Slovenia ~ March 2014

Kathryn Bannister
Podolševa, Slovenia
Pen on Paper
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Marsha Gordon
'Door to Linhartov'
12.25" x 10" Richardson paper

Murilo S. Romeiro
Eslovênia - paisagem rural
Handmade ink and watercolor Kuretake on recycled off-set paper (19x26cm)
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 Brenda L. Despres
Rural Slovenia
8295 Tržišče, Slovenia

 Uma Gowrishankar
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 Catherine Hale
"Grandma's Garden"
Colored pencil, 6 x 8 inch sketchbook

 Linda Hill

 Patricia J. Powers
'Slovenian Haystacks'
Oil on canvas panel, 5"x7"
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 Martine Raffin
Watercolor - 22 x 28 cm
Predjama 13"
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 Murilo S. Romeiro
Liubliana - Eslovênia
Mitsubishi Unipin 0,5 on Opaline Spiral paper 180g ( 28x20cm)
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 Sherry Schmidt
Gouache
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Sherry Schmidt  
Watercolor
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 Janice Austin
Tranquil antiquity, near Otoced
WC on 140# CP Arches
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 Janice Austin
Respect for the Past (Enduring Architecture)
37 Dolenji Lazi, Ribnica, Slovenia
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 Janice Austin
Mini chapel at town entrance, Zagojici, Slovenia
WC on 140# CP Arches
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 Sketch Gurl
Watercolor

 Suzanne Queen
Shelter
3 in by 6 in, Watercolor

 San Riveros
Cerklje na Gorenjskem
Watercolor
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 San Riveros
Luče, Slovenia
Watercolor
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 Laura Wingerd
Bled Castle
9" x 12" Oil
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 Laura Wingerd
"Maybe They're At The Beach"
9" x 12" Oil
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Ysabi
Cervek/Piran, Rt Madona v Piranu, Slovénie  

aquarelle 26/17cm

 Charlie Abrahamson
Deseca vas 5, 8360 zuzemberk, slovenia
9 inch x 12 inch pastel
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 Tuula Alkia
Slovenia, Stara Fuzina 4
oil pastel

 Tom Anderson
Bohinj Lake
16 x 20 oil

 Sue Field
Slovenia
Pastel

Catherine Hale
Flea Market in Ljubljana
Colored pencil on A4 paper

 Teri Gardner Robus
Mali Otok 12, Slovenia
Oil on Arches oil paper
8 x 12 inches

 Ursula Rodgers
Down on the Corner
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 Rebecca Wang
"Three Boats and Two Ladies"
10x14 canvas panel
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 Rebecca Wang
"Reading the Paper by Sea"
oil on F0 canvas panel
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 Stanley Epperson
Capodistria, Slovenia
Oil on canvas panel
8X10

 Marsha Gordon
'Harvest Hill'
6.5" x 8.25" watercolor Arches
Brezovica v Podbocju

 Nancie Johnson

"Barn with Shadows"

Lipsenj,Cerknica, Slovenia

9x12 Acrylic

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 Sylvia J. Larsen
Watercolor 6.5"x7"
Across the Ravine
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Pedro Martin
26 x34 cm
Watercolor on paper

 mico
watercolour
"Shoe tossing"

 Patricia Musgrave
Dahlia Season,  Murska Sobota
o/c
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Valérie M.

Pastel painting on Pastelmat paper, 25x34 cm

 Jennifer Andersen
Autumn at Castle Sneznik
7 x 10 in
Watercolor
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 Charlene Brown
Vršiška cesta, Kranjska Gora

 Ken Davy
Bled Slovinia
Oil on Hardboard
11 x 14
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Julie Manning
Ink and watercolour

 Tom Ohman
Ink and Pencil

 Murilo Romeiro
Eslovênia
Wallnut ink and watercolor on recycled off-set paper A4
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 Carolyn Owen Sommer
Lljubljana, old town
watercolor in journal with ink

Al Woodford
Piran
8 x 7 inches, watercolor
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 Charlie Abrahamson
9 inch by 12 inch pastel
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 Carolee S. Clark
"Stop & Smell the Roses"
10" x 10"
acrylic on canvas

 Rick Eakins
"Church in Stjak, Slovenia"
8" x 10" (Oil on Canvas Board)

 Nancie Johnson
"Bell between 2 Trees"
23 Cankarjeva ulica, Slovenia
9x12 Acrylic
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 Marla Laubisch
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Eszter Szicso
Slovenian pine forest
Oil on board

