle Burnett


Submitted by
Olga Wagner

August Art Challenge....SUMMER STUFF

Well, we kinda goose-egged the photo submissions for summer scenes, so I came up with four subjects to choose from for this month's challenge...

Some of us were crazy enough to go kayaking

Some of us took the kids to the zoo

Some of us went to SeaWorld

And some of us went to the Park


And those are the Four Subject choices for August. Brush in hand! Colors on Palette! Paint!

Send your submissions to jpolderndirt2@yahoo.com

Check the following blog for the PHOTO subject.....CATS

August Challenge for PHOTOGRAPHERS... CATS

Okay, shutterbugs!!!!! This month's subject is CATS...Felines...Mousers.
Should be an easy project. Everybody has a cat. If you don't have one, I can send you one of my neighbor's. You know, dogs treat you like royalty. Cats treat you like staff. But they can be cute....so send me some cute pictures.

July Challenge for Photos...SCENES OF SUMMER

Keep your camera handy and snap a photo of "Summer Stuff"... whatever seems remindful of Summer. Maybe kids playing in the pool. Maybe that bikini walking by the pool. Birds in the birdbath. Broken thermometers. Half eaten hot dogs. You and your friends playing volleyball. Me in the shade watching you and your friends playing volleyball.

Use your imagination. The best three scenes (photos) will be selected as reference for the August Painting Challenge. Send your shots to JPolderndirt2@yahoo.com by August 1.