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.
The content below is from the Seattle Artist League’s Official Artist-Not-In-Residence, Patty Haller. We are pits deep in a series called “Stuff that Patty Likes.” Patty’s Ponderous Post “The paintings I’m showing in January 2017 at Smith and Vallee Gallery are my explorations of pattern, color and how to handle the complex data of forest …
Welcome to Day 2 of the 30SAL Challenge! To learn more about the 30SAL Challenge, click here. Today’s 30SAL Challenge is a creative idea from Seattle Artist League instructor Charity Baker. First, tone a piece of paper as dark as you can with soft willow charcoal. You might find that paper with some tooth or …
The following list was found among the papers of the painter Richard Diebenkorn after his death in 1993. Spelling and capitalization are as in the original. Notes to myself on beginning a painting 1. attempt what is not certain. Certainty may or may not come later. It may then be a valuable delusion. 2. The …
Alan Honick contributed a beautiful photograph of his collection of moon snails. His statement described walks on the beach, and how the number of shells found by his friend decreased and eventually ended in the last fifteen years. The shells were beautiful, arranged in the spiral as they grow… or dwindle. The story was simple, …
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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