Ruth Shapiro Angry Man 18 x 18″ oil Ruthdshapiro.com
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!
Carol Kleinman The Light 12 x 12″ acrylic on canvas carolkleinmansunflowerstudio.weebly.comJudith Skillman Neon Sea 11 x 14″ oil on canvas
“I have thoroughly enjoyed taking classes at SAL via Zoom. I am honestly not sure how I would have survived the past year without your incredibly inspiring teachers.” – Judith Skillman
Carol Kleinman Mastermind 12 x 12″ acrylic on canvas carolkleinmansunflowerstudio.weebly.comCarol Kleinman Study in Turquoise 12 x 12″ acrylic on canvas carolkleinmansunflowerstudio.weebly.com
“I have taken 3 wonderful courses at the Seattle Artist League. I have learned so much!!” – Carol Kleinman
Xin Xin Healing 6 x 9″ Acrylic, charcoal, and dry pastels
[image_with_animation image_url=”7322″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] No color combination has more vitality than red and green, and no other combination has potential to induce so much nausea from oversaturated application, most commonly in wrapping paper on a magical day like today. This is the one day in the whole year I find myself longing to …
[image_with_animation image_url=”10969″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Best print of the day: Katy’s Aurora Bridge and Connie’s Octopus combined Steamroller Moments: Nikki (printmaking instructor and lead for the day) telling Nickie (certified heavy equipment operator) where to aim the steamroller to get the maximum out of the press. Nikki and Nickie nailed it to the quarter …
Demos Master sumi-e painter Angie Dixon demonstrates the bamboo joint, bone, and leaf brush strokes. Dixon says a great sumi-e painting combines a variety of wet and dry, light and dark, thick and thin brush strokes. She says you can’t fix a brush stroke, but you can enhance it. Beginning Sumi-e Student Work [gallery …
You are now in the second half of our 30 day creative challenge. Did you see the post with some of my favorites from the first 2 weeks? Don’t miss them! If you see yours in there, contact us to claim your $50 gift certificate. Today’s creative challenge: What do you do when you’re not doing …
Online Anniversary Show: Bold Abstracts
Angry Man
18 x 18″ oil
Ruthdshapiro.com
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!
The Light
12 x 12″ acrylic on canvas
carolkleinmansunflowerstudio.weebly.com
Neon Sea
11 x 14″ oil on canvas
“I have thoroughly enjoyed taking classes at SAL via Zoom. I am honestly not sure how I would have survived the past year without your incredibly inspiring teachers.” – Judith Skillman
Mastermind
12 x 12″ acrylic on canvas
carolkleinmansunflowerstudio.weebly.com
Study in Turquoise
12 x 12″ acrylic on canvas
carolkleinmansunflowerstudio.weebly.com
“I have taken 3 wonderful courses at the Seattle Artist League. I have learned so much!!” – Carol Kleinman
Healing
6 x 9″ Acrylic, charcoal, and dry pastels
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