What happens when millions of people stop what they’re doing, and all focus on the same beautiful thing, at the same beautiful time?
Last Monday millions of people across the nation put on their funny glasses, stuck their heads in cardboard boxes, and stood looking up to the sky. For one beautiful unified moment, we all just looked at something (without actually looking at it, hopefully). Millions and millions of personal experiences, spanning across the nation, weirdly and beautifully happening.
We asked Leaguers to send in their profound, their boring, their geeky, their disappointing, their magical, and their funny eclipse experiences. Oh, they sent us it all. Winning entry earned a free class for themselves, or to give to a friend. [heading]LEAGUER’S VIEWS OF THE TOTAL ECLIPSE[/heading]
” load_in_animation=”none[heading]OUR FAVORITES [/heading]https://youtu.be/VJjvije3Bw8 “Eclipse Fluidity” by Nancy Coleman (If the preview above doesn’t load, follow this link to watch this gorgeous 22 second video) [image_with_animation image_url=”6168″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Alex Walker’s Bear Astronomy [image_with_animation image_url=”6198″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Kari Boeskov [image_with_animation image_url=”6174″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Cassandra Conner (& mom) [heading]THE BEAUTIFUL WINNING ENTRY[/heading][image_with_animation image_url=”6170″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Congratulations, and thank you for this beautiful entry Caren Goldenberg!
Thanks to all of you for sending in your artful experiences, and one more special mention of Nancy Coleman’s video. Did you catch that link? Don’t miss it. It’s gorgeous.
Alla Prima Sketch in Oil by Shane Wolf Before I begin, I assemble my brushes. For an alla prima sketch of this size (canvas size approximately 20×15) these are the brushes I’ll likely use. You’ll notice mostly flats. For the male figure I use mostly flats; I like the planal, sculptural strokes they provide. For female figures I’ll …
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! I thought I’d collect some turkeys for you. Most, at the moment of rendering, are inedible, but likely so is yours at this point. Be thankful you do not have to pluck, and enjoy the day. From https://www.artic.edu/artworks/21727/thanksgiving : “Doris Lee’s bustling scene of women preparing a Thanksgiving feast became the object …
Alan Honick contributed a beautiful photograph of his collection of moon snails. His statement described walks on the beach, and how the number of shells found by his friend decreased and eventually ended in the last fifteen years. The shells were beautiful, arranged in the spiral as they grow… or dwindle. The story was simple, …
Pan Gongkai was born in Hangzhou in 1947. Influenced by his father Pan Tianshou (1897-1971) who was one of the top Four Masters of Chinese Painting in the 20th century. His father was regarded alongside Huang Binhong, Wu Changshuo and Qi Baishi. During the Cultural Revolution, Pan Gongkai’s father had been accused for crime as a …
Total Eclipse
What happens when millions of people stop what they’re doing, and all focus on the same beautiful thing, at the same beautiful time?
Last Monday millions of people across the nation put on their funny glasses, stuck their heads in cardboard boxes, and stood looking up to the sky. For one beautiful unified moment, we all just looked at something (without actually looking at it, hopefully). Millions and millions of personal experiences, spanning across the nation, weirdly and beautifully happening.
We asked Leaguers to send in their profound, their boring, their geeky, their disappointing, their magical, and their funny eclipse experiences. Oh, they sent us it all. Winning entry earned a free class for themselves, or to give to a friend. [heading]LEAGUER’S VIEWS OF THE TOTAL ECLIPSE[/heading]
Thanks to all of you for sending in your artful experiences, and one more special mention of Nancy Coleman’s video. Did you catch that link? Don’t miss it. It’s gorgeous.
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