Yesterday I said our farthest artist in the 30SAL Challenge might be Jennifer Econopouly in Bali. Then I received this note from Rachel Stockley: “I think you’ll find New Zealand at 11,613 trumps Bali for distance participation!” According to Google, it is 8,134 miles to Bali and 7,216 miles to New Zealand, so Jennifer is still …
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Sundays are observational drawing day in our 30 day creative challenge. We’re almost done with the month! Seeing things from various points of view is a great way to feed yourself ideas, challenge what you think you know, and surprise yourself with something new. Think of the Indian story about the six blind monks who …
Previously I posted a request for artworks related to the 6′ of space social distancing rule. This call for art has expanded to include anything and everything related to your experience in this quarantine. Open to any media (photography, drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, writing, etc). Must be a League member to submit. IMPORTANT: Use the subject line 6′ …
Day 26: Mashup! #30SAL
Today’s Challenge: Mix and match figures with an interior from historical artworks. Materials are artist’s choice. #mashup
References
You can find your own references, or find something in these suggestions:
Figures: Villa of Mysteries in Pompeii, Nicolas Poussin, Mughal Indian Miniatures
Interiors: Pierre Bonnard, Henri Matisse, Edward Hopper
Post it
To be eligible for prizes (yes prizes!) at the end of the month, post your work to Instagram with #30sal and #mashup so we can find your post.
To find more followers for your page, you can cut/paste these to your post:
#30sal #mashup #vnotes #creativechallenge #januarychallenge #drawingchallenge #drawing #art #sketch #artchallenge #artist #draw #artistsoninstagram #sketchbook #instaart #artwork #drawingoftheday #dailydrawing #oilpainting #mixedmedia #drawingsketch #artoftheday #creativity
Padlet
Don’t have Instagram? Post your work to Padlet.
DAY 26: MASHUP! https://seattleartistleague.padlet.org/SAL/ijjj4ee1zrrtg4xg
DAY 25: HOW TO DO EVERYTHING https://seattleartistleague.padlet.org/SAL/emzpmep0ybb3n2x3
DAY 24: PATHWAYS TO THE RECTANGLE https://seattleartistleague.padlet.org/SAL/b3oqeqtgy3rlt3rx
Deadline for Prizes
Deadline for submissions: 3 days after each challenge post.
January prize winners will be announced in February.
To learn more about the 30SAL Challenge, click here.
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