This SAL Challenge is a vocabulary based creative challenge every day for January. I’ll send out a word for the day, and you respond. Materials are artist’s choice. You can draw, paint, collage, sculpt your food, anything you want. Make something today!
Prizes awarded for creativity and participation
To be eligible for a prize, and to help motivate other people, post your creative project to Facebook or Instagram or email it to me directly, and use the hashtags below.
SAL Challenge
URCEIFORM
If something is urceiform, it is vase or pitcher-shaped.
Set the timer for 20 minutes. You can draw, paint, print, collage, sew sculpt your food, anything you want.
I’ve posted 740 V. Notes since the League started in 2016. Can you believe it? Two or three of them were even good! At this year’s end, I’d like to hear from you, creative readers: What are some V. Note posts that you especially enjoyed? How to search for past topics Did you know you …
I’m in NY, doing a figurative sculpture marathon with Bruce Gagnier at the NY Studio School. I’m three days into a two week intensive, and I’m loving it. One of the topics my instructor presses is contrapposto. I learned about contrapposto at WWU, but I’m understanding the real value of it now. Bruce Gagnier showed me …
Colors have a way of playing off each other, creating energy and movement that grabs your attention. This is called simultaneous contrast—when two or more neighboring colors intensify each other, making them seem more vibrant and alive. I’m looking at paintings for simultaneous contrast examples. Paintings that set colors one right next to the other, …
Take a class with SAL – anywhere! Think you know about sumi ink and brush painting? Below is some basic history about this ancient art form, as well as some facts you might not know! History of Sumi Ink wash painting appeared in China during the Tang dynasty (618–907). That’s 1400 years ago, and 700 years before …
SAL Challenge 2: URCEIFORM
This SAL Challenge is a vocabulary based creative challenge every day for January. I’ll send out a word for the day, and you respond. Materials are artist’s choice. You can draw, paint, collage, sculpt your food, anything you want. Make something today!
Prizes awarded for creativity and participation
To be eligible for a prize, and to help motivate other people, post your creative project to Facebook or Instagram or email it to me directly, and use the hashtags below.
SAL Challenge
URCEIFORM
If something is urceiform, it is vase or pitcher-shaped.
Set the timer for 20 minutes. You can draw, paint, print, collage, sew sculpt your food, anything you want.
Post or email your project using these tags:
#salchallenge #(word of the day)
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