Category: Drawing
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David Horsey
Editorial cartoonists are usually noted for their point of view and their ability to point out the foibles and absurdities of our political and social institutions. I also take particular note of them, however, just for their drawings. Some editorial cartoonists are among the best cartoon illustrators we have. A case in point is David…
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Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain (Betty Edwards)
I have long been a firm believer in the idea that drawing is a skill that can be taught and not a magical gift bestowed on some individuals and denied others. We live in a culture (at least in America) that doesn’t value drawing as a worthwhile skill in the general sense. “Everybody can’t be…
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Alphonse Mucha
Alfons Mucha, whose name is usually Anglicised as Alphonse Mucha, was a Czech painter and graphic artist. While living in Paris in he late 1800’s he adopted a style that was to to become what most of us think of as Art Nouveau (orginally referred to as “Le style Mucha”). Mucha disliked the term “Art…
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M.C. Escher
M.C. Escher’s visions of strange worlds, impossible objects, and incredible tesselations form an extraordinary bridge between art and mathematics. Critics often revile Escher and try to dismiss him as a creator of “decorative patterns” and “visual tricks”; and of course, he can’t possibly be a great artist because he’s (ugh!) popular with the (gasp!) masses!…
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Rembrandt: life, paintings, etchings, drawings and self portraits
Rembrandt: life, paintings, etchings, drawings and self portraits is the sister site to the amazing Essential Vermeer site I wrote about back in November. Both are created and maintained by artist Jonathan Janson. Rembrandt! What can you say about someone who is often billed as “the greatest artist in the history of Western art”, or…
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Dodecaden (Man Arenas)
Man Arenas is a production designer and concept artist, primarily for animated films. His production designs, storyboards, location drawings and character designs are sometimes simple, sometimes complex but always beautifully realized, He works in a loose, confident drawing style that is full of life and just plain fun to look at. Many of the images…