December Challenge - Painting Yourself Into A Corner
Alaric
Scope for imagination here. I'm one of those challenge setters who likes to
leave room for maneouvre.
2,500 words. I want to walk away from the story thinking it's finished. I
don't want the arty, disconnected ideas we've had in a couple of challenges
this year. I want you to tell me a tale. Beginning, middle, end.
Take the first letter of your own maiden name (if female) or your mother's
maiden name (if you're male) and click the appropriate link below.
A: http://www.rmn.fr/gb/04editions/05images/cd-botticelli.html
B: http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/munch/munch.scream.jpg
C: http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/matisse/2figures.jpg
D: http://www.guanajuato.gob.mx/museo/img2/picasso.gif
E: http://www.krasl.org/images/warhol.jpg
F:
http://www.tigtail.org/TVM/M_View/X1/c.Mannerism/el-greco/M/el-greco_toledo.c1597.jpg
G: http://members.cruzio.com/~png/bosch.jpg
H: http://www.uic.edu/depts/ahaa/classes/ah111/kollwtz1.jpg
I: http://www.uic.edu/depts/ahaa/classes/ah111/toulous1.jpg
J: http://www.uic.edu/depts/ahaa/classes/ah111/vangogh1.jpg
K: http://www.uic.edu/depts/ahaa/classes/ah111/cailpla1.jpg
L: http://www.uic.edu/depts/ahaa/classes/ah111/L22/22-1.jpg
M: http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/degas/absinthe/degas.absinthe-2.jpg
N:
http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/renoir/moulin-galette/renoir.moulin-galette.jpg
O:
http://www.tigtail.org/TVM/X2/b.Impressionism/manet/M/manet_bar_folies_bergere.1882.jpg
P:
http://www.artofcolour.com/impressionism/impressionism-image-files/monet-parasal.jpg
Q: http://www.csupomona.edu/~plin/ls201/images/michaelangelo_big.jpg
R: http://astro.nmsu.edu/~aklypin/Art/Bosch/bosch_garden_center.JPG
S: http://www.skfriends.com/american-gothic-large4.jpg
T:
http://www.artofcolour.com/leonardo-naturalism/leonardo-image-files/mona-lisa.jpg
U: http://www.xs4all.nl/~seiwert/dali.jpg
V: http://www.illustration-house.com/bios/images/rockwell.jpg
W: http://www.lightmillennium.org/winter_02/image/lylcndn2bg.jpg
X: http://www.maria-alquilar.com/images/painting/erotic/mardi-gras.jpg
Y: http://www.meirart.com/images/nude-v3.jpg
Z: http://sunsite.icm.edu.pl/cjackson/manet/p-manet20.htm
Your story should start with your character in or observing the scene in
that painting. You can update the scene to modern times by all means
(clothing etc.).
During the course of the story, your character should be in or observe the
events in one of the other paintings listed - any one.
That's for your first entry. You can have three. For subsequent entries ANY
two pictures can be used - one to start, one to include. No other rules.
Don't tell me what pictures you are using. One of the ways I'll be judging
is whether I can recognise the two paintings from your description alone.
There'll be an overall winner and a "first entry" winner - the entry in
which you use the maiden name. You can cheat of course - only you will know
if you do - and that should be more than enough to stop you.
Hope you enjoy it.
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Wind River
>
> December Challenge.
>
> Scope for imagination here. I'm one of those challenge setters who likes to
> leave room for maneouvre.
This from the guy whose first challenge was full of specific words that
had to be included? Hmmm?
> 2,500 words. I want to walk away from the story thinking it's finished. I
> don't want the arty, disconnected ideas we've had in a couple of challenges
> this year. I want you to tell me a tale. Beginning, middle, end.
But it's nice confusing you with a mixed up jumble of images.
> Take the first letter of your own maiden name (if female) or your mother's
> maiden name (if you're male) and click the appropriate link below.
What about unmarried women or those of us who didn't change our names
when we got married? I guess my maiden name's my name. Okay.
> Hope you enjoy it.
Sounds like fun, Alaric. Now, let me go see what scene you've thrown me into.
-Sue
Miki Kocic
already got an idea, and it ain't even December yet.
Miki
Andrew Callahan
Love the challenge. As I recall, you did last December as well, and we did
7 deadly sins.
