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 overheard some League painters talking about dumb shit they do when they paint: simple things that are easy to solve, but cause us extended frustration. I laughed, listening to all the things we share in common. If you’re painting and it’s not going well, here are some fixable things you can check for: Are …
We are halfway through our 30 day creative challenges, and there have been a lot of fun posts. These creative challenges are different than other challenges. Designed to foster a wide variety of creative skills, they are not restricted to any style or genre, and medium is artist’s choice. Our creative challenges have been categorized …
I ran into this little collection of cake paintings posted by Anne McGurk, and felt inspired to share. Inspired would not quite be the most accurate word, as I am trying not to eat sugar. If you’ve ever tried to avoid sweet foods, you know how prevalent sugar is. Sweets didn’t seem like such a …
Hope Gangloff is an American painter living and working in New York City. Born 1974, she is one year older than me. The picture of her painting in her studio, black overalls and climbing on a ladder, my mother mistook for me in my studio, black overalls, climbing on a ladder. The patterns in these …
SAL Challenge Day 18: Evolution of a Tree, Part 2 of 3
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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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