I thought MOM would be a formidable challenger for Godzilla's trashing tendencies. Here's my take.

Hi, everyone. Trying something new (at least in my mind). I could keep picking at it forever so just decided to stop now and call it my entry.

I liked learning about octopuses as I worked on my entry. Here it is.
Maureen

Enjoyed using the WIP opportunity this month. This is my entry for "Hidden."

I was thrilled with Lee's video critiques -- thank you @Lee-White! -- for the April contest.
For my entry - dinosaurs on the roller coaster, he said that instead of the straight-forward view, he would want to see a better angle – diagonally -- to activate the space and make it more dramatic.
I skipped the background since this was just an exercise to see if I could do what he suggested.
I redrew/repainted them but "hope" I now have the better angle.
Here's the before and after.

This prompt took me in a different direction and I thought of the nursery rhyme about the old woman who lived in the shoe and came up with this.
@Maureen-BF

I love Fall. Here's my take on it. Getting an iPad later this week so this is still drawing, watercolor, and scanning in.

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Hi, all. Not sure if I'm reading the instructions correctly. I'm thinking that the type also has to be designed so I had to re-submit my effort. Here goes.

Hi, everyone. Here's mine. Thanks.

So much to learn but hope I am working in a "forward" direction. Here's my piece.
Maureen

@chrisaakins I love the expression on the mouse in lower right corner. Adorable!

Hi, everyone. Here's mine. Thanks.

Just got myself straightened out here. Found I had three profiles but found most of the correct one. Life took me away from practicing for a few months but wanted to give this a try. Here's my take on Nightfall.

Thank you, @Lee-White OK, now I think I get it. I liked looking at the artists you referenced so I could "see" what you are talking about. I appreciate the many approaches to communicating something -- being told about, being shown, trying something and getting critiqued, etc. -- and your willingness to go further to help us learn. Back to my research ...

Hi, @Lee-White Thanks for working with all of us on Slowvember. I appreciate the explanation but still have some confusion on the R&D part. I am starting to work through the questions but wondered about the "theme." For example, for the three (of several that I like) that I chose for this assignment -- Arthur Howard, Helen Oxenbury, Andrea Zuill -- how does one determine the common theme? Is it the how the artist shows expressions? Or maybe their use of humor? Or how they show the individual characters be they human or animal? And what if they diverge in their styles -- somewhat real, somewhat abstract? They seem to use soft lighting. I like the watercolor feel of their work. Does that mean I should try work for individual expressions and use watercolor with soft lighting for my piece?
Thanks for any guidance,

Hi, @lou Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it.

OK, here's mine. Had some weird thinking going on, I guess.

@Marsha-Kay-Ottum-Owen It is funny how great minds think alike!

@Coreyartus Wow! So much detail! So much work!

I thought MOM would be a formidable challenger for Godzilla's trashing tendencies. Here's my take.