# art challenge (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover art challenge. Page: Feed: --- ## [Painting Roses at Kew Gardens: A Unique Workshop](https://sandrinemaugy.com/2026/07/21/painting-roses-at-kew-gardens-a-unique-workshop/) _2026-07-21 · sandrinemaugy · Sandrine Maugy_ Hello, I have some exciting news: I am running a course at Kew Gardens, painting roses from the wonderful rose garden. Kew’s Rose Garden is home to 170 different species and cultivars, so we’ll be spoilt for choice. Participants will be able to walk in the rose garden at the beginning of the day to… Continue reading Painting Roses at Kew Gardens: A Unique Workshop ## [23 June 2026](https://nikonet.xyz/updates/26-06-23/) _2026-06-23 · All posts | nikonet_ layout tweaks and micropub ## [A test post](https://nikonet.xyz/posts/2026-06-22-a-test-post/) _2026-06-22 · All posts | nikonet_ ## [It's Monday](https://nikonet.xyz/posts/2026-06-22-it-s-monday/) _2026-06-22 · All posts | nikonet_ ## [22 May 2026](https://nikonet.xyz/posts/2026-05-22/) _2026-05-22 · All posts | nikonet_ ## [Is this the best art trolley ever? Meeden art trolley review](https://sandrinemaugy.com/2026/05/18/is-this-the-best-art-trolley-ever-meeden-art-trolley-review/) _2026-05-18 · sandrinemaugy · Sandrine Maugy_ Hello, Since I have been painting landscapes in oils, I have been striving to keep this new venture separate from my usual job, which is painting watercolour botanicals. This desirable separation is both physical and psychological.Physical because my oils are messy and the painting area, my clothes and even my face get the regular smudge… Continue reading Is this the best art trolley ever? Meeden… ## [18 May 2026](https://nikonet.xyz/updates/26-05-18/) _2026-05-18 · All posts | nikonet_ site slog ## [Drawing Long Leaves with Parallel Veining](https://sandrinemaugy.com/2026/04/25/drawing-long-leaves-with-parallel-veining/) _2026-04-25 · sandrinemaugy · Sandrine Maugy_ Hello, As we are approaching the end of April, the garden is moving from its crops of daffodils, bluebells and tulips to the lilies and irises. All these plants have something in common: their leaves are long and thick, with parallel veining. Parallel veining means that all veins run from base to tip, with no… Continue reading Drawing Long Leaves with Parallel Veining ## [Meeden easel box field test and review](https://sandrinemaugy.com/2026/04/20/meeden-easel-box-field-test-and-review/) _2026-04-20 · sandrinemaugy · Sandrine Maugy_ Hi everyone, As the summer approaches and I am painting more landscapes, I have a mission to put together my ideal plein air painting kit. It is quite a challenge for me because wherever I go I tend to pack the kitchen sink… You should see the amount of art stuff I take with me… Continue reading Meeden easel box field test and review ## [Explore the Rosa Botanical Art Fair at West Dean Gardens](https://sandrinemaugy.com/2026/04/15/explore-the-rosa-botanical-art-fair-at-west-dean-gardens/) _2026-04-15 · sandrinemaugy · Sandrine Maugy_ Rosa Botanical Art Fair1-4 May 2026West dean Gardens and College Hello, Would you like to visit one of the most beautiful gardens in the UK? The first week-end in May would be a great time to do so… West Dean Gardens and College are hosting a botanical art fair, organising special tours of the gardens… Continue reading Explore the Rosa Botanical Art Fair at West Dean Gardens ## [Know before it drops (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/txSounUM90VR) _2026-04-15 · **Sponsored**_ Follow a show, artist, genre or rocket and get notified before release ## [Unboxing Blackwing Pencils Volume 343: A Nostalgic Experience](https://sandrinemaugy.com/2026/04/13/unboxing-blackwing-pencils-volume-343-a-nostalgic-experience/) _2026-04-13 · sandrinemaugy · Sandrine