Elizabeth Reed - Trouvaille (Something lovely found by chance)

Perspective 102 One of my first classes was a lesson in perspective For those of you who missed this class, I will restate the basics: We will discuss one and two point perspective Vocabulary includes: Station point Picture plane Vanishing point I will show you how to build simple shapes in space I will show you how to visualize ellipses from squares The book I use is: Basic Perspective Drawing A Visual Approach by John Montague http://www.amazon.com/Basic-Perspective-Drawing-Visual-Approach/dp/0442266537/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1272247397&sr=8-3 For those of you who attended this class, we will reinforce the basics. Please bring photos of perspective questions that you may have. I stress drawing from life. It would be great to find a comfortable spot to draw in the gallery The car dealership across the street can be absolutely fascinating also. One day they actually had a Batmobile on a flat bed. I will bring more viewfinders They are for sale for $10 Please bring a...

Vesna will be our model. I concentrated on tonal drawings in my Thursday class. I would like to stress tonal patterns in this class. Check out the figure drawings of Mark Tennant. http://www.marktennantart.com/drawings_n.html If you look closely, you will see beautiful action gesture lines. Notice how the edges disappear. His drawings are painterly because he identifies bold shape patterns. Check out Jean Marcellino. Here are her roman staue drawings http://www.naje.com/rome/ And beautiful figures. Notice how she incorporates the background to describe the figure. http://www.barebrush.com/gallery.php?artwork_id=2309 John Singer Seargent He saw light so perfectly and depicted it so simply I will reference him forever He draws and paints to perfection Notice how simply he states details with blocks of value Sometimes what seems to be so detailed is the flick of the corner of a square brushhttp://www.johnsingersargent.org/ See you tomorrow morn at about 9:30! It always seems to be raining...

TONAL DRAWING You have heard me talk of "drawing like a painter" many times. Tonal drawing focuses on the abstract forms in a drawing as opposed to the outlines of the shapes. Jen Hagen wrote an article in Drawing magazine recently about tonal drawing. Look for an email from www.yousendit.com. You can download the article and print it if you wish. I will bring some copies with me to class. Great step by step photos of straight gestural lines developing into lovely tonal patterns. She says, "I think in terms of the envelope of space that the model fills, rather than the precise lines that identify the edges of the separate forms. The first marks don't have to be completely accurate. They just have to capture the gesture and place the figure in proportion." The link I posted for figure drawing is for the atelier with whom she studies. Here it is again http://www.studioincamminati.org/gallery_charcoal.php Another wonderful article from 2006 http://americanartist.ty...

Monday's model is Noel She holds incredible poses with the most intense concentration I have sent you a link from www.yousendit.com This is a scanned article about finding the basic cube shapes of the head, ribcage and pelvis in a live model. I did a demonstration of this in class last monday. This article gives great graphic descriptions of this idea. I will bring the ink we used to experiment in last thursday's class. The looseness you gain from working with ink helps with the gestural marks in figure drawing. Also, check out this link. Studio Incamminati is in Philadelphia. There is a great article about tonal drawing. I will bring it to class. Suggested materials: WC paper newsprint and charcoal Any ink you might have. http://www.studioincamminati.org/gallery_charcoal.php See you tomorrow!

I highly recommend this workshop. Egg Tempera is like drawing with paint. You will learn how to mix your own paints and see Suzanne and Pasha's incredible work. They are by far the most knowledgeable artists in their medium. I have talked about them in my thursday class. Don't miss this great opportunity to learn from two master artists who are delightful people. Here is a link to their web site http://www.schererandouporov.com/

I am honored to show at The Armory Art Center in West Palm Beach. Ann Fay Rushforth, the curator, has chosen 7 of my drawings/paintings for this exhibit. AWE stands for Armory Watch for Excellence Award. Rushforth has offered to mentor me in my personal and professional artistic growth. Her experience and education are highly respected. Opening Reception Thursday, April 22, 2010 6 - 8 pm. Armory Art Center 1700 Parker Ave. West Palm Beach, FL 33401 561.832.1776

It shimmers! Silver, gold and copper point drawing on black gesso boards. Copper leaf on the sides....it shimmers and disappears if you look at it the wrong way. Similar to our investments. Sides are gilded with copper and mounted .75" off the surface inside a black box. " The symbols on our currency were selected to illustrate our democratic capitalist society. Our nation’s recent unethical financial decisions have mocked their meaning. A redesigned currency might consist of bubbles, credit card swipes and distorted patterns. Images drawn with silver, gold and copper shimmer on black. Slight angular shifts of light render them first visible, then invisible. Could this visual game be synonymous with the state of our economy?"

http://www.linesandcolors.com/category/pen-ink/ Especially the great work of illustrator Arthur Rackham MORE! Mike Lyon http://mlyon.com/2008/01/annette-70-x-45-inch-watercolor-with-pen-and-ink-drawing/

The model is Vesna I will continue my emphasis on Geographical points Weight/balance Putting the model on the page I will demonstrate: 3 main masses: head, ribcage and pelvis Please arrive at 9:30 - 9:45 We need to leave the dance studio by noon See you there!

Experimenting with Ink "Now for something completely different!" Ink is infinitely versatile Let your imagination flow with this medium Different approaches: Loose like watercolors- wet on wet, layering opacity Limitless mark making with tools such as sticks, feathers, prints of textures Tight crosshatchings and dots Linear poems of movement and weight Dream like landscapes fom Ink playing experiments: Gao Xingjian Abstractions from ink manipulation. http://alisan.com.hk/Gao_Xing_Jian.html Fang Lijun Examples of his large face ink paintings as well as some of the wilder side of his imagination. http://www.artzinechina.com/display_vol_aid529_en.html One of his oils but you can imagine this done in ink washes http://flavorpill.com/covers/fang-lijun Tightly rendered: Barbara Kirby creates these drawings with small dots from her pen. Highly controlled style but organic and dreamlike subject matter http://www.gaelicweb.com/bakirby/gallery/pictures.html Traditional: Joseph ...

April 1 Creating Contrast / Conflict in your drawings April 8 In honor of Spring, we will be composing flower drawings. Emphasis on dominance and value pattern to simplify natural structure. April 15 Experimenting with Ink. Use brushes, quills and sticks to create loose beautiful marks and values. Be ready to travel to your peaceful place. April 22 Tonal Drawing. We will practice seeing masses rather than outlines. Experiments with powdered graphite and erasers. April 29 Perspective 102. More practice on perspective and a push to experiment. Also, and additional link. GEORGIA O'KEEFE! The queen of flowers and philosophy Her flowers FILL THE ROOM! http://www.georgiaokeefe.com/

In honor of Spring (and Bob) FLOWERS! We will be 'demystifying" flowers. I will bring both real and (not) for you to study. A specific light source makes it easier to describe their shape. Remember, as the light bounces around inside the folds, it becomes warmer, not darker. My most favorite teacher in the ENTIRE UNIVERSE is Jan Hart (next to my dear friend Jane) Check out her website! She just moved from New Mexico to Costa Rica She offers workshops in watercolor painting in Costa Rica (anyone interested in joining me?) Also, here is the book I was mentioning the other day, "A Watercolor Artist's guide to Exceptional Color." She is a delightful person and brilliantly talented teacher. http://www.janhart.com/ Also, the Susan K. Black Foundation sponsors the "Blossom" competition Check out who submitted and won in the past. Some very fine painters made a go for the big prize. Check them out. http://www.susankblackfoundation.org/2006finalists.html Bring...

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