Last quarter I saw a profound shift in artwork at the school. It happened in Jonathan Harkham‘s Still Life class. Jonathan Harkham is an artist and educator who is joining us from his studio in LA. On the first day of class I noticed there were some nice student paintings, then increasingly through the weeks …
Pastel artist. Specializes in tablecloths, ladies, and ladies on tablecloths. His work is very Matisse-like, but unlike Matisse, Boncompain is not yet dead. He creates most of his work in his Paris studio, with extended summers in Provence. Where else would he be? “Painting is the creation of silence” [image_with_animation image_url=”4759″ alignment=”” animation=”None[image_with_animation image_url=”4758″ alignment=”” …
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, …
Take a class with SAL – anywhere! I’ve been using the words “woodblock” and “woodcut” interchangeably, but I noticed some artists use woodblock to delineate a different type of printmaking. I keep getting confused about which is which, but everyone still knows what I’m talking about. Since my own ignorance is itching at me, I …
Day 7: Design a Chair #30SAL
This is day 7 of our 30 day creative challenge! To learn more about this 30SAL challenge, click here.
Today, design a chair for a specific person or personality.
Share your drawing on Instagram with these tags: #30sal, #chair
Or post to today’s Padlet page.
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