Constable was a master of observation of the natural world. Look at the character and variety in the trees he has captured in this drawing. This was not explicitly stated as a research task, but since I felt so stuck with my own attempts at drawing trees that I found it might be a good […]
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Research point: John Constable, Fir Trees
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Check and log: Drawing trees
How many different tree types have you drawn? I drew three different tree types in individual sketches and studies, and around six different trees in the several trees drawings. What techniques did you use to distinguish each type? In the two individual tree sketches, I think it was the type of markmaking for the foliage […]
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Drawing trees
Exercise: Sketching an individual tree It was difficult to decide on a tree for this task. I saw a lot of trees I liked, but they were mostly standing in a group of trees and I couldn’t place myself in proper drawing distance because I would have to look directly in the sun or they […]
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Exhibition visit: Hopper drawing
For several weeks I had seen the announcements for the exhibition of Hopper drawings at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. Time was flying and finally I made it there, three weeks before its closing date (October 6). I had done some preliminary research. The exposition’s website is very informative. The aim […]
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