I’ve been asked to participate in CoCA’s 24 hour marathon. I laugh at this a little, because the premise of the marathon is to put art-making into an unusual and exciting time constriction, but given my method of working, 24 hour marathons have been the only way I make any art at all.
I used to bang out paintings one right after another, fast as a rabbit, up all night. The research, image collection, planning and prep time would take forever, but the painting would be done very quickly, so it would look like nothing was happening for months and months, then BANG! Giant paintings emerged one after the other, seemingly from nowhere, and suddenly there’s more than the gallery can hang! Lately though, my new interests are taking me into a slower pattern of working. Instead of 6-12 hours, I’m looking at artworks and methods that take 6 months to a year. I’m slowing down, putting more time into my work. (I’ll be talking about these processes and more in the fall session of Thursday classes.) It’s pleasant.
So this CoCA Marathon… 24 hours to be a rabbit, when lately I’ve been feeling like more of a tortoise. I wonder what will happen.
CoCA 24-Hour Marathon & Auction
COCA 24-HOUR MARATHON
24 hours of on-site art making
Thursday, September 12, 10:00 am until Friday, September 13, 10:00 am
ART PREVIEW PARTY
6-9pm, Thursday, Sept 12
GALA AUCTION FUNDRAISER
5:30pm, Saturday, Sept 14
Live and silent auctions to support local artists & CoCA
With Fundraising Auctioneer, Laura Michalek
[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 …
Yesterday I said the next post would be about color, but I didn’t have time to write today, and there has been so much bad news that I wanted to put a little art in your inbox. Today is an addition to yesterday’s post about the Effects of Light, with illusions of glow produced from …
Original post: Justseeds Judging Books by Their Covers is Josh MacPhee’s ongoing series of writings and image collections of book covers. Although sometimes they feel marginal today, books have been a primary form of information and cultural exchange for almost 400 years. Book covers are often a person’s first contact with the ideas inside, and …
I am interested in showcasing pictures that illustrate the very strange 6′ social distancing rule. Open to any media (photography, drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, etc). Must be a League member to submit. Please email your works to ruthiev(at)seattleartistleague.com. Include your name, the artwork’s title, size and materials, and your website/social media page. Send your images …
24-Hour CoCA Marathon
I’ve been asked to participate in CoCA’s 24 hour marathon. I laugh at this a little, because the premise of the marathon is to put art-making into an unusual and exciting time constriction, but given my method of working, 24 hour marathons have been the only way I make any art at all.
I used to bang out paintings one right after another, fast as a rabbit, up all night. The research, image collection, planning and prep time would take forever, but the painting would be done very quickly, so it would look like nothing was happening for months and months, then BANG! Giant paintings emerged one after the other, seemingly from nowhere, and suddenly there’s more than the gallery can hang! Lately though, my new interests are taking me into a slower pattern of working. Instead of 6-12 hours, I’m looking at artworks and methods that take 6 months to a year. I’m slowing down, putting more time into my work. (I’ll be talking about these processes and more in the fall session of Thursday classes.) It’s pleasant.
So this CoCA Marathon… 24 hours to be a rabbit, when lately I’ve been feeling like more of a tortoise. I wonder what will happen.
CoCA 24-Hour Marathon & Auction
COCA 24-HOUR MARATHON
24 hours of on-site art making
Thursday, September 12, 10:00 am until Friday, September 13, 10:00 am
ART PREVIEW PARTY
6-9pm, Thursday, Sept 12
GALA AUCTION FUNDRAISER
5:30pm, Saturday, Sept 14
Live and silent auctions to support local artists & CoCA
With Fundraising Auctioneer, Laura Michalek
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