Maugy_ Hello everyone, For Christmas last year I treated myself to an unusual subscription: a quarterly box of pencils. I love Blackwing pencils and I find their themes usually resonate with me. I hesitated with the subscription because their quarterly boxes come from the USA, and the postage is steep. But in the end I thought… Continue reading Unboxing Blackwing Pencils Volume 343: A Nostalgic… ## [(burp)](https://nikonet.xyz/posts/burp/) _2026-01-19 · All posts | nikonet_ normalize one-sentence blog posts! ## [19 January 2026](https://nikonet.xyz/updates/26-01-19/) _2026-01-19 · All posts | nikonet_ new year new update? site housekeeping and layout tweaks ## [Unlock Your Creativity: 20% Discount on Art Patreon Membership](https://sandrinemaugy.com/2026/01/05/unlock-your-creativity-20-discount-on-art-patreon-membership/) _2026-01-05 · sandrinemaugy · Sandrine Maugy_ Hi everyone, Is one of your New Year resolution to spend more time creating art, making time in your busy life to do the things that you love?My Patreon site is a good place to start! Since I started in March 2020, I posted almost every week, creating 322 posts to this day. With a… Continue reading Unlock Your Creativity: 20% Discount on Art Patreon Membership ## [02 October 2025](https://nikonet.xyz/updates/25-10-02/) _2025-10-02 · All posts | nikonet_ added a webamp page with some good cover songs, looks out for a blog post soon 😎 ## [AuGhost part 4](https://nikonet.xyz/posts/aughost-part-4/) _2025-08-31 · All posts | nikonet_ #AuGhost2025 art challenge, here are days 16-20 👻 ## [Painting Experiments: Water-Soluble Oils Schmincke Norma Blue Revealed](https://sandrinemaugy.com/2025/08/29/painting-experiments-water-soluble-oils-schmincke-norma-blue-revealed/) _2025-08-29 · sandrinemaugy · Sandrine Maugy_ Hello everyone, Wow, 2 posts in rapid succession, that’s unusual and probably highly unexpected 🙂I have recently been exploring painting landscapes in a semi-abstract style using water-soluble oils and I wanted to share with you what I found in my experiments…I received a starter set of basic colours from the Schmincke Norma Blue range to… Continue reading Painting Experiments: Water-Soluble Oils… ## [10 things you really need to know when painting from photos](https://sandrinemaugy.com/2025/08/26/10-things-you-really-need-to-know-when-painting-from-photos/) _2025-08-26 · sandrinemaugy · Sandrine Maugy_ Hi everyone,Recently I stayed in a B&B in France one night on my way to see my dad. The B&B’s garden was magnificent, all under the care and hard work of the owner Bernard. The style was more English than French, not too regimented and with areas left almost entirely wild. The accomplishment was even… Continue reading 10 things you really need to know when painting from photos ## [AuGhost part 3](https://nikonet.xyz/posts/aughost-part-3/) _2025-08-20 · All posts | nikonet_ #AuGhost2025 art challenge, here are days 11-15 👻 ## [Gotta catch 'em all?](https://nikonet.xyz/posts/pokemon-go/) _2025-08-16 · All posts | nikonet_ I started playing Pokémon GO so you should add me! My friend code is 9884 6741 5667 ## [Realtime AI Arbitrage Terminal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/k2BpOjLCIGyN) _2025-08-15 · **Sponsored**_ Realtime auto-trading across exchanges with scored setups, backtesting, and risk controls. ## [15 August 2025](https://nikonet.xyz/updates/25-08-15/) _2025-08-15 · All posts | nikonet_ finally added some buttons to the links page!!!! ## [AuGhost part 2](https://nikonet.xyz/posts/aughost-part-2/) _2025-08-14 · All posts | nikonet_ #AuGhost2025 art challenge, here are days 6-10 👻 ## [AuGhost part 1](https://nikonet.xyz/posts/aughost-part-1/) _2025-08-08 · All posts | nikonet_ I'm doing the #AuGhost2025 art challenge, here are days 1-5 👻 ## [30 July 