Online Classes are like watching a lesson on youtube, except you can ask the teacher questions, get inspired by other students, and receive instant personalized feedback on what you’re making. (Ok, it’s not at all like watching a lesson on youtube.)
This is the second in a three-part series on Scott McClellan, head of ceramics at the Seattle Artist League. While the first explored the weighted forms and grounded presence of his pots, this post moves into the logic behind the motion—how McClellan builds structure from chaos, makes space for noise, and turns repetition into a …
[image_with_animation image_url=”8949″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Been a while since I posted. Here’s a cheerful watercolor clusterlump of flowers painted by John Singer Sargent in 1905. My stars, look at that beautiful blue! Each flower perched atop a brushstroke. That can’t be transparent blue to be that bright on top of other colors. Maybe he …
This collection is from an Artsy editorial by Casey Lesser from June 10th, 2016, originally titled “These 20 Female Artists are Pushing Figurative Art Forward.” Casey’s full writing is below. Personally, I’m less interested in continuing the very legitimate fight to acknowledge female artists, and more engaged by the subject matter, with respect to the artist’s life, …
Dear Ruthie, Uh, there will be vulgar language and sexxxy images in WTF Resist! I mean, even more vulgar language than usual from me. It’s all in the name of art! But I thought you should know. Let me know if you have guidelines beyond what common sensitivity dictates. Thanks, Suzanne Dear Suzanne, Ok I’ll …
Portrait of Anu Garg
Drawn the day before I went on full quarantine.
Portrait of Anu Garg, author of a word a day, A Word A Day: A Romp Through Some of the Most Unusual and Intriguing Words in English, and more. Anu is a brightly smiling person, but sitting still-ish for any amount of time (15 minutes?) tends to make people look serious. I want to draw him again to capture his natural spontaneous smile.
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Online Classes are like…
Online Classes are like watching a lesson on youtube, except you can ask the teacher questions, get inspired by other students, and receive instant personalized feedback on what you’re making. (Ok, it’s not at all like watching a lesson on youtube.)
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This is the second in a three-part series on Scott McClellan, head of ceramics at the Seattle Artist League. While the first explored the weighted forms and grounded presence of his pots, this post moves into the logic behind the motion—how McClellan builds structure from chaos, makes space for noise, and turns repetition into a …
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Dear Ruthie, Uh, there will be vulgar language and sexxxy images in WTF Resist! I mean, even more vulgar language than usual from me. It’s all in the name of art! But I thought you should know. Let me know if you have guidelines beyond what common sensitivity dictates. Thanks, Suzanne Dear Suzanne, Ok I’ll …