Yesterday I posted my sketches; some fun ideas we are exploring in “Abstracting the Image” on Thursdays. Each week we’re taking a masterwork and exploring it with approaches inspired by contemporary abstract painters. The purpose of this exercise is to be able to lean on, and learn from the composition of the masterwork, while exploring a variety of ways to wonder within it, and make new marks. This is a way to get us off of the impulse to copy a “perfect” image (whether it’s a masterwork or our own photograph), while still benefiting from the structure. It gives us a place to start, and a direction to start walking.
Here are some fabulous studies by some people at the League:
Above: Pontormo’s composition by Lendy Hensley, in the style of Elaine de Kooning (below)
Above: Pontormo’s composition by Hannah DeBerg, in the style of Kandinsky (below)
Above: Pontormo’s composition by Marina Vogman, in the style of Carmen Herrera (below)Above: Pontormo’s composition by Chris Harvey, in the style of Donald Judd (below)
[image_with_animation image_url=”10026″ alignment=”center” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Frida Kahlo, 1952 Portraits of Artist’s Fathers It’s father’s day, so I’ve collected some drawings and paintings of artist’s fathers. Evidently fathers often read the paper, and sit in chairs. Note: The names listed with the artworks are the artist’s names, not the father’s. SAL Challenge Create a portrait …
Last week Nikki Barber and I surprised my drawing classes with an unexpected session of printmaking. After a few weeks of drawing practice, Beginning and Figure Drawing students made monotypes for the first time, and LOVED IT. Yesterday I posted still life monoprints by the beginning drawing students. Today are figurative monoprints by the figure …
[image_with_animation image_url=”11428″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] From previous V.Note: “Though I thought I should give it a try, I really thought I wouldn’t like drypoint because every time I heard the word “drypoint” I heard nails on a chalkboard, and most of the prints labeled as “drypoints” seemed less rich and subtle than the etchings …
This is day 12 of our 30 day creative challenge! To learn more about this 30SAL challenge, click here. Today we have another Vocab word challenge. Make something inspired by the word Atramentous: (adjective) similar to or as black as ink. Share your drawing on Instagram with these tags: #30sal, #atramentous Or post to today’s Padlet page.
Pontormo, Student Sketches
Yesterday I posted my sketches; some fun ideas we are exploring in “Abstracting the Image” on Thursdays. Each week we’re taking a masterwork and exploring it with approaches inspired by contemporary abstract painters. The purpose of this exercise is to be able to lean on, and learn from the composition of the masterwork, while exploring a variety of ways to wonder within it, and make new marks. This is a way to get us off of the impulse to copy a “perfect” image (whether it’s a masterwork or our own photograph), while still benefiting from the structure. It gives us a place to start, and a direction to start walking.
Here are some fabulous studies by some people at the League:
We’ve posted an invitation to jump into the Thursday class with us. This 6 week session starts next week. If you register early today, you could even attend today’s session for free! Day or evening classes available.
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[image_with_animation image_url=”10026″ alignment=”center” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Frida Kahlo, 1952 Portraits of Artist’s Fathers It’s father’s day, so I’ve collected some drawings and paintings of artist’s fathers. Evidently fathers often read the paper, and sit in chairs. Note: The names listed with the artworks are the artist’s names, not the father’s. SAL Challenge Create a portrait …
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[image_with_animation image_url=”11428″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] From previous V.Note: “Though I thought I should give it a try, I really thought I wouldn’t like drypoint because every time I heard the word “drypoint” I heard nails on a chalkboard, and most of the prints labeled as “drypoints” seemed less rich and subtle than the etchings …
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This is day 12 of our 30 day creative challenge! To learn more about this 30SAL challenge, click here. Today we have another Vocab word challenge. Make something inspired by the word Atramentous: (adjective) similar to or as black as ink. Share your drawing on Instagram with these tags: #30sal, #atramentous Or post to today’s Padlet page.