We started the challenge with a self portrait, and we ended by drawing the place where you make art. I enjoyed getting to glimpse into everyone’s spaces, especially after getting to know you a little in your posts. Seeing your spaces, I felt that we were all a bit closer, even though we may not have met.
It’s interesting to see the art, then see the similarities and differences in the spaces where that art was made. Some people have a dedicated studio, some have a little corner, some find a way to make it work with the world swirling all around them. I can’t help but be impressed by them all!
Once in a while I don’t know why the ‘ease’ in easel seems a lie. For there are times when I find more ease holding the canvas on my knees. – John Engle
I’m hoping I caught everyone’s posts for Atelier. If I missed any, please send me a pic or a link so I can add it to the collection.
Delores Haugland
@courtney.wooten
@dailyinstadoodle
@elysian_fields_forever
@enniebee
@ersliwinski
@gretamusland
@julierx
@mbyanowart
@onlymojofrog
@sori.stillnessart
@szminkoholik
@tawmsart
Sara Todd
Kathy Paul: learning to see blind
I’d like to give a special mention to Kathy Paul. She’s been exploring new ways of making art since having her vision affected by strokes in both of her eyes. Now almost completely blind, she studies the scene very carefully, and pulls out parts and pieces as she’s able to find them. An arch here, a line there…. What results is a semi-abstracted series of careful marks that have a tentative yet patient, brave, and studied mood to them. The lines and spaces form a rhythm in the composition that allows for depth, physical space, and an invitation to be within the lines. Concentrated drawings by a person who can barely see. Who knew they’d have so much expressive beauty?
Pathways are directional marks and shapes for our eyes to follow across a 2 dimensional artwork. They are a powerful compositional tool to keep the viewer’s eyes engaged and moving around a composition. They’re also great for artists to practice, because they emphasize that if we’re to think compositionally, each part must play a role …
Find an old catalogue, magazine, maps, drawings, paintings, wrappers, etc. Stack the materials. You may wish to use some impermanent glue. Working with an x-acto blade, or tearing by hand, remove paper to reveal previous layers. Post your work Post to Instagram with #30SAL so we can find it. To be eligible for prizes, (yes …
The League is turning three years old. I am proud to say we are growing and thriving both as a school, and as a community of artists. We are an art school of collected individuals, an art school where no one creates artwork in the same way, and every artist has a story. This diversity …
Chinese-American artist Jeffrey Cheung’s hairy and intertwined queer and trans figures gave me a lift today. Playful and positive, and sweet as ice cream ads, Cheung’s 2016 exhibition featured comfortable peach and pink figures in couplings, but with some minor adjustments to his palette and the numbers of figures, his recent paintings depict multicolored figures in sexually …
30SAL Challenge: Atelier
We started the challenge with a self portrait, and we ended by drawing the place where you make art. I enjoyed getting to glimpse into everyone’s spaces, especially after getting to know you a little in your posts. Seeing your spaces, I felt that we were all a bit closer, even though we may not have met.
It’s interesting to see the art, then see the similarities and differences in the spaces where that art was made. Some people have a dedicated studio, some have a little corner, some find a way to make it work with the world swirling all around them. I can’t help but be impressed by them all!
Once in a while
I don’t know why
the ‘ease’ in easel
seems a lie.
For there are times
when I find more ease
holding the canvas
on my knees.
– John Engle
I’m hoping I caught everyone’s posts for Atelier. If I missed any, please send me a pic or a link so I can add it to the collection.
Kathy Paul: learning to see blind
I’d like to give a special mention to Kathy Paul. She’s been exploring new ways of making art since having her vision affected by strokes in both of her eyes. Now almost completely blind, she studies the scene very carefully, and pulls out parts and pieces as she’s able to find them. An arch here, a line there…. What results is a semi-abstracted series of careful marks that have a tentative yet patient, brave, and studied mood to them. The lines and spaces form a rhythm in the composition that allows for depth, physical space, and an invitation to be within the lines. Concentrated drawings by a person who can barely see. Who knew they’d have so much expressive beauty?
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Pathways are directional marks and shapes for our eyes to follow across a 2 dimensional artwork. They are a powerful compositional tool to keep the viewer’s eyes engaged and moving around a composition. They’re also great for artists to practice, because they emphasize that if we’re to think compositionally, each part must play a role …
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Chinese-American artist Jeffrey Cheung’s hairy and intertwined queer and trans figures gave me a lift today. Playful and positive, and sweet as ice cream ads, Cheung’s 2016 exhibition featured comfortable peach and pink figures in couplings, but with some minor adjustments to his palette and the numbers of figures, his recent paintings depict multicolored figures in sexually …