Ginkgo Jam Number 17 Old Yarn, New Spin Initiator: Grafight	In this Jam, we're moving from Music to Literature. I would like Ginkgo artists to illustrate a scene from a favorite book or short story, but change something about the story.
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Mayella Tells The Truth by grace	NOT..Gone with the wind! by suzie	Sabotaged? by qtgillie

Ginkgo Jam Number 16 Score and Underscore Initiator: KuteDymples	I want you to draw a picture of the person or band/group who has had the greatest impact on your life through their music. Your rendering can be anything from a realistic portrait to a more impressionistic or even abstract image; but I want the image to be of the musician(s), not an illustration of one of their songs. As a secondary theme of your composition, I want you to include a floral element. It could be a subtle background, a border, something like the camellia that singer Billie Holiday always wore behind her ear, or something purely symbolic to you. Be creative! Please include, in your artist's comment, either a story about this influence in your life or a link to some of their music online.
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Carlos Santana by Grafight	Mance Lipscomb by Terracotta	Sweet Soul by elly

Ginkgo Jam Number 15 My Artistic Muse Initiator: Swandieve	Choose an artist that has been influential in your life, or that you admire, and draw something in the style of that artist. You can attempt to copy one of their works, or draw something original that is inspired by him/her, or in his/her style. The artist doesn't have to be a famous artist like Van Gogh, and in my opinion, the lesser-well-known, the better! It can also be an illustrator, a modern artist you know online, and I'd like to open this contest up to fine art photography, as well (by taking a photo in the style of a photographer you admire, not by drawing/painting a photo). If you can't think of an artist, this is the perfect time to do some research and get inspired! Or better yet, visit your local art museum or gallery.
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Liberty Lives by KuteDymples	Dance Me to The End of Love by Grace	JMW Turner by Swandieve

Ginkgo Jam Number 14 Light and Reflection Initiator: elly	You may draw anything - any style, technique or subject, but I want to see light and reflections. Bright lights with high contrasts, like a bolt of lightning in a dark, stormy sky, or the bright, silver lining on a cloud. How about light bouncing through a glass of wine or a beam of light hitting a pair of sunglass lenses just right? You might draw the reflection of glasses in the surface upon which they sit or the reflection of bright clouds in a body of water. Get the idea?
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Mist by Swandieve	Blue Glass for Suzie by Grace	Sunset reflections by elly

Ginkgo Jam Number 13 Unusual Rooms Initiator: bakenius	In this Ginkgo Jam you are asked to draw an usual room of a really haphazardly built apartment building. Maybe the room is housed by a wizard, a mermaid, a vampire, an alien, a priest, a shaman, a king, or just the most dull person you can think of. It's totally up to you, and you may draw as much rooms as you like. You get points for originality of chosen subject, and points for the execution. How well does the interior speak of the person living in it? And if the person of the room is present, what does he/she/it do? Does the room tell a compelling story? Remember, the exact size of your chosen canvas is the exact size of the room, it's a frontal split view (think of a doll house) so no ambitious use of perspective! Once the Jam is over I'd like to make a compilation by combining all the drawn rooms into one big Ginkgo house!
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...and she waits... by elly	A Roomful of Divorced by Grace	Puzzle room by suzie

Ginkgo Jam Number 12 Pun Fun Initiator: Igiveup	Those of you who play at I-Sketch may be familiar with the user-created Pundits room. Although sometimes the puns are pretty lame, many are brilliant. For this Jam I'd like you to think of one that belongs to the latter category and draw it. It can be a word, phrase, song-title or whatever you fancy. For instance, you could take the term "Nightmare" and draw a horse(mare) in the night, or whose body was drawn with stars and night sky. Or you could take the term "Heaven Sent" and draw a penny(cent) with angels on it. Let your imaginations run wild.
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An Eye Catcher by bakenius	Book Worm by suzie	Drag Racing by vere

Ginkgo Jam Number 11 Illustration Initiator: Swandieve	I think most of us have, at one time or another, dreamt of illustrating a children's book, or any book. Now here's your chance to put your fingers where your mind is! Draw something from your mind inspired by a poem or story, whether you've written it or not. It doesn't have to be only suitable for children, either. You can choose to include the writings, or just put a short description of it.
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Achter de wolken schijnt de zon, part 2 by Igiveup	in Just by Grace	The Blue Fairy by Kathy

Ginkgo Jam Number 10 Back to Basics Initiator: Grace	Do a pencil drawing (not coloured pencils, please). You may use charcoal, graphite, and/or white chalk as well. Make it a simple line drawing or go crazy with lights and darks and lots of shading. You can do it with a digital program or real pencils - scan and upload. If you draw digitally, just try to make it look, as much as possible, like a drawing using those basic mediums would look. Subject matter and style are entirely up to you. Do as many entries as you like. This Jammie ends at Midnight, Ginkgo Time on April Fool's Day! Let the fun begin!
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Self Portrait by Swandieve	elly at age 2 by elly	Baby by suzie

Ginkgo Jam Number 9 Asian Inspired Art Initiator: djramz	The subject matter that I have chosen for this Jam is Asian inspired art. I especially would love to see things done in the style of the woodblock prints or sumi-e style brush paintings that you can find on Google or Wikipedia, but really anything with an Asian influence will qualify (even manga or anime).
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Two Cichlids by Grace	Terracotta Soldier of Xian by gandalf	Secret Place by Suntan

Ginkgo Jam Number 8 Self Portrait in Style Initiator: grace	Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to draw a self portrait, but there's a twist. You must do the drawing in the style of a well-known artist (at least well-known enough that we can Google the name and find an image for comparison). Try to stay as true as possible to the style of the artist in question as that will be a large part of how the contest entries are judged. Enter as many times as you like but please spend at least an hour on each effort and include the name of the artist you are emulating in your posting title.
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dave warhol style by djramz	gandalf blue period by gandalf	Raphael 'style'... Um, riiiight... by Hemigirl