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The Paint it Small Challenge
posted by David Lloyd on Saturday Jul 14, 2012
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Think (even) Smaller!

Painting miniatures can be a bit like dancing in a closet, but the centuries old practice is alive and well. Miniatures have a long and interesting history, make great exercises, and are very collectible. The ACEO (2.5 x 3.5) market continues to blossom, and some galleries host yearly competitions and exclusive exhibitions dedicated to miniature works.

Employ broad strokes for quick and immediately satisfying paintings, or get out your magnifying glass and double oughts. It is possible to pack as much relative information in a miniature as in any larger painting...a theory limited mostly by your eyesight and your patience.

For this challenge, we'll stick to the popular ACEO format of 2.5 x 3.5 inches. There are commercially available supports that are pre-sized. Alternatively, you can use a piece of loose canvas cut to size and taped to a board, or simply tape off the appropriate space on a larger substrate and trim it afterward.

Choosing the subject is an important part of the exercise, so you're on your own. (Beginners might want to choose a single object of actual size...like a grape, or a coin.)

Have fun!

Challenge Entries

The Daily Paintworks Challenge

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Payment is through PayPal

All payments for winning bids will be made through PayPal directly into the artist's PayPal account. You do not have to have a PayPal account to pay for artwork. PayPal offers the option to pay instead with a credit card.

How to Bid

To view and bid in the auction of any painting in this Fundraising Challenge, simply click on the painting's thumbnail, and then click the Bid in the DPW Auction link in the popup that opens.

The Artist's Donation

Each participating artist has agreed to donate 100% of the proceeds of the sale, minus the shipping costs. Details on how your payment will be donated can be found in each painting's description on the painting's auction page. If it is not, please feel free to contact the artist by clicking the Email the Artist link on the painting's auction page.

Any tax benefit from the donation goes to the artist, since they are making the donation.

If You are the Winning Bidder

While DPW manages the fundraiser and the auctions, the actual purchase is directly between you and the artist. If you are the winning bidder at the end of an auction, you will receive an email with instructions on how to pay the artist by PayPal. You can also go to your my Auctions page and click the PayPal button to pay.

DPW will charge no fees in this fundraiser, however PayPal will charge the artist their normal processing fee.

Thank you for your kind patronage and generosity.

Ask David at DPW a Question

The Daily Paintworks Challenge

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Submitting to a DPW Challenge is quick and easy.

There are no deadlines, and you can submit to any challenge as many times as you want.

All entries must comply with the letter and the spirit of the challenge and must have been painted after the challenge's posting date.

When you click the Submit to the Challenge! button on the challenge page, simply fill out the dialog form that appears. After a quick spam screening, your submission will be posted on this page and available for other artists and potential buyers to see. Best of all, you don't have to sign up for anything and there are no fees or commissions.

Ask David at DPW a Question

Please be sure to follow the spirit and the letter of the challenge.
For example, each submission must be painted after the challenge is posted.

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