So very far behind!

So life happened and my challenges stagnated.  Largely due to the week 7 challenge:    I had in my head something I wanted to do but couldn't get it. 

Week 7: Portrait.- Faceless.  Tell someone's story without showing their face.

So finally I choose my son, his love of climbing, sprained wrist and all.  Although it wasn't the image in my head it still worked for me!

Week 8: Artistic - texture.  The artistic inspiration this week is texture.  You should almost be able to feel the image.

I love light in trees...it makes me want to go through them looking for a secret garden.  The way the light is highlighting the leaves lets me be right there....peering through as they rustle as I pass to adventures unknown.

Week 9: Shadow - The opposite of light is dark, the absence of light is shadow.  Interpret this into a masterpiece.

Okay so I'm not sure about masterpiece but I do love this image in terms of shadows.  The light was almost gone as the sunset but the colours against the shadows of the trees had me captivated....

Week 10: Portrait - Environmental.  Show a subject in their natural habitat.  Their place of work or hoppy is a great start.  Tell their story with the environment.

This is a happy place for my Miss 11.  Nose buried in a book, lying on her bed or floor, enthralled by a story.  

Week 11: Landscape - reflection.  Find a way to show your landscape/natural beauty in reflection.  

Again this doesn't quite hit the mark in terms of the brief but I guess things are up for interpretation!  It's not a landscape as such but it's my view.  There is a trough for our stock which has trees we planted growing nearby.  The view from the window out to the paddock doesn't often remind me of how much the plants have grown but this does.  So it is a landscape from a different view point. 

Week 12: Artistic - transportation.  Our world is one defined by how we get around.  Literal or interpretative, find inspiration in transportation.

Once again my interpretation has taken over!  Yes we use cars to get around but for me to get "away" I disappear on many other journeys.  Some journeys are harrowing, some familiar and some are funny.  In any case I believe that sometimes the best way out of your head space, problem or circumstance can be a short trip away in a book.

So that's me!  All caught up.  I'm hoping that I'll be on to it a bit more from here on in.  Feel free to give me feedback!