Ask nearly any artist “what is the most important thing to have with you at all times?” They’ll say a sketchbook. It’s a place for ideas, notes, and practice. It’s also a place where we can explore and try new things without pressure. A sketchbook page doesn’t have to be a masterpiece, it’s just a sketch, a piece of an idea. There’s no expectation of perfection, and it can be shared, or as private as a diary.
I met with Pfeiffer a while back to talk about his class ideas, and he brought a pile of his sketchbooks from when he was a teenager. They were worked hard, each page warped and crinkled from layers of wet media, scraps, scribbled notes. Book after book after book filled with sketches! They were colorful lasagna time capsules. Below are a few selected pages he was willing to share.
Sketchbook Project
The League is starting a sketchbook project to carry us through quarantine times. We’ll send out details soon!
Online art classes with Keith Pfeiffer
Pfeiffer is teaching a mini sketchbook class. We got cheeky and called it “Advanced Doodling.” See below.
Teaching an online class with the League this fall: Jonathan Harkham. Jonathan is another professional artist/instructor we found at the New York Studio School where he is an alumni and instructor. Currently under quarantine in his LA studio, Jonathan has shifted his attention from painting friends and live models to painting a series of 80’s …
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League instructor Jon Patrick is teaching a class on artist’s books. One of the works mentioned in his class today was this collaboration between Asger Jorn and Guy Debord. Jorn and Debord were part of Situationist International, and CoBrA. [divider line_type=”Full Width Line From Wikipedia: Mémoires (Memories) is an artist’s book made by the Danish artist …
Happy New Year! Today is the first day of our #30SAL Challenge. Every day for the next 30 days I’ll post a creative challenge. These challenges won’t be your typical drawing challenges. Designed to foster a wide variety of creative skills, they are not restricted to any style or genre, and medium is artist’s choice. …
Keith Pfeiffer: Sketchbooks
Ask nearly any artist “what is the most important thing to have with you at all times?” They’ll say a sketchbook. It’s a place for ideas, notes, and practice. It’s also a place where we can explore and try new things without pressure. A sketchbook page doesn’t have to be a masterpiece, it’s just a sketch, a piece of an idea. There’s no expectation of perfection, and it can be shared, or as private as a diary.
I met with Pfeiffer a while back to talk about his class ideas, and he brought a pile of his sketchbooks from when he was a teenager. They were worked hard, each page warped and crinkled from layers of wet media, scraps, scribbled notes. Book after book after book filled with sketches! They were colorful lasagna time capsules. Below are a few selected pages he was willing to share.
Sketchbook Project
The League is starting a sketchbook project to carry us through quarantine times. We’ll send out details soon!
Online art classes with Keith Pfeiffer
Pfeiffer is teaching a mini sketchbook class. We got cheeky and called it “Advanced Doodling.” See below.
Digital Painting, Wednesday, April 1, 7:00-8:30. $5 Quickie
Beginning Figure Drawing, 3 Wednesdays starting April 8, 1:30-3:30. $65
—> Advanced Doodling, 2 Thursdays starting April 9, 6:30-8:30. $35
Digital Landscape Painting, 3 Wednesdays starting May 6, 10:00-1:00. $95
Digital Portrait Painting, 4 Saturdays starting May 9, 10:00-1:00. $95
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