Yes! That’s what we want the Seattle Artist League to be like! We are so happy you are a part of the League, Miles. People like you are the reason we are doing this, and the reason the League is growing into a fun, challenging, and welcoming community. We are so glad you’re a member, …
[image_with_animation image_url=”9675″ alignment=”center” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Topophilia (From Greek topos “place” and -philia, “love of”) is a strong sense of place, which often becomes mixed with the sense of cultural identity among certain people and a love of certain aspects of such a place. Today is the first of a series of Topophilia Creative Exercises, this …
[image_with_animation image_url=”8555″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Yesterday I talked about Joseph Cornell, and how he didn’t consider himself an artist, but felt he was a collector, and a maker of things. I like to think sometimes I make things. Contrary to my website, I avoid calling myself an artist. Doing so can be validating, but …
I asked Claire Putney to name some of the inspirational watercolor painters for her upcoming workshop Watercolor Landscapes. She listed: Sunga Park Maria Ginzburg Walton Ford Z L Feng A few days ago I shared artwork by Z L Feng. I had the intention of making a V. Note about the other three on each sequential day…. First, …
[image_with_animation image_url=”8367″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] I asked Claire Putney to name some of the inspirational watercolor painters for her upcoming workshop Watercolor Landscapes. She listed: Sunga Park Maria Ginzburg Walton Ford Z L Feng In the next week I’ll share artwork by each of these painters. Today I have work by Z L Feng. …
[image_with_animation image_url=”8162″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] They started as doodles of cups on legal pads, these thoughtful experiments in color and line by Lendy Hensley. The color concepts were inspired by colorist Josef Albers, the linear compositions were inspired by potter Gwyn Hanssen Pigott. Lendy combined the two, plus quite a bit of her own …
[image_with_animation image_url=”8109″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] What does wax do for an oil painting? In addition to the protective qualities of a top coat, wax unifies the surface of a painting. Each pigment has varying degrees of matte and shiny, and each brush stroke can have slightly more, or slightly less medium, resulting in a …
[image_with_animation image_url=”7871″ alignment=”center” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Claire Putney Draw/paint/collage/print/photograph what comes to your mind with the word “connectivity.” Share your sketches to this post on our Facebook page. (#salchallenge) The January Creative Challenge: 15 minutes, once a day, for 30 days.
[image_with_animation image_url=”7866″ alignment=”center” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Connectivity Report, System 1 New work by Claire Putney Watercolor, burned maps and text on paper Don’t miss this show, Leaguers! Reception 1st Thursday, Feb 1, 5:00-9:00 Showing through February CORE Gallery 117 Prefontaine Pl S, Seattle, WA 98104 https://www.coregallery.org/ Do you like these unusual effects? Claire Putney is …