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?
I’m in Portland, taking a 3-day figure drawing intensive with Fran O’Neill. Saturday was Day 2 of my intensive, and though about mid-day I was cranky, I ended the day on a high. I did not want to stop. I learned a new way of drawing. Isn’t it thrilling that I can draw for so many years, …
One year ago in March, to protect our students and teachers from a new coronavirus, the Seattle Artist League moved our classes online. The virus was declared a national emergency, and we went into quarantine. We have now been in quarantine for thirteen months. Through this year, we have met each other online to draw, …
Today is the 3rd straight day of record heat in Seattle, up to 108 degrees. It got me wondering what it would look like to draw “hot.” What does “hot” look like? How do you draw heat? Here are some fun digital ideas from young artists for how they might draw heat, from Draw Something. …
[image_with_animation image_url=”8351″ alignment=”center” animation=”Fade In” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Antoni Tapies, a Catalan painter (1923-2012) added texture to modern abstraction with his mixed material canvasses. His works are defined by the word ‘materico.’ Tapies created new languages around simple objects and rough textures, “unlocking the poetry possible in a sock.” (Huffington Post) Materico: Italian, adopted into english. Textured, …
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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