{"id":890,"date":"2016-10-29T10:18:53","date_gmt":"2016-10-29T14:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/?p=890"},"modified":"2016-10-29T11:01:41","modified_gmt":"2016-10-29T15:01:41","slug":"the-great-halloween-candy-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/the-great-halloween-candy-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"The Great Halloween Candy Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Once a year we have the Great Halloween Candy Challenge. It is a difficult exercise with an enticing reward. \u00a0First the kids draw their favorite piece of candy just as they see it. \u00a0After they’ve made a tiny value study of the setup, they make their painting – first drawing the negative space between the candies. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\"candy1setup-copy\"\u00a0\"candy-1lana\"<\/p>\n

\"candy-mia\" \"candy-mya\" \"candy-sam\" \"candy-scotty\" \"candy-sophis\" \"candy-tessa\"\"candy-lyla\"\u00a0\"candy-linc\" \"candy-freya\" \"candy-jack\" \"candy-kali\" \"candy-kayla\" \"candy-emma\" \"candy-ellie\" \"candy-dot\" \"candy-capri\" \"candy-billy\" \"candy-abby\"\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"candyandlana\"<\/p>\n

Lana won the challenge with her awesome composition.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Once a year we have the Great Halloween Candy Challenge. 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