To celebrate The Artist’s 90th year, we invite all artists to join in
with our series of monthly challenges, hosted on our website at
http://www.painters-online.co.uk. Simply draw or paint an image in any
media, inspired by some of the key events that took place during
1931, the year of our launch. Each monthly winner will receive
a voucher worth £50 to spend on art and craft books from Search
Press and the opportunity to see their work featured online and in
our magazine.MARCH
Charlie Chaplin receives France’s
distinguished Legion of Honor.
YOUR MARCH CHALLENGE:Paint on the
theme of, or inspired by silence.
APRIL
Bridget Riley is born in London.
YOUR APRIL CHALLENGE:Focus on colour
and/or paint in the style of artist Bridget
Riley.
MAY
Empire State Building opens in New York.
YOUR MAY CHALLENGE: Paint a NYC or
any other iconic city scene.We’ve selected these key monthly events of 1931, below, to inspire your entries
JUNE
Salvador Dalí opens his second solo
exhibition at the Pierre Colle Gallery in
Paris.
YOUR JUNE CHALLENGE:
Be inspired by the Surrealists to paint from
your imagination
JULY
Trans African railway in use.
YOUR JULY CHALLENGE:
Paint an African scene, which could
feature wildlife or simply a typical African
landscape.
AUGUST
Yangtzee river fl oods in China.
YOUR AUGUST CHALLENGE: Paint a
scene featuring or inspired by water.artist
In association with
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
COMPETITION
90
1931– 2021
SEPTEMBER
RCA Victor introduces the LP record
YOUR SEPTEMBER CHALLENGE: Create a design
for an album cover.
OCTOBER
Dick Tracy comic strip by Chester Gould debuts.
YOUR OCTOBER CHALLENGE:Have fun and
draw a cartoon character.
NOVEMBER
Maple Leaf Gardens opens in Toronto.
YOUR NOVEMBER CHALLENGE: Paint an autumn
garden scene.
DECEMBER
New York’s Metropolitan Opera broadcasts an
entire opera over the radio.
YOUR DECEMBER CHALLENGE:Paint on the
theme of, or an image inspired by musicTH
YOUR FEBRUARY 2021
CHALLENGE:
Paint on the theme of, or
inspired by speed
FEBRUARY
1931
Malcolm Campbell sets the
world land speed record of
246.08 mph driving his famous
Blue Bird car at Daytona
Beach, Florida.&
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FOR FULL DETAILS AND TO ENTER OUR
FEBRUARY CHALLENGE GO TO
FUTURE CHALLENGES
ONE OF THE ENTRIES FROM THE
JANUARY THEME OF FLIGHTGhostly Hunter by Alison Perkins£50
Search Press
voucher
to be won each
month