Tintoretto’s drawings have experienced a resurgence in popularity in recent years, with his works on paper featured prominently in larger exhibitions of his work, including the recent 2012 retrospective at the Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome, Italy. Have you had the pleasure of viewing one (or some) of Tintoretto’s drawings? If so, what drew you to them? Do you think these sketches and drawings tell us more about Tintoretto than his larger scale compositions in oil?
Vine versus compressed charcoal: what’s the difference? This might seem like a question reserved for only a new artist who is deciding which to purchase. It is also worth consideration, however, on the part of the more seasoned artist, as each form
evolved in response to artistic demand over history and has encouraged the charcoal medium to become the diverse and dynamic field of artistic production that it is today.
Garth Laidlaw, animator and illustrator, challenges artists to use Nitram Charcoal to remove themselves from their screen and recognize the benefits of charcoal figure drawings.
Celebrating the tangible presence of the artist’s hand, this exhibition showcases some of the biggest figures in modern art, from Salvador Dali to Robert Rauschenberg, while also exploring the potential of the drawn image in a range of media.
Travel does broaden the mind, unfortunately it also broadens your immune system.
Sure enough, 48 hours after arriving in Denver for the NAMTA (Art Materials) trade show my throat starts to do a tiny tickle. And by the middle of day my voice starts to
creak and croak.
Do you ever find yourself returning to rote gestures or shortcuts in your work? A lack of care and connection will be immediately obvious to your audience.
It is incredibly rare to see people drawing or painting outside these days, but this spring, I’m planning to resume the outdoor sketching sessions I abandoned years ago.
Tintoretto’s drawings have experienced a resurgence in popularity in recent years, with his works on paper featured prominently in larger exhibitions of his work, including the recent 2012 retrospective at the Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome, Italy. Have you had the pleasure of viewing one (or some) of Tintoretto’s drawings? If so, what drew you to them? Do you think these sketches and drawings tell us more about Tintoretto than his larger scale compositions in oil?
Vine versus compressed charcoal: what’s the difference? This might seem like a question reserved for only a new artist who is deciding which to purchase. It is also worth consideration, however, on the part of the more seasoned artist, as each form evolved in response to artistic demand over history and has encouraged the charcoal medium to become the diverse and dynamic field of artistic production that it is today.
Garth Laidlaw, animator and illustrator, challenges artists to use Nitram Charcoal to remove themselves from their screen and recognize the benefits of charcoal figure drawings.
Thousands of years ago, when the earliest human cultures made the giant leap forward into artistic expression in caves across the globe, they intro...
Have a look at the process work of charcoal portraits created by Architecture student, Stefan Harris.
Whenever I am in New York I always plan on a day at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. On my list of "must see again and again" is this self portrait ...
Do you surround yourself with other artists? How do you transmute experience into fresh, original ideas for your own work?
Celebrating the tangible presence of the artist’s hand, this exhibition showcases some of the biggest figures in modern art, from Salvador Dali to Robert Rauschenberg, while also exploring the potential of the drawn image in a range of media.
The last day of the NAMTA Art Material trade show in Denver a gentlemen comes over to me and says we have something in common. My mind goes into ov...
Travel does broaden the mind, unfortunately it also broadens your immune system. Sure enough, 48 hours after arriving in Denver for the NAMTA (Art Materials) trade show my throat starts to do a tiny tickle. And by the middle of day my voice starts to creak and croak.
Do you ever find yourself returning to rote gestures or shortcuts in your work? A lack of care and connection will be immediately obvious to your audience.
It is incredibly rare to see people drawing or painting outside these days, but this spring, I’m planning to resume the outdoor sketching sessions I abandoned years ago.
