Throughout the month of January, artists posted over 1,270 daily artworks with #30sal on Instagram. That was an astonishing response of enthusiastic arting! We’ll do it again. For our next creative challenge series, does anybody have an idea for a new hashtag that’s simple, easy to type, and not as clunky as 30sal?
Farthest Artist:
“I’m a friend of Cassandra Conner, and she invited me to participate. I’m about 9000 miles away in Bali. I didn’t know about this until near the end, so I will be catching up and making more posts as I finish. I don’t know if it’s physically possible to get further away than I am!” – Jennifer Econopouly
I just looked up the weather in Bali. It is currently 85 degrees and raining.
Winners and Prizes
I promised you winners and prizes, and here they are!
30 out of 30 Creative Challenges!
The following dedicated artists completed all 30 challenges:
“This Challenge gets me into the studio every day.” – Delores Haugland
Eileen Sliwinski
For the accomplishment of 30 out of 30 creative challenges complete, you will receive 1 free year at the League as a “League of Artists” member. This membership gets you:
Eligible to enter Seattle Artist League shows
Personal membership card
Discounts at art & framing stores
Advance notice of upcoming classes and workshops
Seattle Artist League Magnet
If you are already a member at the League, then we’ll also get you some tea and chocolate to enjoy while you’re making art in your art classes. Just let us know what kind of treats you most enjoy.
@crewmar
Next V. Note: Best of 30SAL, & Best Buds
There were some great art buddies who kept each other going all month, and some people’s project posts totally blew us away. I’ve saved some of our favorites to share with you. More prizes tomorrow!
Most of the time when people draw something such as a still life, they draw the objects and then neglect everything around the objects, like the table holding it up, and the wall behind it. A drawing like this shows us a thing floating in nothing instead of an interaction of depth, volume, and surfaces …
The following is text from my interview of Fran O’Neill, Oct 6, 2020. I asked Fran to share some of the historical artworks she regards as masterworks. She talked about what she sees as the magic of transcriptions. “There’s a whole mystery that is incredible about works from the past, and unlocking some of that …
[image_with_animation image_url=”10498″ alignment=”center” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Martha Soriano Here are some figure paintings from our recent Friday night session. We played with light and shadow colors, and simplification of forms. It’s incredibly enjoyable to hang out with people and make stuff. I think I might have the best job in the world. Friday night, I hang …
Take a class with SAL – anywhere! If yesterday’s post sparked any pilgrimage plans, you may want to put another pin in the map. This from a reader: “Even though Julius II is buried in St. Peter’s basilica, the tomb is not there. The tomb was completed many years after his death and can be …
30SAL Challenge Prizes: 1 of 3
My apologies for the silence this last week. We’ve been putting our new Spring schedule online, and finalizing the summer teen camp schedule. Spring classes and workshops for adults and teens are now open for registration. Summer Teen Camps will be posted February 15th. Whew!
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Throughout the month of January, artists posted over 1,270 daily artworks with #30sal on Instagram. That was an astonishing response of enthusiastic arting! We’ll do it again. For our next creative challenge series, does anybody have an idea for a new hashtag that’s simple, easy to type, and not as clunky as 30sal?
Farthest Artist:
“I’m a friend of Cassandra Conner, and she invited me to participate. I’m about 9000 miles away in Bali. I didn’t know about this until near the end, so I will be catching up and making more posts as I finish. I don’t know if it’s physically possible to get further away than I am!” – Jennifer Econopouly
I just looked up the weather in Bali. It is currently 85 degrees and raining.
Winners and Prizes
I promised you winners and prizes, and here they are!
30 out of 30 Creative Challenges!
The following dedicated artists completed all 30 challenges:
Wendy Lumsdaine @wsl_creates
Jessica Ray @elysian_fields_forever
Madeline Mimi Torchia Boothby @mmimitb
Marguerite (sister of Madeline Mimi Torchia Boothby) @crewmar
Karl Dyer @karldyerart
Laura McIntyre
“This Challenge gets me into the studio every day.”
– Delores Haugland
Eileen Sliwinski
For the accomplishment of 30 out of 30 creative challenges complete, you will receive 1 free year at the League as a “League of Artists” member. This membership gets you:
If you are already a member at the League, then we’ll also get you some tea and chocolate to enjoy while you’re making art in your art classes. Just let us know what kind of treats you most enjoy.
Next V. Note:
Best of 30SAL, & Best Buds
There were some great art buddies who kept each other going all month, and some people’s project posts totally blew us away. I’ve saved some of our favorites to share with you. More prizes tomorrow!
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Fran O’Neill’s Transcriptions
The following is text from my interview of Fran O’Neill, Oct 6, 2020. I asked Fran to share some of the historical artworks she regards as masterworks. She talked about what she sees as the magic of transcriptions. “There’s a whole mystery that is incredible about works from the past, and unlocking some of that …
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Take a class with SAL – anywhere! If yesterday’s post sparked any pilgrimage plans, you may want to put another pin in the map. This from a reader: “Even though Julius II is buried in St. Peter’s basilica, the tomb is not there. The tomb was completed many years after his death and can be …