This week, we turn an eye to the role art plays transforming the way we view, experience, and appreciate ordinary objects. Through color, composition, and expressive marks - through work, focus, and deep looking, we have the power to elevate the overlooked corners of our lives into extraordinary, beautiful works of art. Developing this ability takes practice and dedication, so this week we'll deliver daily resources you can use in your own work, like the article below featuring excerpts from "Me and My Shadows," by John Roman, in the May/June 2022 issue of Artists Magazine.
I hope you'll join us in the Challenge of the Week, as we take an ordinary, easily overlooked object and turn it into a work of art. I think I'll try applying some shadow perspective and dramatic lighting to my painting!
What will be your subject? Is there an ordinary object that you find particularly compelling? If so, tell us what it is in this week's The Ask!
Happy Painting!
Scott Maier, Artists Network Producer
Perfect Shadow Perspective!
All artists are familiar with the classic perspective example of railroad tracks converging toward a vanishing point, but few are aware that cast shadows also follow that same rule. Plotting how the sun and moon create shadows on a terrain, or how shadows from artificial lights project onto surfaces is a valuable tool in an artist's skill set. A basic formula exists for drawing or painting shadows in perspective, and it applies to all their luminous combinations.
Each week, we'll ask a question about the creative life – questions that will help us share our best art habits and practices, our road-tested tips and our shared struggles. We'll select a few responses to share on our social media, so be sure to follow us on Instagram and Facebook to see if your answer is selected!
Create a sketch in any medium of a common, everyday object! Find an ordinary, overlooked object and see how you can make it extraordinary! Show your support and encouragement with others by sharing your work on social media and tag @Artistsnetwork and use the hashtag #artistchallengeoftheweek.
Mark Your Calendars
Check out what's on deck this week at Artists Network!
Southwest Art October/November 2022 available digitally in the Artists Network shop.
9/17
Paint Along 91 - Paint tranquil nocturnal scenes in watercolor.
ATTENTION PASTEL ARTISTS!
Entering and being accepted in an IAPS exhibition is the only way to earn points toward Master Circle or Eminent Pastelist status. One point is earned for each accepted entry. Paintings receiving an award receive an additional point.
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Periods are normal, but kids pointing them out in their sketches is something else. Australian woman Penny Rohleder shared a photo of her son's drawing on the Facebook page of blogger Constance Hall on Jul. 25, which well, says it all. SEE ALSO: James Corden tests out gymnastics class for his son and is instantly showed up by children "I don't know whether to be proud or embarrassed that my 5 year old son knows this," Rohleder wrote. "Julian drew a family portrait. I said 'What's that red bit on me?' And he replied, real casual, 'That's your period.'" Well, at least he knows. To give further context, Rohleder revealed she had pulmonary embolism in October 2016, and was put on blood thinning treatment which makes her periods "very, very bad," she explained to the Daily Mail . Read more... More about Australia , Parenting , Culture , Motherhood , and Periods from Mashable http://mashable.com/2017/07/31/period-mo
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