The Votes Are In for the "L'Amour' Theme Round!

I was a little anxious about how this theme would come off, but the participants rose to the occasion and made the 'L'amour' a wonderful success. The entries were  engaging, imaginative and even cringingly provocative (cough, Ray, cough).

In regards to the votes, it was a very tight race, with only a few points separating the majority of the participants. You can see the results here.

Running up to the podium positions we have:

Michael's hilarious 'Can't Help Loving You'

 Greg's wry 'It All Depends On The Caption'

and Ray's head-shaking entry, 'Tamsin O'Leary'

Fabulous work guys!

Okay, as I mentioned before, only five points separated the top three positions. In Third Place we have Sidney's courtly 'The Proposal' set in his charmingly fictional 17th century Flemish town of Laarden. 

 

In Second Place is Millsy's completely cracked monster masterpiece 'The Luncheon at the Swamp' 

In addition to be hung in 'The Loo' Mr. Mills will receive 50 additional points to add to his tally.

 Finally, in First Place we have Iannick's wonderfully whimsical 'The Princess and the Frog'.

Iannick will receive 75 bonus points and a gift certificate from the ever-industrious Byron's 'SG2 Creations'. Congratulations Iannick and thank you for submitting this wonderful vignette for our L'amour theme round.

 

Please join me in congratulating the winners and all the entrants! Well done!!

Next Sunday we have the 'Nautical' theme round, and I know we have some pretty impressive entries on tap for that. Remember, Saturday midnight is the deadline for submissions.

Okay, keep your brushes lashing and have a great week everyone!

The 'L'amour' Theme Round is Now Online!

Happy Valentine's Day Folks!

Sorry for the delay with posting the theme round, but Lady Sarah and I were enjoying a nice, lazy day off together.

To celebrate Valentines we have 'L'amour' as our bonus theme this week. I think you'll get a chuckle when you view the gallery as we have many great interpretations of the topic of 'Love'. I'll say no more, so you can enjoy without any spoilers.

As to myself, it was a tad rushed but I give you 'Prendre la Température / To Test the Waters' (I think). 

It's 1795, and we see a French Chasseur a Cheval watering some of his troop's horses in a small village. He is knocking out his pipe on his boot, admiring the local scenery. A fetching young lady, who is washing some of the regiment's laundry, has caught his eye and he thinks he might test the waters.

Nonetheless, the young miss has two chaperons nearby who are definitely wise to the scenario. One is an old crone, smoking a pipe and keeping an eye on the dashing cavalryman. In fact, she can clearly remember that warm spring day in 1745, when those handsome hussars came swaggering into town (where do you think she got the pipe?). She know's what's afoot...

The other overseer is the girl's faithful dog, who can smell trouble a mile away, and is letting everyone know it (those who know our 'Felix' will see a certain resemblance).

This charming 28mm vignette is offered by Eureka Miniatures (minus the pooch who is from Westfalia).

Okay, as with all of our theme rounds, please remember to cast your votes for your favorite entries. Voting will be open until next 11:45 pm next Saturday. 

Enjoy the gallery and have a great week everyone!