“The beginning is the best part. Why continue? Yes, things will get richer and deeper, but the simplicity and directness of a birdsong is soon gone. When I get old and begin losing my marbles I will learn to keep it simple, the way Matisse, De Kooning and Whistler did in the end.” – Alex Kanevsky, somepaintings
My new intermediate drawing/painting class STYLE starts August 1st. It’s for people who know the fundamentals but are stuck, and for people who would like to figure out (or re-figure out) who they are and where they’d like to go as artists. We’ll start by asking you about how you think and how you work. There will be plenty of time to try on different artist’s processes to see how they feel, and plenty more time to hone in on your own path. “STYLE” is designed to help you paint (or draw or think) more like you.
A lot of people have been joining our Drawing A Day challenge. While most people prefer to keep their drawings private, a few brave and fabulous people have been posting their drawings to Facebook and Instagram, tagging them #seattleartleague and #drawingaday so we can all enjoy them. Below are few of my favorites posted by friends of the …
“…What more attractive and challenging surface than the skin around a soul?” – Richard Corliss (1944-2015) Below is an overview of some of the most innovative and influential painters from figurative art history to the mid-twentieth century. Starting in Ancient Greece, through the Renaissance into Romanticism, then Modernism, these artists articulated our view of the human form. Up Next: …
[image_with_animation image_url=”7409″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Draw, paint, or collage half a self portrait, life size, so when you hold it up it completes your face. Your drawing can be realistic, or made up. If it is made up, have lines on the paper that connect the drawing to your real face. Take a picture …
[image_with_animation image_url=”7755″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Madelaine Mimi Torchia Boothby (League artist), 2017 What did you do yesterday? Draw, collage, paint, print…. make us a picture to tell us about your day. Share your sketches to this post on our Facebook page. (#salchallenge) We also had some great inkblots posted yesterday. While you’re there, check them out, and tell …
The beginning is the best part, Kanevsky
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