[image_with_animation image_url=”8266″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Did you know there’s a special Seattle Artist League page where you can post your artwork? OMG Yes!Paintings by People is a Facebook group for past and present Leaguers. Contrary to the name (I started it when we were just a painting class), Paintings by People is not just for painters. Printmakers, sculptors, collage artists – everyone who has ever taken a class at the League is welcome to join. Just click the link, request to be added, and tell me what class you attended. I’ll add you.
Post pictures of finished works, works in progress, drawings, paintings, prints.
Having a show? Invite us!
Got a question about art stuff? It’s a smart group. See what they have to say.
Get a new art tool you’re excited about? Let us know why you like it!
Show us your studio space and how you’re solving the challenges of time, space and light.
Share any project ideas you found especially helpful or inspiring.
Props for the most ridiculous “I left the studio and went out in public with this on my face” selfie
Please – Limit forwards or shares of premade content. This is our studio gallery, for our thoughts and work.
Personal goals and social support
For those of you who, like me, need deadlines, goals, and accountability to motivate you to make and finish works, this page can serve as a positive accountability support. Announce your goal to post something daily, weekly, or monthly. The more you create, the more you encourage others to create. We’re rooting for you!
Jump in and check it out
This is a closed group for past and present League artists only. Go to this page, and request to join. Tell me what class you took at the League. I’ll add you.Once you’re in, say hello and post a picture of your studio or project. Something silly is great. I can vouch for all of you lovely people. Leaguers are a fun and positive group.
The surrealist movement was, in part, a reaction to fascism. As a student I assumed some of the surrealist art was motivated by political protest, a refusal to make sense or be pretty. Looking around today at a world I thought I understood, but now seems misshapen and horrifying, I think I understand why the …
The first print ended up being too dark, but I liked the stippled grey and felt confident I could make a better plate without much effort. I loved the brush strokes on the vase. I’m going to like Vitreography. We start Tuesday!
This official Golden Acrylic video is a rapid fire demo sampler of Golden Acrylic mediums, from thickest thick to thinnest thin. It illustrates ways of using Hard Molding Paste with stencils, Glass Bead Gel, Fluid Acrylics, Airbrush Acrylics, Crackle Paste and more.
Few things are as evocative, intimate, and private as moments spent bathing. The bathtub offers an emotional framework. Door locked, body submerged, the bathtub is an internal world. The figure can literally be soaked in it. Most painted bathers are young attractive women, of course, so the gender, race, and body issues are very present. I’d …
Paintings by People
[image_with_animation image_url=”8266″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Did you know there’s a special Seattle Artist League page where you can post your artwork? OMG Yes! Paintings by People is a Facebook group for past and present Leaguers. Contrary to the name (I started it when we were just a painting class), Paintings by People is not just for painters. Printmakers, sculptors, collage artists – everyone who has ever taken a class at the League is welcome to join. Just click the link, request to be added, and tell me what class you attended. I’ll add you.
What do I post to Paintings by People?
Personal goals and social support
For those of you who, like me, need deadlines, goals, and accountability to motivate you to make and finish works, this page can serve as a positive accountability support. Announce your goal to post something daily, weekly, or monthly. The more you create, the more you encourage others to create. We’re rooting for you!
Jump in and check it out
This is a closed group for past and present League artists only. Go to this page, and request to join. Tell me what class you took at the League. I’ll add you. Once you’re in, say hello and post a picture of your studio or project. Something silly is great. I can vouch for all of you lovely people. Leaguers are a fun and positive group.
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