While searching for studio equipment, I came across a drawing book by Polish artist and stage designer Piotr Sonnewend (*1953 ). His drawings are very experimental and painterly in approach, very dark and conveying an atmosphere of mystery and pain. The artist’s topics are sinister, but this drawing techniques are impressive. He is also a […]
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More artists: Karl Blossfeldt
Karl Blossfeldt (1865 – 1932) was a German artist, art teacher and photographer who became known for his detailed photographs of plants, which were used as educational materials in his drawing courses. I discovered this artist when searching for guidance and inspiration while feeling stuck with detailed observational drawing. A quick Wikipedia picture search brought […]
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Exhibition visit: Gerhard Richter
Gerhard Richter (*1932) is a well-known abstract and figurative German painter. The New National Gallery in Berlin presents a retrospective of his works, which will be available from February 12 to May 13, 2012. I had been quite curious about this exposition and was lucky to go there today. I didn’t know much about Gerhard […]
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More artists: Edgar Degas
While working on assignment 1, I’ve continued to read in Bill Creevy’s pastel book. It presents many techniques and illustrates them step by step, and I find it very inspiring. Pastels are a really interesting medium. Creevy also explains some mixed media techniques, like combining pastels with watercolour, acrylics or binder materials. I’d really like […]
More artists: Bill Creevy
I did some research to learn about pastel drawing. I came across the great names of classical artists, especially Degas with his beautiful ballet dancers. I will look at them at a later time. I also looked for inexpensive study pastels at an art supplier, who had also listed some books on pastel techniques. There […]
More artists: Cy Twombly
I later showed the mark-making sketches to a friend who is a painter, and when he saw the drawings for Holding pens and pencils he told me that my experiments reminded him of the works by Cy Twombly. I learned that Twombly (1928-2011) had been a leading figure in abstract expressionism, well known for his […]
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