A thousand apologies for the lack of posts recently: real world work has been crazy and I’ve been busier than a squirrel in a barrel of nuts…and so have the entrants to this year’s TFL Painting Challenge.
Five first entries for the year and even some people on their second, third and even fourth entry.
Do visit the individual galleries (accessible via the NavBar, above) but here’s a taster to wet your whistle.
I’m pleased to report that you lot didn’t rest your brushes for very long: six entries already for the 2023 Painting Challenge.
In no particular order, we have submissions from Ashley, Matt, Nick, Mervyn, Stumpy and Ralph. You can see all their work in their individual galleries, but here’s a taster:
Some beautiful work there, and plenty more to come!
I’ve now uploaded the final entries into the 2o22 Painting Challenge: any entries received from now will go into the 2023 Painting Challenge.
Today’s batch includes entries from Sapper, Mr Plowman, Andrew Helliwell, Mervyn, Chris Kay and Stumpy; along with an enormous first-and-last catch-up entry from Mr Hodge.
Do visit the individual galleries, especially Derek’s as it’s got some great stuff in there that you won’t have seen before today, but here’s a taster:
And finally, I declare that the TFL 2023 Panting Challenge is now open: let the painting begin!
Lots of people sending in their “last entries of the year”…but we don’t believe that: there’s still plenty of time to polish off that project that’s been sitting on the painting table for far too long!
Today’s entries include David Scott’s first of the year: which just goes to show that it’s never too late to enter the Challenge! Alongside David are submissions from Matt, Carole, Chris and Mervyn.
Do look at the individual galleries, but here’s a taster of what’s been added.
Plenty of time to go yet: keep painting!
Another huge set of entries, and less than two weeks since the last update: everyone is obviously keen to get those last few entries in before this year’s Challenge ends at midnight on the 31st.
Today we have entries from Carole, Chris, Andrew, Matt, Ralph, Mervyn, and Nick. Do go to the individual galleries, but here’s a taster for you:
Still plenty of time to get those last few entries in!
As we move into the last month of this year’s Challenge, I’ll be doing more regular updates as you all accelerate production.
I’ll be running the Challenge again next year, so get in as many points as you can over the next four weeks or so to set yourselves a decent target for 2023.
Entries this time from Stumpy, Sapper, Carole, Mervyn, Matt, and Chris: I recommend a visit to their individual galleries, but here’s a taster for you:
A quick update to keep on top of things as we come to the last six weeks or so of this year’s Challenge.
Do visit the individual galleries, but here’s a taster…
Two months to go in this year’s Painting Challenge, and the entries are flooding in.
Take a look at the individual galleries (navigation through the navbar, above) but here are some piccies to wet your whistle!
The entries are coming thick and fast, so I thought I’d better do another update just to keep up.
Please do look at the individual galleries, but here’s samples of what’s been sent in this week:
A huge update to the Painting Challenge today: a total of 1,283 points from eight entrants i.e. an average of 160 points each!
All the high-scoring regulars are there, and it’s nice to see a couple of the more occasional participants contributing as well. We also finally have Ashley’s latest entry, despite the fact that my Inbox seems to dislike her e-mail address immensely!
Do visit the individual galleries, but here’s a taster:
The entries to this year’s challenge are still flooding in, and some very impressive scores are being racked up.
We already have Andrew with a score of just over 3,000 points; Lloyd and Sapper with over 2,000 points; and Steve, Nick, Carole, Matt, Stumpy and I on over 1,000 points.
Personally, I’m chasing a personal best of 2,004 achieved a couple of years ago, so need about another 300 points to do so. Some desert war American tanks should take care of some of it, then some more Napoleonics and Hoplites, and then perhaps finally getting around to re-basing my Crimean War British to polish it off. So much to do, so little time!
Anyhow, here’s a taster of this week’s entries: do visit the individual galleries to see all.
Still plenty of time to get your entries in!
Lots of entries today and from a wider selection of people than normal: must be all the summer holidays work coming in!
Do look at the individual galleries, accessed through the nav bar, above, but here’s a taster to wet your whistle (correct spelling!):
Just time to squeeze in a quick Painting Challenge update before we hit September.
Lots of entries this time around, so do visit the individual galleries. Here’s a taster to wet your whistle:
Interestingly, I’ve just realised that I’ve been using the phrase “whet your whistle” almost every time we have a Painting Challenge update…and spelling/using it incorrectly each time. It’s “whet your appetite” as in “sharpen your appetite” but “wet your whistle” as in “have a drink”.
So I now need to go back and change every Painting Challenge update to “whet your appetite”…or not bother as a reminder to myself not to get it wrong again!
Well maybe a few days too early, but there were a lot of entries piling up, so I thought I’d better clear them before things became unmanageable!
Please do heck out the individual galleries, but here are some highlights:
6mm Battle Damaged Church from Mr Luther
Just a quick update to keep on top of things.
Entries today from Lloyd, Ralph, Mervyn, Stumpy, Carole and Mr Luther. Do visit the individual galleries, but here’s a taster:
I’ve got a couple of AAR to write up, but thought I’d better do a quick painting challenge update first.
Entries from Lloyd, Matt, Andrew, Stumpy, Mervyn and Sapper today. Do visit the individual galleries to see the full range of what people have painted, but here’s a taster to whet the whistle:
Lots of entries today into this year’s Painting Challenge.
A few points to note:
Mervyn has changed cameras, so his pics are looking good
Neil’s adventurers brought out a wave of nostalgia in me. I’m sure I had that cleric as one of the very first D&D figures and characters I ever had. Tolass the Holy if I remember correctly. I must see if I can find him again, although I don’t remember him being painted as well as Neil’s!
I’ve changed the way I present the Scorecard. It should make it easier (and faster) to update on an ongoing basis. The numbers are the same: it’s just the format that’s changed!
Check out the individual galleries, but here’s a selection to whet your whistle:
Half way through the year and people are really getting into their stride now.
Today we have some very large entries showcasing some excellent work. Below is just a selection: please do visit the galleries to see all.
I haven’t had time to update the Scorecard yet: I shall do so asap!
No sooner had I posted Friday’s Painting Challenge update when a flood of e-mails hit the inbox with more entries (including some that I seem to have missed) so, rather than make people wait another couple of weeks, here’s a part two:
Just a quick update to keep things ticking over so that I don’t have too much backlog to clear!
Today we have entries from Matt, Carole, Nick and Mervyn. Do look in the individual galleries (access from the NavBar, above) but here’s a taster for you:
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