Watch the diagonals: how they form shapes, intersect with each other, form pathways across and divide the canvas. See how he crops in close, balancing the positive and negative shapes to be equal in weight, colliding the diagonals with the edge of the canvas or paper, so the edge also becomes a shape. I can hear him: “Bend your elbow, bend your knee, put your hand to your face, put your hand to your knee, lean.” Every shape is an angle.
The lady’s legs, they’re a bit like scissors.[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”30″][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”2531,2518,2592,2497,2507,2511,2562,2548,2476,2472,2470,2551,2550,2555,2489,2591,2534,2593,2560,2542,2563,2492,2582,2590,2484,2558,2584,2581,2527,2474,2510,2523,2544,2485,2557,2552,2535,2585,2556,2499,2538,2586,2525,2537,2478,2494,2589,2503,2588,2498,2490,2583,2517,2481,2587,2526,2522,2512,2514,2509,2549,2513,2561″ layout=”3″ gallery_style=”1″][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”30″][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”2400,2343,2399,2598,2398,2599,2342,2397,2340,2600,2382,2401,2596,2381,2380,2344,2595,2597″ layout=”3″ gallery_style=”1″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
[vc_row type=”in_container” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Born on this day, September 2 1911, Romare Bearden was an African-American artist who worked with many types of media including cartoons, oils and collages. Read more about Bearden on Wiki. [/vc_column_text][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”1227,1229,1231,1232,1228,1233″ layout=”3″ gallery_style=”1″][image_with_animation image_url=”1236″ alignment=”” animation=”None”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][image_with_animation image_url=”7657″ alignment=”center” animation=”Fade In” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”][vc_column_text]In 1953, Robert Rauschenberg asked William de Kooning, an artist he idolized, to give him one of his drawings. De Kooning reluctantly agreed, and Rauschenberg….. well…. Rauschenberg erased it, and put it in …
What would you do if you loved to draw, and then you went blind? For two years now, Kathy Paul has been a regular in my drawing classes. When she started in figure drawing, I admired her uncommon and interesting way of recording the forms. Then on March 3, 2019 Kathy suffered a stroke in …
As preparation for this Saturday’s workshop Paint like Degas, I’m digging in some art history to get perspective on the range of Degas’ art. Although he was eternally unsatisfied with his work, and he could a miserable jerk to people, early in his career it seems he was especially extra miserable with his artwork. He …
Diebenkorn’s Figures
[vc_row type=”in_container” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]How Diebenkorn Abstracts the Figure
Watch the diagonals: how they form shapes, intersect with each other, form pathways across and divide the canvas. See how he crops in close, balancing the positive and negative shapes to be equal in weight, colliding the diagonals with the edge of the canvas or paper, so the edge also becomes a shape. I can hear him: “Bend your elbow, bend your knee, put your hand to your face, put your hand to your knee, lean.” Every shape is an angle.
The lady’s legs, they’re a bit like scissors.[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”30″][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”2531,2518,2592,2497,2507,2511,2562,2548,2476,2472,2470,2551,2550,2555,2489,2591,2534,2593,2560,2542,2563,2492,2582,2590,2484,2558,2584,2581,2527,2474,2510,2523,2544,2485,2557,2552,2535,2585,2556,2499,2538,2586,2525,2537,2478,2494,2589,2503,2588,2498,2490,2583,2517,2481,2587,2526,2522,2512,2514,2509,2549,2513,2561″ layout=”3″ gallery_style=”1″][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”30″][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”2400,2343,2399,2598,2398,2599,2342,2397,2340,2600,2382,2401,2596,2381,2380,2344,2595,2597″ layout=”3″ gallery_style=”1″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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