These chine colle drypoints were some of the last prints made before the show. I was starting to feel comfortable enough with the new medium of drypoints that I could be more “me.” I was working the medium instead of it working me.
The image seems brief and simple, just a person putting on a robe, but don’t be fooled! I hired Janelle to model for me because she’s a dancer, and she has the loveliest ways of doing simple movements. I am most fascinated by the moments in between poses. I wanted to draw her putting on her robe, hoping to catch the fabric in movement and her body shifting just slightly. I caught just exactly the moment I was hoping for, but I in truth Janelle didn’t have a pretty silk robe, she had only a dirty grey hoodie belonging to her boyfriend, and she had to take it off and put it on an excessive number of times in order for me to feel like I had what I needed. I have – I kid you not – 703 images of Janelle putting on and taking off her boyfriend’s grey hoodie. And I was not using the rapid fire setting on a camera. That was just me, clicking the button when I saw something that might maybe turn into an artwork. Janelle didn’t mind, and neither did I. She just kept putting on and taking off her coat, talking about life and stuff. These are the absurdly lovely moments of working with models. Just quietly trying stuff, talking about thoughts and ideas. I enjoy spending time with a person. I appreciate the chance to study simple movements and how they go with each person’s personality, and form. I enjoy the time spent doing these ridiculously lovely things.
I adore the lines in this print, her accentuated contrapposto, and the addition of the chine-colle, Japanese designs on origami paper featuring Ukiyo-e prints of birds and geisha. I think the colors are lovely on the grey BFK.
[caption id=”attachment_12744″ align=”aligncenter” width=”601 Ruthie V, Mud Festival Peonies, 48×72″ oil on panel
My favorite painting to paint was Mud Festival Peonies. It’s large and bright, all happiness and play. This painting was a breakthrough into abstraction for me, something I’ve been wanting for a long time. It was also incredibly fun to paint! I stayed up a few nights to finish it, and I smiled all through the process, even when I had no idea what was happening. The painting is layered and rich with paint. There might be a dozen layers here. It’s etable.
Tamami Shima (1937-1999) graduated from the the Women’s College of Fine Arts, Tokyo in 1958. Her woodblock designs use texture, often multiple woodgrain patterns within a single image. There are a few spots left in our Landscape Woodblock class this Saturday. Woodblock is a great skillbuilder for painters. …
This post is a continuation of the previous post, showcasing work made by students in the League’s online classes. We have now been in quarantine for twelve months. In the last year, the League has grown in numbers, and our artistic voice as a school has evolved. We started working with Special Guest Star Fran …
Welcome a sweet selection of creations from our January 30SAL Creative Challenge. There have been over 1,000 posts on Instagram this January already! Pics in this post are selected from the following challenges: Day 2: Walk the Line Day 3: Daringly Diagonal Day 4: A day in the life of a ___. Day 2: Walk …
[image_with_animation image_url=”11354″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] UPCOMING SHOW Lad Decker: Peacekeeping October 1-30, 2018 Our abstract painting teacher for fall is having a show of new work. Lad Decker paints large bold abstractions: reflections on American and global conflicts through the machines and landscapes of war. This is part of her series Conflict of Interest. …
Some Pretty Paintings featured in the Cascadia Weekly
The image seems brief and simple, just a person putting on a robe, but don’t be fooled! I hired Janelle to model for me because she’s a dancer, and she has the loveliest ways of doing simple movements. I am most fascinated by the moments in between poses. I wanted to draw her putting on her robe, hoping to catch the fabric in movement and her body shifting just slightly. I caught just exactly the moment I was hoping for, but I in truth Janelle didn’t have a pretty silk robe, she had only a dirty grey hoodie belonging to her boyfriend, and she had to take it off and put it on an excessive number of times in order for me to feel like I had what I needed. I have – I kid you not – 703 images of Janelle putting on and taking off her boyfriend’s grey hoodie. And I was not using the rapid fire setting on a camera. That was just me, clicking the button when I saw something that might maybe turn into an artwork. Janelle didn’t mind, and neither did I. She just kept putting on and taking off her coat, talking about life and stuff. These are the absurdly lovely moments of working with models. Just quietly trying stuff, talking about thoughts and ideas. I enjoy spending time with a person. I appreciate the chance to study simple movements and how they go with each person’s personality, and form. I enjoy the time spent doing these ridiculously lovely things.
I adore the lines in this print, her accentuated contrapposto, and the addition of the chine-colle, Japanese designs on origami paper featuring Ukiyo-e prints of birds and geisha. I think the colors are lovely on the grey BFK.
[caption id=”attachment_12744″ align=”aligncenter” width=”601
Ruthie V, Mud Festival Peonies, 48×72″ oil on panel
My favorite painting to paint was Mud Festival Peonies. It’s large and bright, all happiness and play. This painting was a breakthrough into abstraction for me, something I’ve been wanting for a long time. It was also incredibly fun to paint! I stayed up a few nights to finish it, and I smiled all through the process, even when I had no idea what was happening. The painting is layered and rich with paint. There might be a dozen layers here. It’s etable.
Ruthie V, Cecily’s Peonies 36×36″ oil on panel
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