Did you know Piet Mondrian loved to paint trees? Draw/paint/collage a tree. Draw it from observation, not imagination, preferably from life and not a photograph. This is part 1 of 3. For the next two days we’ll do the same, only different. Add today’s artwork to this post on our Facebook page. (#salchallenge)
The January Creative Challenge: 15 minutes, once a day, for 30 days.
This is a new online glossary of painting terms. More to come! Alkyd (“Call me Al, kid”) Oil Painting Alkyds are synthetic resin replacements for slow drying natural oils. When added to oil paint they speed up the drying time. Examples: Liquin, Galkyd, and many more. Some paints like Quick Dry White, Gamblin FastMatte, and W&N Griffin Paints …
This painting by Chaim Soutine is regarded as one of the greatest portrait paintings of the early 20th century. If you were to say what was one of the greatest contemporary portraits of the 21st century, what painting would you choose, and why? Madeleine Castaing was an internationally renowned French interior designer, and a friend …
JANET FISH Born 1938 Janet Fish is known for her large, bold, still life paintings and drawings that study how light bounces through and off various surfaces. Among her favorite subjects are produce incased in plastic wrap, clear glassware and liquids. Other subjects include teacups, flower bouquets, textiles with interesting patterns, goldfish, vegetables, and mirrored …
Finally! I’m posting the 30SAL Finalists for January 2022! Over 4,000 30SAL Artworks posted to Padlet and Instagram In January, artists all over the globe sketched, inked, sculpted, collaged, and animated their way through our 30 Day Creative Challenge. Challenges exercised a wide array of artistic skills, including observation, composition, sequence, see & respond, vocabulary, …
SAL Challenge Day 17: Evolution of a Tree, Part 1 of 3
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Piet Mondrian, 1908
Did you know Piet Mondrian loved to paint trees? Draw/paint/collage a tree. Draw it from observation, not imagination, preferably from life and not a photograph. This is part 1 of 3. For the next two days we’ll do the same, only different. Add today’s artwork to this post on our Facebook page. (#salchallenge)
The January Creative Challenge: 15 minutes, once a day, for 30 days.
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