Beginning Drawing

Face to face with Leonardo da Vinci

Posted in Line by 9islands on December 28, 2011

Leonardo daVinci drawing, Five Character Studies (A Man Tricked by Gypsies), 1493

During the show, National Gallery’s Leonardo da Vinci: Painting at the Court of Milan, Guardian art critic Jonathan Jones looks in detail at some of da Vinci’s drawings.

Click here for the interactive guide.

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Cave of Forgotten Dreams: prehistoric drawing in 3d

Posted in Charcoal, Line by 9islands on March 19, 2011

Here is a review of Cave of Forgotten Dreams by Simon McBurney of the Guardian.

Herzog: What I saw in the cave, a video interview with the filmmaker, Werner Herzog.

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Albrecht Dürer’s mother

Posted in Line, Portrait by 9islands on March 11, 2011

Dürer - Bildnis der Mutter Portrait of the artist’s mother at the age of 63 by Dürer, 1514

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Some expressive drawing

Posted in Expressive Drawing by 9islands on December 8, 2010

Portrait of a Studio Roach (The Sinner) by Jason Adkins A video made by Ema Sintamarian while an MFA student at SJSU.

Goya self-portrait

Posted in Brush and ink, Ink wash by 9islands on December 1, 2010

Francisco de Goya self-portrait, 1795-97 Ink wash self-portrait by Francisco de Goya, 1795-1797

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John Singer Sargent: a portrait in charcoal

Posted in Compressed charcoal, Value by 9islands on November 21, 2010

Portrait of Henry James by John Singer Sargent, 1913 Portrait of Henry James by John Singer Sargent, 1913. _

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Two current shows of drawing

Posted in One point perspective, Perspective, Two point perspective by 9islands on November 20, 2010

Two Bay Area painters that I have shown in class are having shows of works on paper this month.

'Ingleside House by Robert Bechtle, 1975, watercolor, Collection Oakland Museum of California

Ingleside House by Robert Bechtle, 1975, watercolor, Collection Oakland Museum of California

Robert Bechtle Watercolors and Drawings are being shown at Gallery Paule Anglim (14 Geary St, San Francisco) through November 27.
Click here to see images from the exhibition at Gallery Paule Anglim.

Wayne Thiebaud drawing Aleck cartoons, 1943 from nga.gov

Wayne Thiebaud drawing Aleck cartoons, 1943 from nga.gov

Charcoal Still Lifes 1964-1974 by Wayne Thiebaud are being shown at the Paul Thiebaud Gallery in New York through December 18.
Click here to see images of some of the works being shown in New York.

Da Vinci: drapery study

Posted in Drapery, Value by 9islands on November 18, 2010

Study of drapery by Leonardo da Vinci c. late 1400s Here is Study of drapery by Leonardo da Vinci, circa late 1400′s.

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For more drapery, see Drapery study for a seated figure by Da Vinci from universalleonardo.org

and Three Drapery Studies for a Man Pointing Forward by Ingres, c. 1824-34.

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Edgar Degas and pastel

Posted in Materials, Pastel by 9islands on November 11, 2010

Woman Bathing by Edgar Degas 1886
One of Edgar Degas’ (1834-1917) favorite mediums was pastel.

Frank by Chuck Close

Posted in Portrait, Scale by 9islands on November 6, 2010

Frank by Chuck Close
See Minneapolis Institute of Arts.. See video interviews of Close.. Photo by Tim Wilson (Creative Commons license).

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