Malta - July 2017

Murilo S. Romeiro
Malta
Dip pen (walnut ink) on A4 - 180g paper
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 Tom Cunliffe
Fort St Angelo, Birgu
Watercolor 7"x10" on "Not" paper
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 Tom Cunliffe
Malta Maritime Museum, Birgu
Watercolor 7"x10" on "Not" paper
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 Michael Dunn
Mixed media on gessoed mountboard
36cm by 28cm
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 Celene Farris
Cooling the Horses, Malta
8x10 oil
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 Marsha Gordon
'Anglu'
11x14" Watercolor
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 Catherine Hale
"The Salt Pans"
Coloured pencil in sketchbook

 Christina Hermann
"Marsaxlokk, Malta"
Ink, watercolours, gel pen
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 Patricia Musgrave
Temple Ruins
Acrylic on canvas
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 Carol Nuernberger
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 Andreas Schweizer
LANDSCAPE
Manikata, Malta
Watercolour, 5.3 x 2.9 in.
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 Andreas Schweizer
HARBOUR ALLEY
San Giljan, Malta
Watercolour, 7.5 x 5 in.
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 Andreas Schweizer
LONE CAR
Marsaskala, Malta
Watercolour, 7.5 x 5 in.
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 Laurelle Simms
“Maltese Marina”
oil on canvas 12x12 in.
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 Solange Turcotte
Watercolor
Canson Montval Watercolor paper, 9” x 10”

Suzanne Queen
Malta
5 in in x 6 in, Watercolor an ink
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 Earl M Boyer Jr
Custom House
3B and 6B pencil, white charcoal pencil on 8.5””x11” light tan stock paper
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 Charlene Brown 
Hagar Qim Temple
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Jean Michel Gruet  
Aquarelle 24x36 200 gr.

 Terri Heinrichs
Without A Care
5"x7", oil on canvas board
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 Rik Maguire
Marsaxlokk lighthouse
Watercolour
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 Julie Manning
Ink and watercolour

Látó  Éva
Málta, Porter rest
Watercolor  15x20 cm
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 Sherry Schmidt
Gouache 5" x 7"
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Sherry Schmidt
Watercolor 5" x 7"
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Bill Guffey

Reception Array

16” x 20”, oil

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Our July Paint Out is 

Malta

Open for participation from July 1 thru July 31

You'll find an interactive map of Malta above, though you can't access the little yellow pegman from that map. Use the link on the upper left of, or below, the map, "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 Malta. A beautiful island located in the Mediterranean just south of Sicily. You are going to have a blast exploring this incredible location. Watch out for the dwarf elephants! Enjoy!

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! Google has 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.)

If you want a link to your reference included with your information please make sure you include the SHORT URL for the reference with your submission. Using the new Google Map to get a short link to your location in Street View, you need to do the following...

While in Street View, click on the three dots in the box that shows the location name. In the pop out box then click "Share or Embed Image". Click on that and in the box that pops up, make sure the "Share Link" tab is active, then simply check the box for "Short URL". Copy that link and paste it in the body of your email submission (and send to yourself so you don't lose your location.)

Below is another option for getting a short URL. If you use Google Chrome browser, install the short URL app. Makes it really easy to grab a short URL from any page you are on.

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!