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 your work featured online and in
our magazine.FEBRUARY
Malcolm Campbell sets the world land
speed record of 246.08 mph driving
his famous Blue Bird car at Daytona
Beach, Florida.
YOUR FEBRUARY CHALLENGE: Paint
on the theme of or inspired by speed.
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.We’ve selected these key monthly events of 1931 to inspire your entries:
MAY
Empire State Building opens in New
York.
YOUR MAY CHALLENGE:
Paint a NYC or any other iconic
city scene.
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.artist
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AUGUST
Yangtzee river fl oods in China.
YOUR AUGUST CHALLENGE:
Paint a scene featuring or inspired
by water.
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:TH
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 musicYOUR JANUARY 2021
CHALLENGE:
Paint on the theme of or inspired by fl ight
JANUARY
1931
Guy Menzies fl ies the
fi rst solo non-stop
trans-Tasman fl ight
(from Australia to
New Zealand) in 11
hours and 45 minutes,
crash-landing on New
Zealand’s west coast.&
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