Welcome
Ladies and Gentlemen, Artists, Poets, Writers, Authors, Dreamers, Friends and
Family; Welcome EVERYONE to Nadaness In Motion's bi-weekly picture-prompt
writing challenge Takhayyal.
Arabic
for Imagine, Takhayyal is a means to get inspired and spark our writing once
more.
This week, Takhayyal is
featuring a painting by artist Ruth Geldard.
About Ruth:
A
professional artist for many years, Ruth Geldard has exhibited her paintings in
London and the South East at: The Royal Academy, The Royal Watercolour Society,
The New English Art Club and many others. She has demonstrated and made painting
videos for the paint company, Daler-Rowney and appeared on BBC Radio 4’s Home
Truths, painting an on-air portrait of actor Timothy Small’s mother.
She
has also written numerous magazine feature-articles and book contributions,
about her painting life, for publishers that include; Dorling Kindersly,
Collins, Medici Fine Art Publishing, Watson and Guptil.
Her
first short story, "An Uncertain State" was shortlisted for the Fish
International Short Story Prize. Her first published story, The Parrot Dress,
was included in an anthology by Labello Press. The Parrot Dress was also
awarded the Sapphire Award for Excellence in Contemporary Narrative and is
currently under consideration for a Pushcart Prize.
You can check out more of her artwork at www.ruthgeldard.com
Your post can be in English or Arabic, prose, poetry, short
story, flash fiction; you name it and write it.
General Guidelines:
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No nudity, violence,
and/or abuse.
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Leave
the link to your post in comments below OR post your piece as REPLY to this
post
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Your
piece MUST be inspired in some way or other by the above picture
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Multiple
entries allowed
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It
is not required but it is a kind and encouraging gesture to comment on others
pieces.
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Feel
free to add your Twitter handle (@....) so I can tag you in my tweets!
Let's IMAGINE!
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