Week 370 Wrap Up

I considered starting this blog post with a parody of Old MacDonald featuring Fluttershy, but I figured she would not appreciate being called 'old'. And while she may not do anything herself, any of her animal friends who overhear me are not likely to react kindly. Especially Harry. That bear is not a gentle giant when he's angry.

At any rate, animal companions are an important part of many ponies' lives. And that is what we have been celebrating this week. So let's head into the Gallery and see what has been created. You can even bring your pets with you this time, if you wish. Just make sure you're ready to clean up after them.

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Gallery for Week 370

01. Jezendar

Week 369 Wrap Up

Every good story needs conflict. A struggle against a great rival, a profound force such as nature or the paranormal, or within the protagonist's own psyche. Indeed, arguably the best evidence for a bad Mary Sue character is the lack of any real conflict in their story; everything just conveniently goes their way.

Conflict is not as important in art as it is in writing, as a scene with no conflict, or even with no characters at all, can still result in an amazing picture. But that doesn't mean that a picture can't showcase conflict, and that is indeed what the pictures in this week's Gallery are focused on.

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Gallery for Week 369

01. AnimatorWil


Always getting in someones face, rather shows a lack of grace. - fetchbeer

Week 368 Wrap Up

Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be fr...

Because I'm singing an annoyingly repetitive song? Okay, fair enough. Truth be told, I agree with you on that. So let's just pretend that didn't happen, okay?

Fortunately, we don't need to pretend that the Gallery is ready for the night. The artists have been working their imaginations all week, pondering the meaning of pretending, contemplating the virtues of imaginary companions... though perhaps with less pretentiousness. But we no longer need to imagine what the results might be, for the Gallery is now open for the night!

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Gallery for Week 368

01. RemnantViscera
My imaginary friends are interesting.

One wonders how he drinks his tea, though most would probably turn and flee. - fetchbeer

Week 367 Wrap Up

Geez, I've been walking along this beach for half an hour now, and still no sugar cane in sight. I haven't even seen any giant squid yet, and those things are usually everywhere. And are those unicorns in the distance? There aren't any unicorns in...

Wait a minute. This isn't my Minecraft world, is it. Well that certainly explains a lot. Must have passed through a magic portal or something without realizing it. Bleh. Well, I better start heading back the way I came. The Gallery still needs to be set up for the new weekly exhibit. Perhaps the artists have had better luck with beaches this week than I have.

Well, things could be worse, I must admit. I could have ended up in Banoi.

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01. AnimatorWil


Blowing bubble in the afternoon, though it works better without a spoon. - fetchbeer


02. Tun Rae


How few strokes does it take to know your subject, and it's inner soul project. - fetchbeer

Week 366 Wrap Up

Into everyone's life, a little rain must fall. It's quite the cliché, I know, but it's still true. But is it really a bad thing? Rain is important to farmers, as the water brought by storms keeps their crops alive and growing. And the gentle patter of rain outside can be quite soothing, especially in the evening when one is settling down for sleep. And as they say, "April showers bring May flowers." And yes, I know it's another terrible cliché (and that it's July), but my point still stands.

But enough of that. The time has come to open up this week's Gallery exhibit. This week's theme has, of course, been rain. So let us see how relaxing the weather may or may not have been for our art subjects this week.

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Gallery for Week 366

01. AnimatorWil


Does the land not know how to stay attached? Or is it's energy just unmatched? - fetchbeer


02. Tun Rae


If you have friends who can control the weather, you might want to keep them on a tether. - fetchbeer


03. RemnantViscera
This one actually has effort in it, even if it looks like trash

Some days you just need to stare into the rain, as anything else would be too much of a drain. - fetchbeer


04. GreenflyArt


Strutting on a sunny beach, just beyond the waters reach. - fetchbeer