Madeleine Castaing was an internationally renowned French interior designer, and a friend of Soutine. This is a portrait of Madeleine Castaing when she was young.
…and this is a portrait of Madeleine Castaing when she was older.
Does seeing these photographs change the way you see the painting?
[image_with_animation image_url=”9717″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Today is another in the series of topophilia creative exercises, this one based on mapping your body. The longer we live, the more history we collect in our bodies as we move through the world. Landmarks like the scar from falling off the monkey bars, a crooked toe, or …
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Finally! I’m posting the 30SAL Finalists for January 2022! Over 4,000 30SAL Artworks posted to Padlet and Instagram In January, artists all over the globe sketched, inked, sculpted, collaged, and animated their way through our 30 Day Creative Challenge. Challenges exercised a wide array of artistic skills, including observation, composition, sequence, see & respond, vocabulary, …
Greatest portrait painting!
Metropolitan Museum of Art
This painting by Chaim Soutine is regarded as one of the greatest portrait paintings of the early 20th century. If you were to say what was one of the greatest contemporary portraits of the 21st century, what painting would you choose, and why?
Madeleine Castaing was an internationally renowned French interior designer, and a friend of Soutine. This is a portrait of Madeleine Castaing when she was young.
…and this is a portrait of Madeleine Castaing when she was older.
Does seeing these photographs change the way you see the painting?
Portrait Awards
We will announce the results of the Seattle Artist League Portrait Awards in the next V. Note!
1st Prize: $1,000 cash
2nd Prize: $500 SAL Gift Certificate
3rd Prize: $300 SAL Gift Certificate
Honorable Mentions: $100 SAL Gift Certificates
Did you see the 30SAL awards we posted Saturday?
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