Readers often send me personal responses to these V. Note postings. Yesterday I received a story I had to share.
“I went to Linfield college in the late 60s and we had a seminar that Andy Warhol spoke at. I was excited to attend as I was and am a big fan of his. He gave his lecture and it was a terrific hit with all who were there.
I remember him as a small man with thin brownish hair. As I recall he kept us waiting for a long time before he appeared on stage.
We found out later that it was not even him. He had paid someone to go in his place.” – League artist Kathy Paul, shared with permission
If you’d like to hear Warhol share more of his shenanigans, come hear him talk at the League this Saturday at 1:30pm. I can’t believe our luck in booking him!
“Winter solitude- in a world of one color the sound of the wind.” ― Bashō Matsuo From yesterday’s post: As a child, I collected the little cards with Japanese prints that came in ochazuke (breakfast rice soup sprinkles). The compositions were asymmetrical (diagonals!), the illustrations imaginative, and the colors shifted elegantly from the blunt American palette – the …
We are one week into our 30 Day Challenge for January. We’ve had a lot of fun looking at all the posts! Some were technically impressive, others highly creative, and some made us laugh. Here are a few of our favorites so far. Day 1: Before & After Self portrait on Jan 1 2020, vs …
Exercise your creativity This SAL Challenge is a vocabulary based creative challenge every day for January. Materials are artist’s choice. You can draw, paint, sew, collage, sculpt your food, anything you want. See below for today’s creative challenge. Set the timer for 20 minutes and see what happens. SLIMSY : flimsy, frail Slimsy is a blend …
Andy Warhol’s speech at Linfield College
Readers often send me personal responses to these V. Note postings. Yesterday I received a story I had to share.
“I went to Linfield college in the late 60s and we had a seminar that Andy Warhol spoke at. I was excited to attend as I was and am a big fan of his. He gave his lecture and it was a terrific hit with all who were there.
I remember him as a small man with thin brownish hair. As I recall he kept us waiting for a long time before he appeared on stage.
We found out later that it was not even him. He had paid someone to go in his place.” – League artist Kathy Paul, shared with permission
If you’d like to hear Warhol share more of his shenanigans, come hear him talk at the League this Saturday at 1:30pm. I can’t believe our luck in booking him!
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