2025](https://nikonet.xyz/updates/25-07-30/) _2025-07-30 · All posts | nikonet_ moved updates section from sidebar to homepage, added webmentions ## [Experiments, trying, and tie dyeing](https://nikonet.xyz/posts/tie-dye-or-trying/) _2025-07-22 · All posts | nikonet_ Adventures in garment dyeing ## [22 July 2025](https://nikonet.xyz/updates/25-07-22/) _2025-07-22 · All posts | nikonet_ changed the footer and added scrollbar color ## [19 July 2025](https://nikonet.xyz/updates/25-07-19/) _2025-07-19 · All posts | nikonet_ testing out an accessible(ish?) imood indicator with svg faces and alt text ## [13 July 2025](https://nikonet.xyz/updates/25-07-13/) _2025-07-13 · All posts | nikonet_ added about me section, updated button & webrings, added feeds landing page and site updates feed ## [28 June 2025](https://nikonet.xyz/updates/25-06-28/) _2025-06-28 · All posts | nikonet_ refactored 11ty template, added right sidebar & updates section ## [18 June 2025](https://nikonet.xyz/updates/25-06-18/) _2025-06-18 · All posts | nikonet_ added a button! ## [Stream Torrents & IPTV Instantly (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Gn38dVMgppR9) _2025-06-17 · **Sponsored**_ Search magnet links and stream movies, music, books, and live TV in-browser ## [16 June 2025](https://nikonet.xyz/updates/25-06-16/) _2025-06-16 · All posts | nikonet_ added scroll-to-top button, added table of contents on longer pages, added a webring template ## [08 June 2025](https://nikonet.xyz/updates/25-06-08/) _2025-06-08 · All posts | nikonet_ added rss feed styling, updated the now page, fixed some ARIA errors ## [06 June 2025](https://nikonet.xyz/updates/25-06-06/) _2025-06-06 · All posts | nikonet_ added a sitemap page ## [Things I love: Pocket Card Jockey](https://nikonet.xyz/posts/pocket-card-jockey/) _2025-05-28 · All posts | nikonet_ My thoughts on this delightful video game ## [Rebuilding my website with an SSG](https://nikonet.xyz/posts/rebuilding-my-website-with-a-static-site-generator/) _2025-05-20 · All posts | nikonet_ Journey from hand-coded mess to streamlined workflow ## [20 May 2025](https://nikonet.xyz/updates/25-05-20/) _2025-05-20 · All posts | nikonet_ migrated hosts to nekoweb ## [Oh look a blog post how novel!](https://nikonet.xyz/posts/first-blog-post/) _2025-05-19 · All posts | nikonet_ This is my first blog post please clap. ## [18 May 2025](https://nikonet.xyz/updates/25-05-18/) _2025-05-18 · All posts | nikonet_ added photoswipe img gallery & heading anchors for accessibility ## [15 May 2025](https://nikonet.xyz/updates/25-05-15/) _2025-05-15 · All posts | nikonet_ Migrating to 11ty... I wrote a blog post about it ## [18 April 2025](https://nikonet.xyz/updates/25-04-18/) _2025-04-18 · All posts | nikonet_ nikonet was born today! 🎉 ## [Paints & Pigments 01 – Your questions answered](https://sandrinemaugy.com/2024/11/28/paints-pigments-01/) _2024-11-28 · sandrinemaugy · Sandrine Maugy_ Hello everyone, A couple of weeks ago, botanical artist Julia Trickey kindly invited me to do an online talk as part of her series called “Botanical Talks”. Of course, my first one had to be about colour and pigments. We ran out of time for me to answer all the questions at the end of… Continue reading Paints & Pigments 01 – Your questions answered ## [Hot Reloading Shaders with DXC](https://wallisc.github.io//rendering/2024/11/15/Hot-Reloading-Shaders-with-DXC.html) _2024-11-15 · Chris’ Graphics Blog_ Hot reloading shaders is the ability to modify the some shaders and reload them at runtime without having to close out your application. When is this useful? Iteration time. Where this comes in handy is when I’m trying to debug problems in my shader code and I’m dealing with a extremely heavy scene like the Moana Island data set . That scene has over 50 million instances and even with a good…