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ArtServe Class, February 18, 2010

Gesture Gesture Gesture!

First, Check out this incredible article from American Artist Drawing magazine by Patricia Hannaway. She is an animator and has an incredible handle on gesture. She draws "What the model is doing!" not what it looks like!

This is a link to the article. I will copy some of it for your records.
Thursday will be a high energy day. Bring pencils or charcoal. I hope to get you off the tables and draw with an "extension pole" on very large craft paper. I will have to get permission from ArtServe to do this, but it is a great exercise. Gesture drawings are great for your sketchbooks too.
Check out Patricia's web site too:

I went up to the Armory Art Center in West Palm Beach on friday. They are having a retrospective of Muriel Kaplan's work. She drew large figures on craft paper. So stunning because of the scale. You loosen up your work if you have to stretch your arms to make it. I cannot find any images of Muriel's work on the net, but do check it out if you get up there. The Armory is a wonderful resource.

See you Thursday!
Tuesday Evening Drawing Class at Studio Blueye will be doing the same exercise. Please call me or email me if you are coming.

Comments

  1. Patricia HannawayFebruary 21, 2010 at 3:48 PM

    dear elizabeth,
    so pleased you enjoyed my article! While I still work on some film development, I spend most time on my fine artwork these days. Just returned from the UK, working with Aardman Animations, and back in my studio in Palo Alto, CA. Please let me know if I can do any thing further to assist you.
    My website is www.pathannaway.com

    Best and thank you!
    --Pat Hannaway :)

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