In January, artists all over the globe sketched, inked, smeared, melted, and scribbled their way through our 30 Day Creative Challenge. The wide variety of creative challenges included vocabulary, observation, comics, design ,composition, imagination, and experimental creative prompts. Media was artist’s choice. Challenges were posted to our website and sent to inboxes around the globe from January 1 to 30, and we received hundreds of responses. What fun it was!
I promised prizes, and here they are at last: the winners of the 30 Day January Challenge.
1st Prize: $500 cash 2nd Prize: $250 SAL Gift Certificate 3rd Prize: $150 SAL Gift Certificate Honorable Mentions: $50 SAL Gift Certificates
30 out of 30
Though it was not necessary to complete all 30 challenges to participate, or even to win, some of you did complete all 30 out of 30, and you deserve a special congratulations. Nothing about January 2021 was easy, including the challenge. There are likely more of you who completed all 30, and I may never know how many of you tenacious and dedicated artists are out there, but these 29 artists said they did all 30, and I believe them. Well done, you!
Alexia Cameron
Anonymous (posted but without a name?)
Cheryl C.
Colleen Tuell
Corinne
Courtney Wooten
E. Zackey
Eileen S.
Esme Nelson
Gil Mendez
G. Musland
Jane McCurley
Jess Ray
John E.
Karl Dyer
Kathy Paul
Laura Haroldson
Leila Dawn
Lucia
Luzi
Lyall Wallerstedt
Martha Campo
Maura Freeman
Maura O’Neill
Mimi Boothby
S. Enriquez
Shelley Weiss
Tress Connolly
Wendy Lumsdaine
Stuff we liked
There were some creations that were delightful, clever, inventive, funny, well made, memorable, or I forget what else. Some artists had several great posts. These are our honorable mentions, and each artwork posted below earns a $25 Gift Certificate to the Seattle Artist League. If your name is below, you have 30 days to contact us for your special code!
Honorable Mentions
2020 Before/After, by Jonah Connolly-Cruz “Is any bunny concerned about that alligator?!” Jonah Connoly-Cruz“Behold, a Man”, Jess RayRight Ear, Jess RayPringles Man, Jess Ray
What are you looking at? Emma Nadolny
Learning to Juggle in my Back Yard, Tress ConnollyHere Come the Ants, Shelley WeissSequence, Scott BarrettScrooch, Lyall WallerstadtUnusual View of Kale, E. ZackeySol LeWitt “Installation”, by Megan CarrollSol LeWitt Wall Drawing on Strava, E Zackey
Sol LeWitt Wall Drawing (Found), Delores Haugland
Learning English, Camille IrelandFeet, Camille IrelandScrooch, Jess RayFeet, Martha CampoPringles Man, Martha CampoScrooch, Courtney WootenPathways, Mimi Boothby“Well, this is where I live” Gil MendezString, Alexia CameronInterview an Object, Alexia CameronEye Shadows, Guillermo Gomez
Left Ear, Gil Mendez
Right Ear, Gil Mendez
Karen Bell
Eileen S
Static…
…Dynamic, Emma Nadolny
Well, this is where I live, Delores HauglandInterview an Object, Gil MendezPathways, Karen BellSequence, Colleen TuellAl Buterol Interview, Eileen SNew Species, mefreeartSole-full Stilts, Kathy Paul
What’s in your fridge? Camille Ireland
Detail of What’s in your fridge? (above) Camille IrelandCitizen Pringles, Alex Walker“I had a dream” Colleen TuellRBG, Gil MendezMan Leaving Office, Mary Jo MauteCheryl ChudykFeet, Cheryl ChudykMaura O’Neill
Awards
These top award winners created multiple works of art that were clever and visually excellent. Remember, third place wins a $150 Seattle Artist League Gift Certificate, second wins a $250 Seattle Artist League Gift Certificate, and the top prize is $500 cash. If you see your name below, you have 30 days to contact us for your award!
Pringles Man, Karl DyerNew Species, Karl DyerWhat’s in your fridge? Karl DyerCross Contour, Karl DyerNude Descending a Staircase, a masterwork with sugar. Karl Dyer
1st Place: Stephen Enriquez
Two handed drawing, Stephen Enriquez5 Views, Stephen EnriquezMasterwork with chocolate and rice, Stephen EnriquezPringles Man, Stephen EnriquezScrooch, Stephen EnriquezRight Ear, Stephen EnriquezLeft Ear, Stephen Enriquez
If your name was above, remember to contact us before March 29, 2021 to claim your award. Big thanks to everyone who made artwork in January. Let’s do it again next year!
Once upon a time, Western figurative artworks didn’t express much movement. …and then someone bent their knee, shifted their weight, and the (boom-pow) interplay of weight and balance in Western art began. Over time, artists began to relax and exaggerate the pose, and we had figures like this: It wasn’t a straight line from standing …
Read Claes Oldenburg’s Manifesto below. At the top of your paper write “I am for…” Choose something within his list, and draw/paint/collage/photograph it. Having trouble choosing something? Close your eyes, loudly say “I am for the art!” and point. Take a picture of your drawing and post it to our Facebook page. Tag: #salchallenge The January Creative Challenge: 15 …
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[vc_row type=”in_container” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]PAINTING TECHNIQUES TO GET YOU STARTED Blocking in is the step after your sketch, in which the canvas is covered with flat shapes that indicate where elements will go, and what color or value they’ll be. Move past outlines into shapes. You can easily shift …
30SAL Awards
In January, artists all over the globe sketched, inked, smeared, melted, and scribbled their way through our 30 Day Creative Challenge. The wide variety of creative challenges included vocabulary, observation, comics, design ,composition, imagination, and experimental creative prompts. Media was artist’s choice. Challenges were posted to our website and sent to inboxes around the globe from January 1 to 30, and we received hundreds of responses. What fun it was!
I promised prizes, and here they are at last: the winners of the 30 Day January Challenge.
1st Prize: $500 cash
2nd Prize: $250 SAL Gift Certificate
3rd Prize: $150 SAL Gift Certificate
Honorable Mentions: $50 SAL Gift Certificates
30 out of 30
Though it was not necessary to complete all 30 challenges to participate, or even to win, some of you did complete all 30 out of 30, and you deserve a special congratulations. Nothing about January 2021 was easy, including the challenge. There are likely more of you who completed all 30, and I may never know how many of you tenacious and dedicated artists are out there, but these 29 artists said they did all 30, and I believe them. Well done, you!
Stuff we liked
There were some creations that were delightful, clever, inventive, funny, well made, memorable, or I forget what else. Some artists had several great posts. These are our honorable mentions, and each artwork posted below earns a $25 Gift Certificate to the Seattle Artist League. If your name is below, you have 30 days to contact us for your special code!
Honorable Mentions
Awards
These top award winners created multiple works of art that were clever and visually excellent. Remember, third place wins a $150 Seattle Artist League Gift Certificate, second wins a $250 Seattle Artist League Gift Certificate, and the top prize is $500 cash. If you see your name below, you have 30 days to contact us for your award!
3rd Place: Tegan Wyman
2nd Place: Karl Dyer
1st Place: Stephen Enriquez
If your name was above, remember to contact us before March 29, 2021 to claim your award. Big thanks to everyone who made artwork in January. Let’s do it again next year!
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