[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][image_with_animation image_url=”9654″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”][vc_column_text]It’s said that Cézanne would plan a general composition, then step around and closer, moving his easel to each object to paint it with his full attention, thus disrupting the illusion of perspective that occurs when looking from a single viewpoint. For today’s creative challenge, find or arrange a simple scene or still life, and move to study the shape of each object as it interests you, recording the changes in your perspective. Drawing and painting were Cézanne’s media, but today’s materials are artists’ choice, including photography and collage.
Please share your work! People who post to Instagram or to the event HERE on Facebook will be eligible to win prizes (see details). No matter where you post, tag us so we can find it #seattleartistleague #salchallenge.
The June SAL Challenge: Creative exercises once a day for 30 days.
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 …
Todays SEQUENCE Challenge: What’s the next form of plant or animal species? Show what it looks like now, then show what it will evolve into. (The first part of this challenge is optional.) #evolve Remember, media is always artist’s choice. You can draw, paint, collage, assemblage, or play with your food. Post it To be …
Frohsin is another painter on the list of Carlos San Millan’s favorites. He had talked about wanting to develop his work into more flat color fields, a move towards the abstract. These paintings by Frohsin and others are his inspirations. I liked these abstracted figures so much I did some research and found more of …
[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]Recently I posted about Edward Hopper’s influences in painting and printmaking. This is part three of four (I think). Today is all about Hopper’s process. There is some of my own actual near-thinking and observation, plus a lot of …
SALChallenge: Cézanne’s Perspective
[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][image_with_animation image_url=”9654″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”][vc_column_text]It’s said that Cézanne would plan a general composition, then step around and closer, moving his easel to each object to paint it with his full attention, thus disrupting the illusion of perspective that occurs when looking from a single viewpoint. For today’s creative challenge, find or arrange a simple scene or still life, and move to study the shape of each object as it interests you, recording the changes in your perspective. Drawing and painting were Cézanne’s media, but today’s materials are artists’ choice, including photography and collage.
Please share your work! People who post to Instagram or to the event HERE on Facebook will be eligible to win prizes (see details). No matter where you post, tag us so we can find it #seattleartistleague #salchallenge.
The June SAL Challenge: Creative exercises once a day for 30 days.
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