We were given an informative brief for this challenge:- Art of the Close-up Your next challenge is to produce a work inspired by a close-up view of something familiar. Your work can be as large as you like, but should represent a close examination of its subject. If you are looking for inspiration, an obvious place to start are the flower paintings of Georgia O'keeffe , whose painting Oriental Poppies has become an icon. Other artists have looked at fruit for inspiration – see Dennis Wojtkiewiczart and Kamille Saabre . You could also find your subject in the human body , such as this painting of a single eye by Thomas Saliot . However, your inspiration doesn’t have to come from something organic, it could come from simple items around the home . Domenico Gnoli’s paintings frequently featured shoes, while Ellen Altfest’s often examine everyday fabrics in detail. It would be great to see some semi-abstract images inspired by the unusually close view of familiar objects, such as Michael Craig Martin’s Full Life Jason Smith I have much Heart Maple and Acrylic Bowl 22 x 5cm Angela Musil Raindrops on a Leaf Angela Musil Shells Clive Dand Mother and Child Clay Judy Williams Katherine's Mussel Acrylic on Paper Gunda Cannon Apple halves Watercolour, pen and ink 210 x 140 mm Sally White Shoe Susan Smith Chaz Sheila Klein Rain Drops on Plastic Pat Lock A Pine Cone Acrylic on board Michael Haynes Bluetit Kate Rundell Button Watercolour Chris Schalburg Corner of the Kitchen Watercolour and Pencil Leelee Kock Woodland Patch Guiseppe Bertoli A Vase of Flowers Acrylic on board Graham Lock Hinged Alison Chandler Orchid David Dixon Eraser Drawn freehand on 300g paper with ink Pencil and acrylic 40x30 cm Caroline Anderson-Jones Pebbles