It’s father’s day, so I’ve collected some drawings and paintings of artist’s fathers. Evidently fathers often read the paper, and sit in chairs. Note: The names listed with the artworks are the artist’s names, not the father’s.
SAL Challenge
Create a portrait of your father. Feel free to draw, paint, collage, sculpt…. any material you choose. If using a photograph, alter the photograph in some way, or set up a scene or still life to represent him.
Thankyou for sharingyourwork! I love seeing these artworks online. People who post to Instagram or on Facebook will be eligible to win prizes (see details). No matter where you post, tag us so we can find it. #seattleartistleague #salchallenge #father
The June SAL Challenge: Creative exercises once a day for 30 days.
John Lyman, 1922
Marcel Duchamp, 1910
Cezanne
Lytton Strachey, 1916
Daniel Venne
Gerhard Richter
M.C. Escher
Egon Schiele’s Father-in-Law, 1915
Rembrandt
Rembrandt
Clive Hicks Jenkins
Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin
Salvador Dali’s Father and Sister, 1925
Sam Kim
Nicolai Fechin
Picasso
David Hockney
Sir William Rothenstein, 1896
Deci Wells
Albrecht Durer, 1497 – engraved by George Cooke in 1808
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SAL Challenge: Dear Ol’ Dad
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Frida Kahlo, 1952
Portraits of Artist’s Fathers
It’s father’s day, so I’ve collected some drawings and paintings of artist’s fathers. Evidently fathers often read the paper, and sit in chairs. Note: The names listed with the artworks are the artist’s names, not the father’s.
SAL Challenge
Create a portrait of your father. Feel free to draw, paint, collage, sculpt…. any material you choose. If using a photograph, alter the photograph in some way, or set up a scene or still life to represent him.
Thank you for sharing your work! I love seeing these artworks online. People who post to Instagram or on Facebook will be eligible to win prizes (see details). No matter where you post, tag us so we can find it. #seattleartistleague #salchallenge #father
The June SAL Challenge: Creative exercises once a day for 30 days.
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