Anyhow, I have a small problem with this challenge. My mother and I have
not been on speaking terms for years. I called her after I saw this
challenge and asked her what her maiden name was. Although somewhat cartoon
like, she responded
"#!!*?$&!!$%!" And then she hung up.
So, I don't know which picture to look at. Any thoughts?
Andrew
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michael
"Alaric" <alar...@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> December Challenge.
Nice one, mate. I like this idea a lot.
Michael
Anopheles
"Alaric" wrote:
> December Challenge.
>
>
>
> Scope for imagination here. I'm one of those challenge setters who likes
to
> leave room for maneouvre.
>
>
>
> 2,500 words. I want to walk away from the story thinking it's finished. I
> don't want the arty, disconnected ideas we've had in a couple of
challenges
> this year. I want you to tell me a tale. Beginning, middle, end.
>
>
>
> Take the first letter of your own maiden name (if female) or your mother's
> maiden name (if you're male) and click the appropriate link below.
>
I did and got some poor Manchester City supporter screaming his head off at
another loss. I wanted a nice little talking animal story to ease me back
in. What are you going to do about it?
Anyways. ain't you supposed to be half way up the Congo River in a teapot?
>
> A: http://www.rmn.fr/gb/04editions/05images/cd-botticelli.html
>
> B: http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/munch/munch.scream.jpg
>
> C: http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/matisse/2figures.jpg
>
> D: http://www.guanajuato.gob.mx/museo/img2/picasso.gif
>
> E: http://www.krasl.org/images/warhol.jpg
>
> F:
>
http://www.tigtail.org/TVM/M_View/X1/c.Mannerism/el-greco/M/el-greco_toledo.
c1597.jpg
>
> G: http://members.cruzio.com/~png/bosch.jpg
>
> H: http://www.uic.edu/depts/ahaa/classes/ah111/kollwtz1.jpg
>
> I: http://www.uic.edu/depts/ahaa/classes/ah111/toulous1.jpg
>
> J: http://www.uic.edu/depts/ahaa/classes/ah111/vangogh1.jpg
>
> K: http://www.uic.edu/depts/ahaa/classes/ah111/cailpla1.jpg
>
> L: http://www.uic.edu/depts/ahaa/classes/ah111/L22/22-1.jpg
>
> M:
http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/degas/absinthe/degas.absinthe-2.jpg
>
> N:
>
http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/renoir/moulin-galette/renoir.moulin-gal
ette.jpg
>
> O:
>
http://www.tigtail.org/TVM/X2/b.Impressionism/manet/M/manet_bar_folies_berge
re.1882.jpg
>
> P:
>
http://www.artofcolour.com/impressionism/impressionism-image-files/monet-par
asal.jpg
>
Alaric
"Wind River" <wind...@voyager.minnownet> wrote in message
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> Alaric wrote:
> >
> > December Challenge.
> >
> > Scope for imagination here. I'm one of those challenge setters who likes
to
> > leave room for maneouvre.
>
> This from the guy whose first challenge was full of specific words that
> had to be included? Hmmm?
I learned my lesson <g>. 'Sides, that was the first ever challenge, and I
wasn't such a wonderful nice guy then <g>.
>
> > 2,500 words. I want to walk away from the story thinking it's finished.
I
> > don't want the arty, disconnected ideas we've had in a couple of
challenges
> > this year. I want you to tell me a tale. Beginning, middle, end.
>
> But it's nice confusing you with a mixed up jumble of images.
Yeah, but I'm God this month. I get wot I want.
>
> > Take the first letter of your own maiden name (if female) or your
mother's
> > maiden name (if you're male) and click the appropriate link below.
>
> What about unmarried women or those of us who didn't change our names
> when we got married? I guess my maiden name's my name. Okay.
Er... yep.
>
> > Hope you enjoy it.
>
> Sounds like fun, Alaric. Now, let me go see what scene you've thrown me
into.
I hope you get lucky and don't get "The Scream." I'd hate to do that.
Alaric
"Miki Kocic" <viathna...@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> Hi, Al. This one is very creative and should be loads of fun. I've
> already got an idea, and it ain't even December yet.
>
people have got until I saw this.
