Yesterday I said our farthest artist in the 30SAL Challenge might be Jennifer Econopouly in Bali. Then I received this note from Rachel Stockley: “I think you’ll find New Zealand at 11,613 trumps Bali for distance participation!”
Seattle to BaliSeattle to New Zealand
According to Google, it is 8,134 miles to Bali and 7,216 miles to New Zealand, so Jennifer is still the winner. I looked up the weather in New Zealand, and apparently while it is raining in Seattle and Bali, it is sunny in New Zealand. Sorry you didn’t win the farthest artist award, but you can still enjoy the sunny wop wops, Rachel.
It’s all sunshine in the wop wops of New Zealand
Best Art Buds
A lot of you hooked up with an art buddy to do the challenge. One of the sweetest art buddy tails was Mimi and her sister Marguerite. They each completed all 30 challenges, which Mimi reported was a pretty big deal. The two sisters also supplied us with a month long parade of cats.
This last illustration of smoking cats by @crewmar is a favorite of mine
30 Day Achiever
Add to the list of 30 out of 30 winners: Eileen Sliwinski. Eileen, you have earned yourself a League membership, and half a bag of slightly used kitty litter!
[image_with_animation image_url=”9160″ alignment=”” animation=”Fade In” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Siobhán Wilder, Indian Alley, oil on panel, 10×8″ League painter Siobhán Wilder was chosen for an online critique through Clara Lieu’s Art Prof site, which now offers critiques for artists. Clara Lieu is an adjunct professor at RISD and the critique was given by Lieu’s associate Lauryn Welch, painter and performance …
[image_with_animation image_url=”9625″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] STARTS TODAY. Each day for the month of June I’ll post a creative challenge. Set your own goal for what you’d like to do. Follow the work on Facebook. Creativity is it’s own reward, but participants also enter to win League gift certificates. Does that help with motivation? PRIZES AWARDED WEEKLY: …
I’ll be sharing my drawings on Facebook. I’d love to see yours too. Maybe your posts will inspire more people to join the challenge. Post your pics to Facebook: SeattleArtLeague, or Instagram: SeattleArtLeague. #drawingaday #seattleartleague – or email them to me. I’d love to see what you create!
Take a class with SAL – anywhere! People sometimes ask me what painters I like, what paintings I’m inspired by. The paintings tend to be figurative, and lately, they tend to be sexy. Sometimes I choose them for what happens in the paint, sometimes I choose them for what happens with the subject. Often there is a personality in …
30SAL Challenge: 8,134 miles and 21 cats
Yesterday I said our farthest artist in the 30SAL Challenge might be Jennifer Econopouly in Bali. Then I received this note from Rachel Stockley: “I think you’ll find New Zealand at 11,613 trumps Bali for distance participation!”
According to Google, it is 8,134 miles to Bali and 7,216 miles to New Zealand, so Jennifer is still the winner. I looked up the weather in New Zealand, and apparently while it is raining in Seattle and Bali, it is sunny in New Zealand. Sorry you didn’t win the farthest artist award, but you can still enjoy the sunny wop wops, Rachel.
Best Art Buds
A lot of you hooked up with an art buddy to do the challenge. One of the sweetest art buddy tails was Mimi and her sister Marguerite. They each completed all 30 challenges, which Mimi reported was a pretty big deal. The two sisters also supplied us with a month long parade of cats.
30 Day Achiever
Add to the list of 30 out of 30 winners: Eileen Sliwinski. Eileen, you have earned yourself a League membership, and half a bag of slightly used kitty litter!
Tomorrow: 57 Cats and 1 Dog
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[image_with_animation image_url=”9625″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] STARTS TODAY. Each day for the month of June I’ll post a creative challenge. Set your own goal for what you’d like to do. Follow the work on Facebook. Creativity is it’s own reward, but participants also enter to win League gift certificates. Does that help with motivation? PRIZES AWARDED WEEKLY: …
Drawing A Day, Day 13
I’ll be sharing my drawings on Facebook. I’d love to see yours too. Maybe your posts will inspire more people to join the challenge. Post your pics to Facebook: SeattleArtLeague, or Instagram: SeattleArtLeague. #drawingaday #seattleartleague – or email them to me. I’d love to see what you create!
Sex in Painting
Take a class with SAL – anywhere! People sometimes ask me what painters I like, what paintings I’m inspired by. The paintings tend to be figurative, and lately, they tend to be sexy. Sometimes I choose them for what happens in the paint, sometimes I choose them for what happens with the subject. Often there is a personality in …