Kiki MacInnis is a painter who lives and works in Seattle. In her current practice she focuses on drawing with brush and ink on paper. She draws large drift trees and roots on site at the beach, and brings smaller matter like seaweed holdfasts, barnacles and shells back to her studio. Each time she returns to the beach objects large and small have unexpectedly moved. Most of the drawings in the Water Margin animations are studies and sketches accumulated from older projects. Like a sunken log–once a tree, now home to lively communities of sea organisms –these drawings had a previous life and are now transformed.
I took an ink class from Kiki a couple of years ago and loved every minute of it. She feels like family. An excellent artist and teacher. I’m thrilled she’s joined us at the League! Click here to see her upcoming class: an introduction to ink.
I heard the story about the mother who threw the sheet over her daughter so she could more safely give her a hug. I thought of these paintings of The Lovers by Magritte. I thought about these unusual times, when basic human connection could bring death to those we love. During these suspended and unnerving …
Day 10 of this 30 Day Challenge was to create something in the style of Morandi’s still lives. This particular prompt produced a prolific collection of quiet responses. Here are some.
Colors have a way of playing off each other, creating energy and movement that grabs your attention. This is called simultaneous contrast—when two or more neighboring colors intensify each other, making them seem more vibrant and alive. I’m looking at paintings for simultaneous contrast examples. Paintings that set colors one right next to the other, …
Yesterday’s Tucket was listed as the last day, but there is one more: Exercise your creativity This SAL Challenge is a vocabulary based creative challenge every day for January. Materials are artist’s choice. You can draw, paint, sew, collage, sculpt your food, anything you want. See below for today’s creative challenge. Set the timer for …
Kiki MacInnis
Kiki MacInnis is a painter who lives and works in Seattle. In her current practice she focuses on drawing with brush and ink on paper. She draws large drift trees and roots on site at the beach, and brings smaller matter like seaweed holdfasts, barnacles and shells back to her studio. Each time she returns to the beach objects large and small have unexpectedly moved. Most of the drawings in the Water Margin animations are studies and sketches accumulated from older projects. Like a sunken log–once a tree, now home to lively communities of sea organisms –these drawings had a previous life and are now transformed.
I took an ink class from Kiki a couple of years ago and loved every minute of it. She feels like family. An excellent artist and teacher. I’m thrilled she’s joined us at the League! Click here to see her upcoming class: an introduction to ink.
BIOGRAPHY TIMELINE
Grew up in Taiwan ’53–66
Lived 3 years in Japan ’70–73
Lived in Massachusetts ’75-77
Moved to Los Angeles 1978
Moved to Seattle WA 1993
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