Jonathan Harkham’s Transcriptions

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In art, to transcribe is to copy or record information in a different form than the original. To transcribe a painting or drawing is not to copy the artwork exactly, but instead to record observations in a different form. A transcription also doesn’t need to copy everything in an original. An artist can choose to pull selected aspects of information here and there from within an artwork. An artist can choose to transcribe a color palette, size relationships, or an idea from an original. For many artists, the goal is not a perfect and complete copy of an artwork, but instead to use the artwork as a jumping off point to further their own work.

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Good advice:

“If you don’t know what to paint, pick an artwork that you love, and do a transcription of it.” – Jonathan Harkham

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Below is a collection of transcriptions by Jonathan Harkham, one of our online art instructors.

“Every great painter has loved and learned from someone that came before them.” – Jonathan Harkham

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