Brushstrokes Signature Collection

WELCOME to Brushstrokes Signature Collection! >>Artists with medium to high skill levels in TRADITIONAL artwork, seeking further prestige and recognition for their creations made the traditional way EXCLUSIVELY. Each piece must bear your signature, initials/unique mark to identify creator for authenticity. No technology is permitted, and artwork is curated for acceptance into group images per ALL rules below. Home Page recognition is an uplifting collection to compliment outstanding artists' works >>chosen for special HONOR beneath image on their own page. No minimum number views, but mark IS required.

Please submit dedicated family-friendly images of original paintings. Admin exercises subjective leniency; however, not all submissions will be featured or included in the group image file. Homepage images are displayed temporarily and are randomly rotated: Limit = 30 (plus Admin example in far lower corner).

Your image MUST be crafted without technological AID >>Images strictly created ONLY BY HAND using any form of WET medium. SUBMIT: acrylics, watercolors, gouache, ink, tempera, alcohol, dyes, or oils, applied with traditional art tools onto flat surfaces. Qualifying artwork shall not APPEAR mechanically created. Hand-applied WET MEDIUM paintings with artist signature or mark are eligible for this group. Entries appear vibrant, free of blur/glare/pixelation. Images have clean edging (only present raw artwork with NO frames or borders shown). NO violence, cringe, politics, sexually provocative, negativity, or reckless images.

NO black & white or monochromatic (one color tone) scheme, no AI-generated, no listing mixed media without specifying which mediums, no missing descriptions, no altered images, digitally created or digitally enhanced art. NO repetitive (textile style) designs suitable for fabric or wallpaper reproduction, no photography art, no coloring pages or collages, no OIL PASTELS, sketch drawings, no chalk/pastels/charcoal, no pencils/pens, or other DRY media.

An authenticating signature or mark should be large enough to be CLEAR and unmistakable to ensure it is easily recognizable and unambiguous. A need to magnify may sadly lead to dismissing that piece. Admin decisions prevail. By joining this group, you agree to adhere to the outlined rules. Thank you to new members joining this group!

**Welcome** ARTISTS!!

This group was started on October 7th, 2024.