Yesterday’s challenge was to draw a tree from observation. That was part 1 of 3. Today is part 2 of 3. Today we’ll do the same, only different. Look again at the tree. If you did a drawing, study your drawing. Look at the branches, how they intersect, and the direction of their marks. Which direction do the needles point? Are they in clumps or separated? What is the general flow of branches? Now turn your attention to the spaces between the branches. Find a pattern of spaces and angles. Edit out some of the natural tree, and hone in on balancing the pattern of the spaces and with the pattern of the branches. Simplify so that you can emphasize and exaggerate this underlying rhythm. Add your artwork to this post on our Facebook page. (#salchallenge)
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I happened upon this glorious Instagram post, in which Alex Kanevsky compliments a “beautifully painted boob.” The most beautifully painted boob in the world belonged to the Benefit Supervisor sleeping on an armchair. In itself it might not conform to the current standards of boob beauty, if they even exist, but the way it is …
To the doctors and nurses on the frontlines, and to the essential workers such as grocery store cashiers, mail carriers, social workers, bus drivers, and many, many others who have been showing up for us day after never ending day through this draining pandemic, thank you.
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Pierre Bonnard was an avid sketcher, filling countless sketchbooks and scraps of paper with drawings he would later peruse for painting inspiration when in his studio. From a previous V. Note: Bonnard did not paint from direct observation. He said he felt ‘weak in front of nature. …The presence of the object, the motif, is …
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Piet Mondrian, 1912
Yesterday’s challenge was to draw a tree from observation. That was part 1 of 3. Today is part 2 of 3. Today we’ll do the same, only different. Look again at the tree. If you did a drawing, study your drawing. Look at the branches, how they intersect, and the direction of their marks. Which direction do the needles point? Are they in clumps or separated? What is the general flow of branches? Now turn your attention to the spaces between the branches. Find a pattern of spaces and angles. Edit out some of the natural tree, and hone in on balancing the pattern of the spaces and with the pattern of the branches. Simplify so that you can emphasize and exaggerate this underlying rhythm. Add your artwork to this post on our Facebook page. (#salchallenge)
The January Creative Challenge: 15 minutes, once a day, for 30 days. [gallery ids=”7708,7724,7725″ onclick=”link_no
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