This was the final challenge – the 30th Challenge for 30 Challenges in January! The final prompt was to create an asymmetrical portrait. This suggestion was designed to push a portrait drawing – something that can frequently cause us to tense up trying to get things perfect – into something more bold, individual, compositionally dynamic, and artistically expressive. These portraits exemplify those goals, with a wide array of personality in both the faces and the marks that render them.
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JANET FISH Born 1938 Janet Fish is known for her large, bold, still life paintings and drawings that study how light bounces through and off various surfaces. Among her favorite subjects are produce incased in plastic wrap, clear glassware and liquids. Other subjects include teacups, flower bouquets, textiles with interesting patterns, goldfish, vegetables, and mirrored …
[image_with_animation image_url=”7636″ alignment=”center” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Anni Albers (1899–1994) was a textile artist, designer, and printmaker. You likely know of her husband Joseph Albers, the colorist. No doubt the two inspired each other. I recently ran into a book of Anni’s sketches, each page a sheet of graph paper with a different pattern idea. Most were …
Usually when people draw, they draw a thing, and then that thing floats in a kind of nothing space called the “background.” But what would happen if you didn’t draw things? What would happen if instead of things you drew the space between things? What would it look like to draw the air or the …
When I think of paintings by Carlos San Millan, I think of glowing light spilling into interiors, dark and moody, the scattered stuff of daily clutter expressed with cascading swaths of bold, intuitive, luscious vibrating color. When I think of Carlos San Millan, I think of the effects of light. Lucky us, Carlos San Millan …
LAST DAY of 30SAL Faves: Asymmetrical Portrait
This was the final challenge – the 30th Challenge for 30 Challenges in January! The final prompt was to create an asymmetrical portrait. This suggestion was designed to push a portrait drawing – something that can frequently cause us to tense up trying to get things perfect – into something more bold, individual, compositionally dynamic, and artistically expressive. These portraits exemplify those goals, with a wide array of personality in both the faces and the marks that render them.
asymmetrical wealth, sleeping on light rail
Next up: Awards for the 30SAL Challenge!
Did you do all 30? Did you meet your own personal creative goals? Post your achievements here and show us where we can find your artworks!
What were your favorites? Did you see artwork or efforts that you want us to recognize? Let us know!
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