[image_with_animation image_url=”7537″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Look around you. If you were a travel agency, hoping to entice someone to this place, what would you put on the postcard? Draw, paint, or collage a postcard with this picture, saying “Wish You Were Here.” Sarcasm and irony are very welcome. Take a picture of your piece and add it to this post our Facebook page. Tag: #salchallenge
The January Creative Challenge: 15 minutes, once a day, for 30 days.
Note: Yesterday I said we might build on your “Zoo View” drawings from day 5. I changed my mind. So there.
José Guadalupe Posada (1851–1913) was a Mexican printmaker who used calavera illustrations to make political satires and cultural critiques. He was particularly influential in the role of printmaking as a medium of social and political engagement. His popular satire was printed in inexpensive newspapers and periodicals, and was accessible to the lower classes. His prolific …
Laia was a groundbreaking female artist in a male-dominated era. Born in Cyzicus (present-day Turkey) in the 1st century BCE, she earned her place in history with her exceptional portraits of women, a rarity at that time. Pliny the Elder praised her quick and high-quality work, noting she could crush her male peers in both …
One year ago in March, to protect our students and teachers from a new coronavirus, the Seattle Artist League moved our classes online. The virus was declared a national emergency, and we went into quarantine. We have now been in quarantine for thirteen months. Through this year, we have met each other online to draw, …
Only one more day in this 30 Day Creative Challenge! Yesterday you drew your brain. Today, show us your teeth. Share your brain on Instagram with these tags: #30sal, #teeth Or post to this Padlet. – Recent Padlet links: Day 24: The Big SneezeDay 25: Cezanne’s FigureDay 26: Pentimento (see 24)Day 27: Infanta Margarita Teresa in …
SAL Challenge Day 6: Wish You Were Here
[image_with_animation image_url=”7537″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Look around you. If you were a travel agency, hoping to entice someone to this place, what would you put on the postcard? Draw, paint, or collage a postcard with this picture, saying “Wish You Were Here.” Sarcasm and irony are very welcome. Take a picture of your piece and add it to this post our Facebook page. Tag: #salchallenge
The January Creative Challenge: 15 minutes, once a day, for 30 days.
Note: Yesterday I said we might build on your “Zoo View” drawings from day 5. I changed my mind. So there.
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Only one more day in this 30 Day Creative Challenge! Yesterday you drew your brain. Today, show us your teeth. Share your brain on Instagram with these tags: #30sal, #teeth Or post to this Padlet. – Recent Padlet links: Day 24: The Big SneezeDay 25: Cezanne’s FigureDay 26: Pentimento (see 24)Day 27: Infanta Margarita Teresa in …