Day 25 of our 30 Day January Challenge was to make instructions that no one will ever need. Apparently, when artists are outlining useless instructions they are at their very best. The last one is my personal favorite, but there were so many great drawings to post, the last one is a long, long, long way down. Use the scroll feature on your device….
detail of series – the rest can be found @karldyerart
@annrodak
How to do headache, by @courtney.wooten
@christianpincock
@trishwallisstone
@janeen_anderson
Martha Campo
@barbdunshee
@gretamusland
@wobblefincharts
@tawmsart
Kate Davis
S. Enriquez
@squirrelflower
@lyallwart
Dom Juleon
Wendy Lumsdaine
@zeitounissima
Roz Avent
Camille Ireland
A Napkin Dryer, by Pamela Freeman and Leonardo da Vinci
Hummingbird Shower (detail). The rest can be found @kpaul1216
Ellen CraftHow to make Ice Tea without Ice. Step 1. Make tea. Step 2, start drawing. Repeat for rest of the day. Anne WalkerHow to Unpack a Lunch, by Kathryn Walton-Elliott
detail of series – the rest can be found @tselisjax
ABOVE: This one was educational. Did you know that about “Eye of Newt”?!?
BELOW: This was posted as a “how to” instructional, but I believe it is actually a transcription of Titian’s Bacchus and Ariadne walking their cheetahs, and a very good transcription it is. Nailed it.
PAINTING FROM PHOTOGRAPHS We put a lot of pressure on artists (on ourselves) to be original. We think we should be able to turn that blank canvas into something no one has seen before, something totally authentic, illuminating and wondrous. Truth is, people aren’t very good at being original. Inventing totally new things from scratch …
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, …
The most recent V. Notes post had some personal favorites from the many Seattle Artist League Portrait Awards submissions we received. One of the artworks featured yesterday piqued my interest, so I contacted the artist, and raided his website and Instagram for images. Akira Ohiso recently moved to Seattle from New York. He paints …
30SAL Faves: How to Do Everything
Day 25 of our 30 Day January Challenge was to make instructions that no one will ever need. Apparently, when artists are outlining useless instructions they are at their very best. The last one is my personal favorite, but there were so many great drawings to post, the last one is a long, long, long way down. Use the scroll feature on your device….
@trishwallisstone
Anne Walker
ABOVE: This one was educational. Did you know that about “Eye of Newt”?!?
BELOW: This was posted as a “how to” instructional, but I believe it is actually a transcription of Titian’s Bacchus and Ariadne walking their cheetahs, and a very good transcription it is. Nailed it.
LAST ONE:
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