 Mike Bergen
“Isola, Slovenia”
9X12 Ink/Gouache
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 Earl Boyer
Dragon Bridge, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Pen and W/Color on 400 Mixed Media paper

 Charlene Brown
Lake Jasna, Kanjska Gora

 Stanley Epperson
Koper, Slovenia St. Scene
12X9 in. Acrylic

 Nancy Farara
"Slovenska Bistrica Rt. 430"
acrylic on canvas
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Justine Valla
Veliko Mlacevo, Grosuplje, Slovenia
Watercolor

 Dennis Bailey
View of Podkoren
6x8'' Oil Paint on Canvas board
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 Anthony Billings
Waterway
mixed - watercolor + ink, 9"x12"

 Jean-Michel Gruet
Ljubljana
Watercolor 36x48 200 gr

 Gail Ishmael
watercolor

 Melisa McCurley
Winding Road
6x8 oil
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 Tom Ohman
Ink and pencil
Sugar Land
Jezero Savica
4265 Bohinysko Jezero, Slovenia

 Martine Raffin
"Fornače 1"
Aquarelle - 15 x 20 cm
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Ursula Rodgers
Stop
Graphite on paper
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 Mike Bergen
“Bled, Slovenia”
9X12 Watercolor/Ink
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 Bill Collie
Maribor railway station forecourt, Slovenia
watercolour 16x24cms

 James Creasy
"Out of Reach"
16" x 20" Acrylic

 Bill Guffey
Slovenia Boats
11" x 14", oil
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Marie-Claude Sauze
Aquarelle - 17 x 27 cm
Marais salants, Parecag
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joanne willoughby
Slovenian Farm
pastel on uart 400
9x12

 tom anderson
summer's gate
oil, 8.5 X 10.5

Mike Bergen
“Capodistria, Slovenia”
16X20 Oil
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 Béliza Mendes
watercolour
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mico
watercolor
"little village church in the morning light"

 Dave Casey
Slovenia Sailboat
6"x6" oil on gessobord
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 Carlos Oliva
Metelkova street in Ljubljana, Slovenia
watercolor

Marie-Claude Sauze
Aquarelle - 19 x 28 cm
"Logarska Dolina 13a, Slovénie"
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Catherine Hale
Vineyards in Velike Malence
Oil on 8x8 inch canvas

Bill Guffey

Garden of the Midday Sun

11" x 14", oil

Our March 2014 Paintout is

Slovenia

Open for participation March 1st thru March 31st

View Larger Map

You'll find an interactive map of Slovenia above, though you can't access the little yellow pegman from that map. Use the link below it, "View Larger Map", and the map will appear on your monitor; drag the little Yellow Man onto the map, let go while he's over a blue area, and start exploring. Find an interesting subject/area. Change it all you want. Or paint it straight up as you see it. Instructions are in the sidebar to the right. Any questions, ask 'em in the comments or email me directly. 

This month we travel to Slovenia.  With lots of mountains, rural farming areas, cities and small towns, and a little coastline, Slovenia promises to be a very popular location. 

 IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING...

It is necessary to stress the importance of a couple of rules. One is the image size issue. It states in the rules in the right sidebar on this blog that the image has to be at a resolution of 72 and no larger than 1000 pixels on the widest side. Submissions not following the rules will not be posted. 

IGNORE THE BLUE DOTS! It appears that Google has now added every user submitted photograph to the maps in the form of blue dots. Make sure your reference comes from the actual Street View application and not a photograph. Thanks. 

Also, each artist must include the URL of the location that the artwork is based upon. To find the URL is easy. In the maps mode, while looking at your scene you have chosen, click the "LINK" button at the top LEFT of the screen, check the "Short URL" button. With that link highlighted simply copy it and paste into your email with your submission. (How do you not lose your location? Click "SEND" with your view up and email it to yourself.) Remember, these buttons are found at the top left of the map.

Also, I've started including Location Links to each artwork posted. If you want a link to your reference included with your information pleasemake sure you include the SHORT URL for the reference with your submission. If the SHORT URL isn't used the Location Link will not be included. Thanks! 

So there you go. Should be extremely easy. If your submission doesn't show up on the blog, please check the list near the top in the sidebar entitled, "Don't see your submission? This could be the reason..." Thanks.  

Thanks again to Google, as they have given their permission for artists to use Street View as a reference for paintings that can then be sold without fear of copyright infringement.

And thank you, artists, for participating.

Remember, participation is open to all levels of artistic ability.

NOW LET'S HAVE SOME FUN!