I am thrilled to be showing new work at SAM Gallery! This is a portrait show with six fabulous Seattle artists. I’ll share about the making of these paintings, and post to V. Notes soon.
SAM GALLERY PRESENTS: FREE RADICALS
JUN 12 – JUL 7 2019
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM
SAM GALLERY
10 AM – 5 PM
The artists in this show create portraits based on museum-goers, pop stars, celebrities, unknown Etruscan citizens, and very specific emotions. Much like the 19th-century British artists on view upstairs in Victorian Radicals these artists bring their unique interpretation to the word “portrait.”
I am presently in NY attending a Figurative Sculpture Marathon at the NY Studio School, and won’t be able to attend, but I invite you to go and enjoy the show’s opening reception June 13 from 6-7:30 pm. Wear a nametag that says “Ruthie V.” and smile at the generous people who talk to you.
Zoom has me staring at my face all day. I try not to look, but there I am. Somewhere in the settings I clicked the mirror image option, so now what I see is different from the view I have seen all my life. My face is backwards. It’s disconcerting. Looking at myself this way, …
If you listen to NPR, you may have heard yesterday’s story on “Why Certain Poor Shepherds In Nativity Scenes Have Huge, Misshapen Throats.” According to retired surgeon Renzo Dionigi of the University of Insubria in Varese, Italy (NPR), goiters have been a sign of poverty and geographic location. The purpose of including goiters in paintings may have …
Yesterday I posted about “The Language of Color” in which John H. McWhorter points out that some languages don’t have the words ours does to describe colors. Ancient Greek was one such language, and did not have words for yellow, green, or blue. In The Iliad, Homer refers to “the wine dark sea.” Upon examination, …
Welcome back to the 30SAL challenge! You can do this! Our 30 creative challenges are categorized by type: SUNDAY: Observation MONDAY: Composition TUESDAY: Sequence WEDNESDAY: See & Respond THURSDAY: Vocab FRIDAY: Transcribe SATURDAY: Wild Card Today is a SEQUENCE challenge: Document a day in the life of a _____. Media is artist’s choice. You can draw, paint, …
Free Radicals Show at SAM Gallery
I am thrilled to be showing new work at SAM Gallery! This is a portrait show with six fabulous Seattle artists. I’ll share about the making of these paintings, and post to V. Notes soon.
SAM GALLERY PRESENTS: FREE RADICALS
JUN 12 – JUL 7 2019
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM
SAM GALLERY
10 AM – 5 PM
The artists in this show create portraits based on museum-goers, pop stars, celebrities, unknown Etruscan citizens, and very specific emotions. Much like the 19th-century British artists on view upstairs in Victorian Radicals these artists bring their unique interpretation to the word “portrait.”
Featured Artists
I am presently in NY attending a Figurative Sculpture Marathon at the NY Studio School, and won’t be able to attend, but I invite you to go and enjoy the show’s opening reception June 13 from 6-7:30 pm. Wear a nametag that says “Ruthie V.” and smile at the generous people who talk to you.
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