I found this video of an adult professional abstract painter playing like a kid. Not with wild abandon. This isn’t that kid. This is the really quiet thoughtful kid who didn’t hear the lunch bell because he’s finger-painting a masterpiece. He’s into it. Did you ever get all into making textures and shapes and all kinds of everything that a dumb adult would say is not what a rock looks like, but you know you’re right, and you know it is exactly what a rock looks like, they’re just missing the good parts? If you want to paint like this kid like this guy below, take Jon’s Abstracts class. He’ll get you there. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sajw1L2_Eag&feature=youtu.be
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 20 minutes and see what happens. ERINACEOUS adj. – of, pertaining to, or …
[image_with_animation image_url=”6592″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] October Creative Challenge The last 30 day creative challenge was so delightful, I thought it might be time to do another. Today I launch the October Creative Challenge! WANNA DRAW? You can challenge yourself to do all 30 challenges, 5 a week, or whatever floats your boat. I know …
Welcome to day 3 of our 30 Day Creative Challenge! Seattle is flooded today. There are quick moving streams along the sides of roads. Puddles the size of lakes. The primary challenge is to respond to the creative prompts in these posts, and see what happens. The alternative challenge is to make a comic based …
Today’s V. Note is a collection of nativity scenes, ordered starting in the present day and walking back in time. The last images, the earliest depictions, are from 4th Century in Rome and Southern Gaul. I’ve added a few works, but most of this collection can be found on Wikipedia and The Guardian. It is one of the …
This is Exactly What a Rock Looks Like
I found this video of an adult professional abstract painter playing like a kid. Not with wild abandon. This isn’t that kid. This is the really quiet thoughtful kid who didn’t hear the lunch bell because he’s finger-painting a masterpiece. He’s into it. Did you ever get all into making textures and shapes and all kinds of everything that a dumb adult would say is not what a rock looks like, but you know you’re right, and you know it is exactly what a rock looks like, they’re just missing the good parts? If you want to paint like this kid like this guy below, take Jon’s Abstracts class. He’ll get you there.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sajw1L2_Eag&feature=youtu.be
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