I like to overlap figures, and use the shadow shapes to carve out abstracts within the body. This doesn’t just introduce abstraction, it also introduces a sense of time, and movement within a static image, in which I am fascinated. I asked my model how she felt about having her head cut off in this image, and she said “thank you.” She named it Horus, for the beak shape at the clavicle reminded her of the bird headed Egyptian god.
In the studio, Nikki Barber uses old newspapers to cover the inking station. This drypoint is on a plexiglass plate, so you can see everything through it. A bit of chance, a dob of serendipity, and we received a message from the gods: George H. Kalberer’s head on Horus.
Feel like your subject matter might be too dull to hold attention? Change the attention. Toilet paper is a subject wound in controversy: Toilet paper orientation From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Toilet paper orientation The over orientation The under orientation Toilet paper when used with a toilet roll holder with a horizontal axle parallel to the floor and also parallel to the wall has two …
I’ll be sharing my drawings on Facebook. I’d love to see yours too. Maybe your posts will inspire more people to join the challenge. Post your pics to Facebook: SeattleArtLeague, or Instagram: SeattleArtLeague. #drawingaday #seattleartleague – or email them to me. I’d love to see what you create!
[image_with_animation image_url=”7520″ alignment=”center” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Pictured above: Lagos Elephant House, Nigeria Draw, paint, or collage the view outside your window. Replace the buildings with animals. Option for collaboration: one person draw the scene, the other draw the animals. Take a picture of your drawing and add it to this post our Facebook page. Tag: #salchallenge Important: Save …
Take a class with SAL – anywhere! Preparing for my Unconventional Portraits class, I found this post on WideWalls: a top 10 list of the most influential living – or barely dead – famous portrait artists. You don’t have to like them, but you should know about them. I’m posting my personal thoughts about each …
Some Pretty Paintings: Horus
I like to overlap figures, and use the shadow shapes to carve out abstracts within the body. This doesn’t just introduce abstraction, it also introduces a sense of time, and movement within a static image, in which I am fascinated. I asked my model how she felt about having her head cut off in this image, and she said “thank you.” She named it Horus, for the beak shape at the clavicle reminded her of the bird headed Egyptian god.
In the studio, Nikki Barber uses old newspapers to cover the inking station. This drypoint is on a plexiglass plate, so you can see everything through it. A bit of chance, a dob of serendipity, and we received a message from the gods: George H. Kalberer’s head on Horus.
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