I went to Oslo in Norway for a day… I loved it. I know it’s very irresponsible from an environmental point of view, adding to ever growing flight tourism and associated pollution, but well… I had many individual-centred justifications for just doing what is possible today which wouldn’t have been possible 20 years ago. The […]
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Visit to the National Gallery, Oslo, Norway
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Research point: Landscape series
Look at artists who worked in series with the landscape, such as Monet, Pissarro or Cézanne. Make notes in your learning log about the challenges they faced and how they tackled them. I began my search as usual with Google, starting with Claude Monet whose paintings I admire intensely. The Wikipedia article on Claude Monet […]
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Landscape drawing: 360° studies
The task was to make four 15-minute drawings of landscapes from a location with open view in all directions, looking to the north, west, south and east without changing position. Instructions also advised to use a viewfinder to find a focal point for the drawing. Thursday 11 October – Schillerpark I did this exercise today […]
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Research point: Pentimenti
Find out about pentimenti (mistakes in master drawings) and restatements and find examples of them in famous drawings. Log your findings. I started my research with a Google search and as usual, began by reading the Wikipedia page to get a quick overall idea of the term. Wikipedia explains pentimenti not as errors, but rather […]
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Landscape drawing: A sketchbook walk
The first project of part 3 is concerned with landscape drawing. Now the difference to parts 1 and 2 is that it’s about drawing outdoors, which means that I’m looking for good or at least “interesting” weather conditions. I had intended to begin part 3 much earlier and benefit from nice summer weather. But part […]
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Research point: Different depictions of landscape
The course materials suggested to look at Dürer, Claude Lorrain and Lowry’s “images of industrial life”. This research point was to be done before the first practical task, however I departed from the suggested task sequence and approached it after the first exercises. Usually I prefer doing things in the suggested order, but having done […]
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More artists: Henri Matisse
I came across some drawings by Henri Matisse (1869 – 1954) by accident. Searching for watercolours by Emil Nolde, I was directed to the page of a commercial gallery which had organized an exhibition of works by Henri Matisse, too, and presented some of the drawings and prints of the exhibition. I had seen some […]
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