Alaric
When I say observing the scene in the painting, you can't get away with
having the character looking at the painting itself. The scene must be
transferred to reality.
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Alaric
<g>.
Are you married, Andrew? If so, take your wife's maiden name? If not, ring a
married lady friend at random and ask for it - er - the maiden name.
AND MAKE UP WITH YOUR MOTHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <g>
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Alaric
Shit. Now I DEFINITELY hate not knowing what people have. I should judge on
the responses. If anyone says, "Stupid idea," I know they've got Jackson
Pollock.
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michael
> Thanks, Michael.
>
> Shit. Now I DEFINITELY hate not knowing what people have. I should judge
on
> the responses. If anyone says, "Stupid idea," I know they've got Jackson
> Pollock.
Heh! one thing - the characters have to be *in* or observing the *scene*,
right - not the painting itself? So I couldn't have a protag in the Louvre,
looking at the scene as painted...?
michael
This usenet post is sponsored by someone who should read all of the messages
on a thread before pressing the "reply" button.
I thank you, and goodnight.
Carter Jefferson
<alar...@btinternet.com> wrote:
>December Challenge.
>
>
You went to a lot of trouble to choose all those pictures,
Alaric--I hope we're worthy of your effort.
I like this one--lots of scope.
Carter
Carter Jefferson
cart...@mindspring.com
Alaric
"Anopheles" <hi...@jeack.com.au> wrote in message
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>
> I did and got some poor Manchester City supporter screaming his head off
at
> another loss. I wanted a nice little talking animal story to ease me back
> in. What are you going to do about it?
Hope not. Otherwise my computer's gone doolalley.
Course, you CAN do a talking animal story. I wouldn't want to stop you.
Course I wouldn't. Maybe it'll get a mention in the January challenge.
>
> Anyways. ain't you supposed to be half way up the Congo River in a teapot?
>
Off till January. I can live with that.
Alaric
Alaric
It's my good luck. I'm looking forward to what you talented folk make of it.
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Andrew Callahan
It was all a misunderstanding. My mother and I have made up. Apparently all
these years I was dialing a wrong number and getting some acoholic day
sleeper in Scranton, PA when I was dialing my mom. Well, understandably, he
shouted obscenities at me whenever I called him mom and tried to recall the
good old days of church picnics and living in Mayberry.
By the way, Mom says 'hi." (I didn't know you two had met.) She said to
ask you if you were missing a blue sock and a pocket comb.
Is there something funny I going on here? Mom's almost 80.
Andrew
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Wind River
>
> I hope you get lucky and don't get "The Scream." I'd hate to do that.
Oh, I'd love to have "The Scream". It's my son's favorite painting. I'm
lucky I don't have to go with my mother's maiden name; otherwise, I'd be
writing about a man standing next to his wife while holding a pitchfork.
-Sue
Anopheles
Well, speaking as one who has the Scream,
"Yuuuuuuuuaaaaaaaaaaaaagggggghhhhhhh!!!"
<sniff>
Wind River
You're not supposed to tell him. Shhhh.
The Scream is great. I can think of three or four different stories to
go with it. I'll have to get mine done fast, so I can write a Scream
one. :)
He knows my last name, so I guess he knows which one I got. Oh well.
BBSting120
is another author's treasure. Heh.
Patrick Null
> Oh, I should qualify.
>
> When I say observing the scene in the painting, you can't get away with
> having the character looking at the painting itself. The scene must be
> transferred to reality.
I'm dull witted, Alaric. I haven't clicked on any of the links yet, but,
let's say, there was a painting of a meadow. Do you want the character
actually in the meadow?
Like:
The sun was hot as it beat down on my shoulders, but I didn't care. I was
lost in the beauty; daisies-hundreds of daisies-dotted the landscape, and
somewhere, I could hear running water.
That type of thing?
So, you would want the story to start somewhere that's in the painting that
we choose?
Am I reading this right?
Like I said, I'm dull-witted.
Sorry.
http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/renoir/moulin-galette/renoir.moulin-gal
ette.jpg
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> > O:
> >
>
http://www.tigtail.org/TVM/X2/b.Impressionism/manet/M/manet_bar_folies_berge
re.1882.jpg
> >
> > P:
> >
>
http://www.artofcolour.com/impressionism/impressionism-image-files/monet-par
asal.jpg
> >
Patrick Null
wonderful Alaric challenge.
