The Seattle Artist League is three years old. We’ve put on art walk events, Big League Shows, art parties, and hundreds of art classes. Thanks to you, we have grown a lot in three years! We are so glad you are part of who we are as a school.
[image_with_animation image_url=”6644″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Installation view of work by Raúl de Nieves, in the 2017 Whitney Biennial Raúl de Nieves What does it mean to be an American artist today? From his basement studio in Ridgewood, Queens, artist Raúl de Nieves creates an epic stained glass mural for the 2017 Whitney Biennial. Born …
In the previous post featuring Stanley Lewis, Lewis was quoted on his admiration of Wilbur Niewald. “You have got to find out about his paintings (…) Wilbur is an interpreter of Cézanne and Mondrian.” – Lewis Following this advice, I looked up Wilbur Niewald. My eyes were most eager to look at his drawings, still life, and …
[image_with_animation image_url=”7657″ alignment=”center” animation=”Fade In” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] In 1953, Robert Rauschenberg asked William de Kooning, an artist he idolized, to give him one of his drawings. De Kooning reluctantly agreed, and Rauschenberg….. well…. Rauschenberg erased it, and put it in a lovely gold frame with an inscription that said “ERASED de KOONING DRAWING, ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG, …
Our 3rd Year Anniversary!
The Seattle Artist League is three years old. We’ve put on art walk events, Big League Shows, art parties, and hundreds of art classes. Thanks to you, we have grown a lot in three years! We are so glad you are part of who we are as a school.
Hahppee….. birth-day….. to yooooou.
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[image_with_animation image_url=”7657″ alignment=”center” animation=”Fade In” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] In 1953, Robert Rauschenberg asked William de Kooning, an artist he idolized, to give him one of his drawings. De Kooning reluctantly agreed, and Rauschenberg….. well…. Rauschenberg erased it, and put it in a lovely gold frame with an inscription that said “ERASED de KOONING DRAWING, ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG, …