I used to think drawing was something I had to learn so that I could to get to painting. Lately I’ve grown to enjoy drawing for its own expressive abilities. Drawing is a spontaneous and immediate art. It is a direct record of the movement of the artist’s hand, a record of movement in time. …
A few days ago I posted the Portrait Awards for 2022. 13 artists won prizes and recognition for their artworks , but there were a few more artworks that I wanted to share. Sometimes it’s good to have an art buddy, someone you can go to museums with, someone who can critique your work and …
I’ve been talking about how to use hands as expressive elements within a drawing. I love this idea so much, both for technical practice and for powerful personal expression, that I made a class to study expressive hands and heads, and I started collecting examples. Some I collected because I appreciated the rendering. Some I collected because the artist …
[image_with_animation image_url=”10149″ alignment=”center” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] For today’s challenge you’ll need some paper and a pen (felt tipped pens work great for this) so that you can draw a Continuous Line, a line that goes on and on without stopping, requiring you to concentrate a little harder on whatever it is that you’re drawing because …
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I used to think drawing was something I had to learn so that I could to get to painting. Lately I’ve grown to enjoy drawing for its own expressive abilities. Drawing is a spontaneous and immediate art. It is a direct record of the movement of the artist’s hand, a record of movement in time. …
Portrait Faves
A few days ago I posted the Portrait Awards for 2022. 13 artists won prizes and recognition for their artworks , but there were a few more artworks that I wanted to share. Sometimes it’s good to have an art buddy, someone you can go to museums with, someone who can critique your work and …
Drawings of Hands: Charles White
I’ve been talking about how to use hands as expressive elements within a drawing. I love this idea so much, both for technical practice and for powerful personal expression, that I made a class to study expressive hands and heads, and I started collecting examples. Some I collected because I appreciated the rendering. Some I collected because the artist …
SAL Challenge: Continuous Line
[image_with_animation image_url=”10149″ alignment=”center” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] For today’s challenge you’ll need some paper and a pen (felt tipped pens work great for this) so that you can draw a Continuous Line, a line that goes on and on without stopping, requiring you to concentrate a little harder on whatever it is that you’re drawing because …