![Short purple and blue brushstrokes create abstract clouds and a blue sky over a river.](https://artsnewwest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/1-1-1024x1024.png)
Here are the results of our first Monochrome Art Project, Instagram Challenge!
We invited the community to join us on a monochrome adventure. Each month participants are given a new colour challenge. June was Purple!
What is monochrome?
A monochromatic artwork refers to a piece of art that primarily uses a single colour or hue, along with its various shades, tints, and tones.
For example, a monochromatic painting may be created using different shades of purple, ranging from the lightest pastel violet to the deepest plum.
Artists
Greg Gossens
Terry Aske
Linda Shea
Tamara Grand
Ginny Smith
Karen Justice
Paul Newton
Isabel Tobon
Merrill Hall
![Four square images primarily in the colour purple. Image 1: Barren trees stretch wide over a quilted landscape. Image 2: Crystals bunch on one end of a bracelet laid on a silk sheet with dahlias in the background. Image 3: A quilted abstraction of various purple fabrics. Image 4: A wash of abstract watercolour brushstrokes across a lilac canvas.](https://artsnewwest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2-1-1024x1024.png)
![An octopus tentacle reaches down from the top of the image to curl at the top of a hot air balloon with a butterfly where the basket should be. A feather floats off to the bottom left.](https://artsnewwest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/3-1024x1024.png)
![Snow peaked mountain tops stand resolute against a purpling sunset sky.](https://artsnewwest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/4-1024x1024.png)
![A shadow raises it's hand in greeting - a wave from the photographer - through pixelated squares.](https://artsnewwest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/5-1024x1024.png)
![A ruined stone arch stands alone surrounded by heavy foliage and trees.](https://artsnewwest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/6-1024x1024.png)