I can't wait, and I haven't even clicked on the link yet.
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http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/renoir/moulin-galette/renoir.moulin-gal
ette.jpg
>
> O:
>
http://www.tigtail.org/TVM/X2/b.Impressionism/manet/M/manet_bar_folies_berge
re.1882.jpg
>
> P:
>
http://www.artofcolour.com/impressionism/impressionism-image-files/monet-par
asal.jpg
>
Bum
but it looks like a fun challenge anyway. If I'm bored I might submit an
entry, and why shouldn't I, that is, end the year with yet another trivial
award, for this summer has been mine : )
FgF14
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Alaric
turned up.
SCREAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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R. Westermeyer
<alar...@btinternet.com> wrote:
>December Challenge.
>
>
>
Very cool, Alaric. Should be fun. Reminds me of your history
challenge. The time you put into these is one thing that makes this
group rock.
My painting will definitely be a challenge, given its content and the
artist, and how the hell to leap to one of the others!!!
I dicked on Derrick's challenge. Don't know why I couldn't produce
anything more than two pages, especially given it had so much room for
the writer's own direction.
Yielded some good reads, though.
--Bob
Decaying Atheist
"Alaric" <alar...@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> December Challenge.
>
>
>
> Scope for imagination here. I'm one of those challenge setters who likes
to
> leave room for maneouvre.
>
>
>
> 2,500 words. I want to walk away from the story thinking it's finished. I
> don't want the arty, disconnected ideas we've had in a couple of
challenges
> this year. I want you to tell me a tale. Beginning, middle, end.
OKay so you want a beginning, middle, and end but in which order?
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Let's start with typewriters.
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Alaric
I wonder what you've got.
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Wind River
>
> Oh, that's one of my favourite paintings. I'd love a print of it.
I did a drawing of it long ago, but changed it into a self-portrait.
Carter8882
Reminds me how long its been since I've been to a gallery. Some of these
paintings are here in Chicago. I may just have to go make a trip.
Scott
Alaric McDermott
> By the way, Mom says 'hi." (I didn't know you two had met.) She said to
> ask you if you were missing a blue sock and a pocket comb.
>
> Is there something funny I going on here? Mom's almost 80.
>
Yes.
But you'll be relieved to know it's nothing to do with the blue sock.
Joel Crum
@hercules.btinternet.com:
> U: http://www.xs4all.nl/~seiwert/dali.jpg
Hello,
No doubt you already know this, but I'll mention it because otherwise
you've used noted classics. The link above isn't an original Dali; it's an
"Homage to Salvador Dali" created with Bryce 4 and Poser 3. I'm am (of
course!) a fan of the surrealists.
Anyways thanks for the challenge. I hope to get something together. :-)
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"And if this all blows up and goes to hell,
I can still see us sitting on the bed in some motel
listening to the stories we could tell." - Tom Petty
Alaric McDermott
> "Alaric" <alar...@btinternet.com> wrote in news:bqap37$ofd$1
> @hercules.btinternet.com:
>
> > U: http://www.xs4all.nl/~seiwert/dali.jpg
>
> Hello,
>
> No doubt you already know this, but I'll mention it because otherwise
> you've used noted classics. The link above isn't an original Dali; it's an
> "Homage to Salvador Dali" created with Bryce 4 and Poser 3. I'm am (of
> course!) a fan of the surrealists.
>
> Anyways thanks for the challenge. I hope to get something together. :-)
Shit. No, I didn't, Joel. I'm not a Dali fan. Oh, b*ll*cks. Thanks.
Too late to change, damn it.
Bart Hopson
below.
Can't believe you've been gone this long and don't have something new
to show us, though.
Welcome back, Darren.
Bart
"Alaric" <alar...@btinternet.com> wrote in message news:<bqap37$ofd$1...@hercules.btinternet.com>...
> December Challenge.
>
>
>
> Scope for imagination here. I'm one of those challenge setters who likes to
> leave room for maneouvre.
>
>
>
> 2,500 words. I want to walk away from the story thinking it's finished. I
> don't want the arty, disconnected ideas we've had in a couple of challenges
> this year. I want you to tell me a tale. Beginning, middle, end.
>
>
>