Make a self portrait, inspired by another artist’s self portrait. Materials are artists’ choice. You can copy the pose, the style, the idea, or all three. Below are some inspirations to help get you started.
Share your work. People who post to Instagram or Facebook will be eligible to win prizes (see details). Tag us so we can find it #seattleartistleague #salchallenge.
The June Creative Challenge: 20 minutes, once a day, for 30 days.
[image_with_animation image_url=”11061″ alignment=”center” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Ruthie V, Doorzien, after Carlos San Millan. 36×24″ oil on linen Last Saturday, while the steamroller printmaking party was happening on the street, inside the studio we had a show of works inspired by doorzien, a Dutch word that when applied to the genre of painting, means to see through from …
Here’s a little video explaining why Expressive Portraits is my favorite online art class at the Seattle Artist League. Last quarter, participants studied how to sketch a face quickly, and how to add expressive descriptions of what makes a face not just accurate, but interesting. We looked at portraits by Alice Neel, Rembrandt, Lucian Freud, …
I was interested in learning some new language to talk about what is so captivating about Charity Baker’s drawings and paintings. Charity gave me a list of her teachers, Barbara Grossman was one of them. Barbara Grossman’s artworks are impressionistic, abstracted, full of color and pattern. Instead of drawing with focal points and perspective, she …
I went to Smith & Vallee Gallery to pick up what was left of my show after sales. It was a rewardingly small collection, just a few pieces left. There is one painting that I can’t believe is still here – one of my personal favorites. It received compliments from the gallery owner, and was …
SALChallenge: Self Portrait After _________
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Make a self portrait, inspired by another artist’s self portrait. Materials are artists’ choice. You can copy the pose, the style, the idea, or all three. Below are some inspirations to help get you started.
Share your work. People who post to Instagram or Facebook will be eligible to win prizes (see details). Tag us so we can find it #seattleartistleague #salchallenge.
The June Creative Challenge: 20 minutes, once a day, for 30 days.
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