Two days ago I encouraged you all to post your work to the website, in the comments section. I didn’t realize that our WordPress format doesn’t allow comments with pictures. Oops. Luckily Berkeley Parks sent in her collection (5 more days to go!). I was so thrilled to see what she made I decided to post it myself. Berkeley has taken several classes at the League. Her work is multi-dimensional, tactile, and creatively clever.
Another shooting. Artists, help me grieve. My job is to look. I want no subject to be taboo. If it is a face, I will look. If it is death, I will look. Looking is how I peacefully confront, learn, maintain engagement. This blog thread is how I share. The images below are fine art paintings of …
[image_with_animation image_url=”7600″ alignment=”center” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Ralph Steadman Draw, paint, collage a reproduction of a famous artwork in history with your pet’s head replacing the figure’s. As much as you can, stay true to the original composition (unless you have a pet giraffe and have chosen the Mona Lisa). The original masterwork can be sculpture, …
“The Colorist” Casey Klahn is an American pastel artist born in 1958 in Hoquiam, Washington, now living in Davenport. His pastel landscapes are abstracted shapes where color gets to play.
This show at MoMA was brought to my attention by a League member. (Thanks Chris!) He had been there to see it and said it was impactful to see works in context not by culture, but by timeline. What was happening while Matisse painted his ladies? What was the dominant art world thinking about at the time, …
SAL Challenge: Work by Berkeley Parks
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The Unpostible Post
Two days ago I encouraged you all to post your work to the website, in the comments section. I didn’t realize that our WordPress format doesn’t allow comments with pictures. Oops. Luckily Berkeley Parks sent in her collection (5 more days to go!). I was so thrilled to see what she made I decided to post it myself. Berkeley has taken several classes at the League. Her work is multi-dimensional, tactile, and creatively clever.
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[image_with_animation image_url=”7600″ alignment=”center” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Ralph Steadman Draw, paint, collage a reproduction of a famous artwork in history with your pet’s head replacing the figure’s. As much as you can, stay true to the original composition (unless you have a pet giraffe and have chosen the Mona Lisa). The original masterwork can be sculpture, …
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