Take a class with SAL – anywhere! In previous V. Notes, I’ve posted work by our sumi instructor Angie Dixon, Huang Yongyu, Pan Gongkai, and stuff you didn’t know about sumi. Today I wanted to broaden my view of sumi painting. I wanted to see more works that are being created in the medium today. …
Yankee Doodle The paintings are credited to Archibald Willard. Color and composition versions, oddly varied, are the contributions of the internets. The original (dutch) nonsense words to “our” Yankee Doodle song: Yanker, didel, doodle down, Diddle, dudel, lanther, Yanke viver, voover vown, Botermilk und tanther. From Wikipedia:The term Doodle first appeared in English in the early seventeenth century[7] and is thought …
Happy Thanksgiving Americans! Here is a selection of my favorite artworks from the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s online collection. And, if you find yourself in the mood for a song or two, here’s a collection of Thanksgiving songs from Smithsonian Folkways. Depending on your taste, you may happily skip the first song and start with …
In preparation for my Tone to Color in Figures class, I’ve been looking at figure drawings with charcoal, ink, even a bit of paint in them. Below are some of Henry Moore’s figure drawings. Henry Moore was an English artist who produced most of his best known work in the early to mid 1900s. As …
Would you rather….?
The League has two different Friday portrait classes this summer. Which one would you rather be in?
Would you rather….
Combine drawings from live models with studies from art history?
…or study a variety of ages, expressions, and faces?
Would you rather….
Add meaningful elements from imagination and intuition?
Or measure and exaggerate to pull out a facial expression?
Would you rather….
Explore the spirit of a mysterious scene?
Or be challenged by a technically difficult view?
Would you rather….
Explore meaning and symbolism?
Or draw a squishy face?
Would you rather…
Take a class from 10:00 – 1:00pm PST?
Or take a class from 6:00 – 8:30pm PST?
Narrative Portraits is a morning class taught by Charity Baker.
It starts July 16th.
Expressive Portraits is an evening class taught by me, Ruthie V.
It starts July 9th.
Which would you rather do?
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