League Scientists say that making art improves your happiness quotient.
Happy creatives have been posting work all over the everywhere on Facebook and Instagram pages. Connie Pierson, Lucy Garnett, Alex Walker, Bolinas Frank, Siobhan Wilder, Madeline Mimi Torchia Boothby, Elva Frances, Mahala Mrozek, Marina Vogman, Laura Emery, Nicolina Miller, Leila Dawn, LoboFashion, Lendy Hensley, Mary Saucier, Martha Soriano, Lotta (Charlotteslens), Victoria Jendretzke, Stephani Sachs (halfpintpuppets), D.Lisa West, Tricia Layden, Virginia Newman, Rosemary Jones, Hannah DeBerg. Did I miss your post? Let me know! It has been a fun hunt to find them all, and likely there are still some out there I didn’t see.
Everyone who posted for week 1 wins a $25 gift certificate for a summer class! You can treat yourself, or send it to a friend who could use some art time. Just contact us for the secret coupon code.
More prizes will be awarded for week 2, and yes – you can win more than once. Just remember to use #salchallenge and #seattleartistleague so we can find your posts.
Max Ernst used texture rubbings to overcome his fear of the white canvas, and ignite his imagination. “Painting is not for me either decorative amusement, or the plastic invention of felt reality; it must be every time: invention, discovery, revelation.” Max Ernst, 1891-1976 The embedded video preview does not appear to be working, so please click …
[image_with_animation image_url=”9309″ alignment=”center” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Carlos San Millan Doorzien – a Dutch word translated as “to see through.” In dutch art, doorzien referred to a painting that showed a view from one room into another, making the picture especially beautiful. Nicholas Maes, 1657 (Danish) Pieter de Hooch, 1660 (Dutch) …
“The beginning is the best part. Why continue? Yes, things will get richer and deeper, but the simplicity and directness of a birdsong is soon gone. When I get old and begin losing my marbles I will learn to keep it simple, the way Matisse, De Kooning and Whistler did in the end.” – Alex …
Today’s creative challenge idea comes from AJ Power, the League’s illustration and comics instructor. This project combines a scribble-and-respond drawing with an aspect of the panel exercise from Day 2. AJ calls it a “Monkey Wrench” project, because it gets you out of your habits, and gives you something unexpected to work with. The primary …
SAL Challenge: Week 1 Winners
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Connie Pierson, Art: Before/After
League Scientists say that making art improves your happiness quotient.
Happy creatives have been posting work all over the everywhere on Facebook and Instagram pages. Connie Pierson, Lucy Garnett, Alex Walker, Bolinas Frank, Siobhan Wilder, Madeline Mimi Torchia Boothby, Elva Frances, Mahala Mrozek, Marina Vogman, Laura Emery, Nicolina Miller, Leila Dawn, LoboFashion, Lendy Hensley, Mary Saucier, Martha Soriano, Lotta (Charlotteslens), Victoria Jendretzke, Stephani Sachs (halfpintpuppets), D.Lisa West, Tricia Layden, Virginia Newman, Rosemary Jones, Hannah DeBerg. Did I miss your post? Let me know! It has been a fun hunt to find them all, and likely there are still some out there I didn’t see.
Everyone who posted for week 1 wins a $25 gift certificate for a summer class! You can treat yourself, or send it to a friend who could use some art time. Just contact us for the secret coupon code.
More prizes will be awarded for week 2, and yes – you can win more than once. Just remember to use #salchallenge and #seattleartistleague so we can find your posts.
Here are some of the SAL Challenge posts:
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Max Ernst used texture rubbings to overcome his fear of the white canvas, and ignite his imagination. “Painting is not for me either decorative amusement, or the plastic invention of felt reality; it must be every time: invention, discovery, revelation.” Max Ernst, 1891-1976 The embedded video preview does not appear to be working, so please click …
Doorzien
[image_with_animation image_url=”9309″ alignment=”center” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Carlos San Millan Doorzien – a Dutch word translated as “to see through.” In dutch art, doorzien referred to a painting that showed a view from one room into another, making the picture especially beautiful. Nicholas Maes, 1657 (Danish) Pieter de Hooch, 1660 (Dutch) …
The beginning is the best part, Kanevsky
“The beginning is the best part. Why continue? Yes, things will get richer and deeper, but the simplicity and directness of a birdsong is soon gone. When I get old and begin losing my marbles I will learn to keep it simple, the way Matisse, De Kooning and Whistler did in the end.” – Alex …
30SAL Challenge: Scribble Panels
Today’s creative challenge idea comes from AJ Power, the League’s illustration and comics instructor. This project combines a scribble-and-respond drawing with an aspect of the panel exercise from Day 2. AJ calls it a “Monkey Wrench” project, because it gets you out of your habits, and gives you something unexpected to work with. The primary …