[image_with_animation image_url=”8694″ alignment=”center” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] This spring, my Friday nights are going to be in an Unconventional Portraits class. These Friday night classes have become my night to do whatever I think would be the most fun thing to do. This quarter I got most excited thinking about Unconventional Portraits.
This is not a realist class with look-a-like portraiture. It’s a series of creative ideas and experiments; a mix of unexpected drawing and painting techniques intended to produce unconventional results. We will look at unconventional portraits made by other artists, and be have a wide variety of stylistic inspirations for our work. Focus will be on manipulating source materials, and on using mediums and surfaces that allow for and encourage those not-so-accidental happy accidents. We will work from a combination of self portraits, photographs, and live models.
This unconventional portraits class lets students choose their own level of difficulty: brave beginners are invited to draw using forgiving materials such as graphite, ink, and charcoal. Intermediate students are invited to draw or paint with their chosen mediums (oil, watercolor, ink, & acrylic).
Click here to learn more about my Unconventional Portraits Class.
One year ago in March, to protect our students and teachers from a new coronavirus, the Seattle Artist League moved our classes online. The virus was declared a national emergency, and we went into quarantine. We have now been in quarantine for thirteen months. Through this year, we have met each other online to draw, …
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My favorite painting to paint was Mud Festival Peonies. It’s large and bright, all happiness and play. This painting was a breakthrough into abstraction for me, something I’ve been wanting for a long time. It was also incredibly fun to paint! I stayed up a few nights to finish it, and I smiled all through …
Unconventional Portraits
[image_with_animation image_url=”8694″ alignment=”center” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] This spring, my Friday nights are going to be in an Unconventional Portraits class. These Friday night classes have become my night to do whatever I think would be the most fun thing to do. This quarter I got most excited thinking about Unconventional Portraits.
This is not a realist class with look-a-like portraiture. It’s a series of creative ideas and experiments; a mix of unexpected drawing and painting techniques intended to produce unconventional results. We will look at unconventional portraits made by other artists, and be have a wide variety of stylistic inspirations for our work. Focus will be on manipulating source materials, and on using mediums and surfaces that allow for and encourage those not-so-accidental happy accidents. We will work from a combination of self portraits, photographs, and live models.
This unconventional portraits class lets students choose their own level of difficulty: brave beginners are invited to draw using forgiving materials such as graphite, ink, and charcoal. Intermediate students are invited to draw or paint with their chosen mediums (oil, watercolor, ink, & acrylic).
Click here to learn more about my Unconventional Portraits Class.
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