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, paint, print, and share community. In a time of hardship and isolation, it was good to meet and make work together. New teachers and students – now free to teach and take classes anywhere in the world – came to join us. In the last year, the League has grown in numbers, and our artistic voice as a school has evolved.
This collection of artworks has been grouped with no association of genre, medium, artist, or online class. They have been selected and placed here so that they can complement each other, just as we hang a gallery wall for one of our all-inclusive Big League Anniversary shows.
This is one in a series of posts featuring artworks produced through this pandemic. In this terrible year, we have made some good artworks. More to come!
Still Life; The Greens
Jessica Conaway, Study 1Jessica Conaway, Study 2Jessica Conaway, Study 3Anne Walker, Early Spring Cup, 17.5×13″ oil on canvasAnne Walker, Chisel Cup, 14×11.5″ oil on canvasAnne Walker, Cups with Orange, 16×12″ oil on canvas
Still Life with Fruit
Lisa Bourgon, Gourd & Pomegranate, Digital/ProcreateJulie Marcelia, 11×14″ acrylic on canvas
“‘Cider Apples’ was painted in Jonathan Harkham’s Still Life class. I’m still processing that class. I’m sure it will continue to influence everything I ever paint. Thank you Jonathan! Post-class, I’ve continued to paint still lives (“Satsumas”, “Plenty”), calling this larger series Covid Still Life. Somehow it seems right for me to be painting still lifes through this pandemic as so much has ground to a halt. I’m reminded that there is a beauty in stillness and so much to be learned…” – Juli Marcelia
Julie Marcelia, Plenty, 16×20″ acrylic on canvasJulie Marcelia, Satsumas, 12×16″ acrylic on canvasHannah DeBerg, Apples and Onion, oil
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Bernard Leach (1887–1979) holds a pivotal role in ceramics, often cited as the “Father of British Studio Pottery.” Born in Hong Kong and educated in England, he made significant contributions to the field during his years in Japan. There, he became close friends with Shoji Hamada, another transformative figure in pottery. Their collaborative work was …
I’m in NY, doing a figurative sculpture marathon with Bruce Gagnier at the NY Studio School. I’m three days into a two week intensive, and I’m loving it. One of the topics my instructor presses is contrapposto. I learned about contrapposto at WWU, but I’m understanding the real value of it now. Bruce Gagnier showed me …
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Online Anniversary Show; Still Life
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, paint, print, and share community. In a time of hardship and isolation, it was good to meet and make work together. New teachers and students – now free to teach and take classes anywhere in the world – came to join us. In the last year, the League has grown in numbers, and our artistic voice as a school has evolved.
This collection of artworks has been grouped with no association of genre, medium, artist, or online class. They have been selected and placed here so that they can complement each other, just as we hang a gallery wall for one of our all-inclusive Big League Anniversary shows.
This is one in a series of posts featuring artworks produced through this pandemic. In this terrible year, we have made some good artworks. More to come!
Still Life; The Greens
Still Life with Fruit
“‘Cider Apples’ was painted in Jonathan Harkham’s Still Life class. I’m still processing that class. I’m sure it will continue to influence everything I ever paint. Thank you Jonathan! Post-class, I’ve continued to paint still lives (“Satsumas”, “Plenty”), calling this larger series Covid Still Life. Somehow it seems right for me to be painting still lifes through this pandemic as so much has ground to a halt. I’m reminded that there is a beauty in stillness and so much to be learned…” – Juli Marcelia
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