A symmetrical triangle within the composition of figures
She studied the pattern and repetition of the pieces. She examined each character in the painting, and figured out the bride was the one with her orange hair out, and in black. Black clothing dye, as our resident textiles expert Lucy Garnett points out, would have been very expensive at that time, so appropriate for a wedding dress.
Dancing pants study by Dorothy Gleser, acrylic on paper
A codpiece is a covering flap or pouch that attaches to the front of the crotch of men’s trousers, enclosing the man’s cod, worn in the 15th and 16th centuries.It may be held closed by string ties, buttons, folds, or other methods. It was an important fashion item of European clothing during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
Dorothy Gleser’s Wedding Dance after Bruegel (unfinished), acrylic on paper
Never underestimate the beauty potential of a simple study on paper. These works are mostly vine charcoal on toned paper, some white charcoal (or white pastel), and pencil. The drawing above is watercolor. For most of these, regardless of color, the toned paper is standing in for medium value, so the artist only has to …
[image_with_animation image_url=”9654″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] It’s said that Cézanne would plan a general composition, then step around and closer, moving his easel to each object to paint it with his full attention, thus disrupting the illusion of perspective that occurs when looking from a single viewpoint. For today’s creative challenge, find or arrange a …
How did it happen that all of our drawings and paintings are in rectangles? In my online figure drawing class last Sunday, I showed drawings by Matisse, Modigliani, and the very Matisse-like Pierre Boncompain. I talked about positioning the figure within the rectangle, thinking about how the shape of the figure and the shape of …
This is day 14 of our 30 day creative challenge! To learn more about this 30SAL challenge, click here. We’ve got a playful challenge today, so put away your adult and get your little kid self ready! Set something small and round like a glass marble or an egg on a piece of paper. Place your …
Dancing Cod-pieces
A symmetrical triangle within the composition of figures
She studied the pattern and repetition of the pieces. She examined each character in the painting, and figured out the bride was the one with her orange hair out, and in black. Black clothing dye, as our resident textiles expert Lucy Garnett points out, would have been very expensive at that time, so appropriate for a wedding dress.
Dancing pants study by Dorothy Gleser, acrylic on paper
A codpiece is a covering flap or pouch that attaches to the front of the crotch of men’s trousers, enclosing the man’s cod, worn in the 15th and 16th centuries.It may be held closed by string ties, buttons, folds, or other methods. It was an important fashion item of European clothing during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
Dorothy Gleser’s Wedding Dance after Bruegel (unfinished), acrylic on paper
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