[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.
Happy Thanksgiving Americans! Here is a selection of my favorite artworks from the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s online collection. And, if you find yourself in the mood for a song or two, here’s a collection of Thanksgiving songs from Smithsonian Folkways. Depending on your taste, you may happily skip the first song and start with …
It has taken me some time to realize the artistic benefits of figure drawing online vs in the studio, but I’m getting it. Whereas large fluid physical gestures with movement and energy will likely wait until we are back in the studio, drawing online puts the model within a screen, and that screen is moveable. …
Day 27 of our 30 day January Creative Challenge was inadvertently a cruel one. Komorebi is a Japanese word for sunlight filtering through the trees. In Seattle, January 27th supplied artists with neither leaves nor sun. Somehow, these innovative artists found their ways.
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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