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!
Elizabeth Mitchell After Inness 18 x 24″ Oil and wax on boardCelia Bowker In The Garden Oil on board 34 x 23″Ann Rodak Spread Out reduction 3 color linoleum print 4″ x 6″ 19/19 edition run @annrodakRuth Shapiro The Tropics 36 x 36″ collage ruthdshapiro.comMichelle Yanow Fire & Rain 11 x 14” Mixed media collage on Bristol board
I’ve been studying Visual Storytelling with Portland artist/writer/teacher Daniel Duford. He really gets you to see in different ways and stretch outside your comfort zone in the way you approach image-making. Iris Taboh Landscape Mixed Media 16” x 16”Iris Taboh Reflections Mixed Media 20” x 20”Wendy Lumsdaine Solitude 8 x 10″ 6 layer reduction wood cut block printLucy Garnett The Buttress, Hebden Bridge 6-layer reduction woodcut 8″ x 5.75″ on 12″ x 9″ paper lucygarnett.com
Hatching (making parallel marks) and crosshatching (making parallel marks overlapped with parallel marks) are some of the most valuable tools for adding value, contour, movement, energy, and texture to a drawing. For materials, a sharp pencil or pen on smooth paper works great. Old fashioned pen and ink is made for this. If you’re new …
Dear Ruthie, Uh, there will be vulgar language and sexxxy images in WTF Resist! I mean, even more vulgar language than usual from me. It’s all in the name of art! But I thought you should know. Let me know if you have guidelines beyond what common sensitivity dictates. Thanks, Suzanne Dear Suzanne, Ok I’ll …
[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, …
[image_with_animation image_url=”9639″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Make a self portrait, inspired by another artist’s self portrait. Materials are artists’ choice. You can copy the pose, the style, the idea, or all three. Below are some inspirations to help get you started. Share your work. People who post to Instagram or Facebook will be eligible to …
Online Anniversary Show: Scenes in Grey and Green
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!
After Inness
18 x 24″
Oil and wax on board
In The Garden
Oil on board
34 x 23″
Spread Out
reduction 3 color linoleum print
4″ x 6″
19/19 edition run
@annrodak
The Tropics
36 x 36″
collage
ruthdshapiro.com
Fire & Rain
11 x 14”
Mixed media collage on Bristol board
I’ve been studying Visual Storytelling with Portland artist/writer/teacher Daniel Duford. He really gets you to see in different ways and stretch outside your comfort zone in the way you approach image-making.
Landscape
Mixed Media
16” x 16”
Reflections
Mixed Media
20” x 20”
Solitude
8 x 10″
6 layer reduction wood cut block print
The Buttress, Hebden Bridge
6-layer reduction woodcut
8″ x 5.75″ on 12″ x 9″ paper
lucygarnett.com
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