I’m sending this stuff because I’m watching this stuff, and I’m watching this stuff because I want to do this stuff. I’m gonna make some heads in clay! Sounds like fun, and if they work, they’ll be good subjects for drawings and paintings when live models aren’t available.
The wonderful secondary benefit is that studying sculpture will make my paintings better. Physically working information into a 3 dimensional form will help me develop my 2 dimensional paintings. It’s a complementary level of knowledge. https://youtu.be/m17DFYI0GLc” el_aspect=”43https://youtu.be/F8Y797g_Jg4
I’ll be sharing my drawings on Facebook. I’d love for you to share yours too. Maybe your posts will help us more people jumping in to join us. Post your pics to Facebook: SeattleArtLeague, or Instagram: SeattleArtLeague. #drawingaday #seattleartleague – or email them to me. I’d love to see what you create!
Bernard Leach (1887–1979) holds a pivotal role in ceramics, often cited as the “Father of British Studio Pottery.” Born in Hong Kong and educated in England, he made significant contributions to the field during his years in Japan. There, he became close friends with Shoji Hamada, another transformative figure in pottery. Their collaborative work was …
Take a class with SAL – anywhere! Previously, I posted funerary art from the 3rd through the 6th centuries. This post veers far out of that time range, but the unfinished Atlas Slave came up in discussion during today’s figure sculpture class. I got excited to share, so here they are. In 1505, Michelangelo was …
Marina Abramović is a Yugoslavia-born performance artist based in New York. Her work explores the relationship between performer and audience, the limits of the body, and the possibilities of the mind. I realize not everyone admires the work of Marina Abramovic. She’s been called an attention seeker, a bullshit producer, an egoist. Dr. Lisa Levy, …
Sculpting a head in clay
I’m sending this stuff because I’m watching this stuff, and I’m watching this stuff because I want to do this stuff. I’m gonna make some heads in clay! Sounds like fun, and if they work, they’ll be good subjects for drawings and paintings when live models aren’t available.
The wonderful secondary benefit is that studying sculpture will make my paintings better. Physically working information into a 3 dimensional form will help me develop my 2 dimensional paintings. It’s a complementary level of knowledge. https://youtu.be/m17DFYI0GLc” el_aspect=”43https://youtu.be/F8Y797g_Jg4
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