I heard the story about the mother who threw the sheet over her daughter so she could more safely give her a hug. I thought of these paintings of The Lovers by Magritte. I thought about these unusual times, when basic human connection could bring death to those we love. During these suspended and unnerving days and nights of waiting, contact is removed just when we need it most. We are alone, together. Strange days, when surrealism is realism.
One year ago, to protect our students and teachers from a new coronavirus, the Seattle Artist League moved our classes online. Four days after we offered our first zoom class, the virus was declared a national emergency, and we went into quarantine. We have now been in quarantine for twelve months. As the paroxysm of …
[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 …
Day 20 of our 30 day January Challenge was Pogonotrophy: the act of cultivating, or growing and grooming, a mustache, beard, sideburns or other facial hair. I was able to shave it down to 50 pogonotrophs, without splitting hairs.
I asked Claire Putney to name some of the inspirational watercolor painters for her upcoming workshop Watercolor Landscapes. She listed: Sunga Park Maria Ginzburg Walton Ford Z L Feng A few days ago I shared artwork by Z L Feng. I had the intention of making a V. Note about the other three on each sequential day…. First, …
Love in the Time of Covid
I heard the story about the mother who threw the sheet over her daughter so she could more safely give her a hug. I thought of these paintings of The Lovers by Magritte. I thought about these unusual times, when basic human connection could bring death to those we love. During these suspended and unnerving days and nights of waiting, contact is removed just when we need it most. We are alone, together. Strange days, when surrealism is realism.
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