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.
This post is an example of it’s own point about how art is changed by frequency, constant inflow, and connectivity. I’m putting this blog post out before the ink dries, without fact checking, thoughts still unresolved. I’ve that itch that says I didn’t finish getting the gunk out of the wrinkles in my own ideas. But I’m publishing …
Artist Talk Nikki Barber on the Scientific Method TODAY! January 28th 2019, 5:30-7:00pm Bellevue College, Gallery Space D271 Science and art are not mutually exclusive. Both are used to explain and make sense of the world around us. Nikki uses her strong scientific background in biology and art to develop her printmaking process, and uses …
One way to use broken color is to create optical color mixing, which is to put colors side by side, instead of mixing them together. Viewed from a far-ish distance, the colors visually mix. Viewed a bit closer up, the difference in colors visually pop and vibrate, giving the sensation or the impression of light. Think …
As preparation for this Saturday’s workshop Paint like Degas, I’m digging in some art history to get perspective on the range of Degas’ art. Although he was eternally unsatisfied with his work, and he could a miserable jerk to people, early in his career it seems he was especially extra miserable with his artwork. He …
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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