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DRAWING |
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Drawing was never my strong feature as an artist. It was always the place where I had to struggle, and it never seemed to come easy to me. It was a means to the end in painting, and as a painter I could “get by” most of the time with my limited drawing skills. But after awhile “getting by” wasn’t enough and so I began to focus attention to honing my drawing skills. Drawing has taught me how to see. I didn’t like drawing much because it was harder than painting, and I had to work at it. After I had some training with some very fine teachers I began to love to draw for the sake of it, and now I teach it myself. I like to think that because of my struggles with drawing I am especially tuned to my students’ difficulties with learning this skill, which is, after all, so closely allied with handwriting that in my opinion if we could learn to write we can also learn to draw. How well, depends on how often you do it! Visit the New Section of Figure Drawings (nude art) Click here |
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Bananas and Strawberries with Glass Pitcher |
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Apples |
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Boxes and Pears |
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Green Bell Pepper |
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Old Tools |
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MIDI Sequence by N. Sugimura The Classical Archives www.classicalarchives.com Felix Mendelssohn Fingal’s Cave Overture (Hebrides) (permission pending) |
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Garlic Silverpoint |
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Garlic detail |
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This drawing is silverpoint. It looks like pencil here but the difference is noticeable close up. Various metals have been used for centuries to make beautiful delicate drawings. The paper must be coated with zinc which is found in Chinese white watercolor. I coat watercolor paper with a mix of the paint and water and let it dry. The slightly yellow effect comes from the paper. The chemical reaction of the metal and the zinc causes a line. In time it will tarnish and the sought-after patina will form on the surface of the drawing. A ring, coin, or silver rod inserted into a pencil holder makes a drawing implement. |
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PROFILE | CLASSES | HOME | CONTACT ME | BRACKMAN | LINKS | EVENTS Portraits • Landscapes • Symbolic Still Life • Still Life • Monotype • Watercolor • Egg Tempera • Feeling Series • Student’s Gallery • Drawing • Giclee Prints • Digital Reproduction • Purchase Paintings |