Category: Drawing
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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…
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Robert Liberace
Robert Liberace’s drawings show his devotion to the study of anatomy and his enthusiasm for Renaisance art. He starts his drawings by creating a middle ground with a watercolor wash. He works the masses of the figure with Conte crayons and the details with terra cotta or charcoal pencils. He pulls the highlights by erasing…
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Jacob Collins
The difficult thing about painting a still life is the “life” part. Many still life paintings have a lot more “still” than “life”. Jacob Collins has a touch that keeps his still life subjects vibrant and fresh. When I first encountered his work, I was impressed with his range of subject matter. He is remarkably…
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How Van Gogh Made His Mark
I had a chance to see Vincent Van Gogh: The Drawings at the Met (see my previous post). It’s a great exhibit that continues to the end of December. Unlike many polished master drawings that seem to spring from the artist’s hand fully realized, you can really see Van Gogh working and learning in his…