Elizabeth Reed - Trouvaille (Something lovely found by chance)

INK Bring any ink you have to play with. Brushes for ink (never to grace paint again!) sticks, q tips, anything to manipulate the ink I will share my supplies. Paper suggestions: Bristol Hot pressed WC paper Cold pressed WC paper (this is rough) Experiment with color: WC or pastels or paint. We will be building textures with varied line qualities. Experiments with value through washes. Gao Xinjian http://www.artnet.com/artist/726059/gao-xingjian.html Mike Staines Oil and ink! very cool http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.mikestaines.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Oil-and-Ink.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.mikestaines.com/buy-art/&usg=__Rg-lVK9FlEz4V7ReJJ3eNl5IRMk=&h=600&w=450&sz=272&hl=en&start=44&sig2=bcSc8jmj4vkQ3wpBdRPBKQ&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=E6lrRt4qiDYv8M:&tbnh=135&tbnw=101&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dink%2Bartists%26start%3D42%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dsafari%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Den%26ndsp%3D21%26tbs%3Disch:1&ei=jiwDTLfiCYXGlQf...

June 3 Ink. Creating value through washes. June 10 Shadows 102 and messing around on Duralar (frosted mylar) June 17 On Black. Drawing with light on the dark side June 24 Edges. Manipulating hard and soft edges. I am open for any suggestions you give. All of these classes reinforce the elements and principles of design.

Our model will be the lovely Vesna I will work with you all individually as usual Here are some interesting links. Aditya Shirke Indian. Look how he keeps his drawings and paintings fresh. The gesture shines through the finished drawings. http://adityashirke.blogspot.com/ Jefferey Hein http://braingiants.com/jeffreyhein/gallery.html http://jeffhein.wordpress.com/ Bettina Sellman http://www.bettinasellmann.com/work/ Chris Faust http://www.bettinasellmann.com/work/ See you tomorrow. Special Thank You to Connie Folz for supporting this group. I am blessed with the best students!

Drawing from Photographs - Your Family We all have favorite photos of our family or friends. Since "you are the editor," you will incorporate the information we have reinforced in this class when drawing your favorites. I will strongly reinforce composition, negative and positive space and value structure. Bring in a photo that is dear to you or you just find intriguing. Drawing kits: Graphite or charcoal Color if you wish. Bristol paper for graphite Charcoal paper for charcoal Cool Artist links. I chose photorealists. By no means do you have to try to be a photorealist. They have no qualms about copying the photo exactly. You, my friends, may choose to interpret otherwise. Ben Heine from Belgium Combines drawings with photographs. COOL! http://www.toxel.com/inspiration/2010/04/24/photos-combined-with-pencil-drawings/ Steve Mills, Photorealist oil painter http://www.stevemillsart.com/index.php Michael Van Den Heuvel (Dutch) and Thor Selander (Danish) Photorealism in China htt...

The model will be the lovely Noel I am bringing my roll of newsprint and extension sticks Try drawing very very large with your charcoal taped on the end of a dowel. This is an incredible experience! See you tomorrow morning!

Self Portrait 102 We will be drawing ourselves in mirrors. My mirrors are small ovals. If you have a larger one you might be more comfortable drawing from, please bring it to class. I will explain and demonstrate the basic proportions of our faces. I will point out a few common mistakes that will make this easier for you. You will be surprised at your success with a bit of knowledge! Self portraits have been historically used as signatures, projections of self, and as narratives. Gothic architects sometimes snuck statues of themselves in cathedrals. Renaissance artists projected themselves at a more elevated social status with the intention of attracting the attention of more wealthier clients. Suggested materials: Pencil or charcoal kits or any medium with which you would like to experiment Paper a support to draw upon Here are a few very cool web sites to check out A full range of self portraits through history http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/s/self-portrait.html Some of my favorites we...

DRAWING FROM MEMORY Memory drawing exercises train artists to use their own eyes and develop their powers of observation. The most comprehensive book about memory training for artists was written in the 1840's by Horace Lecoq de Boisbaudran. Lecoq recognized that the ability to remember is not just a mechanical aptitude but a major part of our individuality as artists and human beings. Some of Lecoq's students were August Rodin James McNeill Whistler Edgar Degas scoffed at painting from nature. He composed his finished oil paintings from memory. Photographic reference material negates the practice of training the visual memory. We will discuss and practice the techniques of drawing from memory. My Tu Tu used to tell me, "Use it or lose it!" I hope this is a practice that we can all use for life. Here is a great article about memory drawing with examples of intense memory drawing training http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/miscellaneous-retail-miscellaneous-shoppi...

This was a huge project this fall to Christmas. I am proud to announce the Sister Cities Cultural Exchange Web Site! http://culturalexchange.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/ Gold Coast Council will add submissions from Kanagawa, Japan, Dubai, Taipei and Beihai, China in the future. Very Cool!

May 6 Seascapes May 13 Drawing from Memory May 20 Self Portraits 102 May 27 Drawing from Photographs - Your Family I am always open to suggestions from you. I am available for critiques and suggestions. Please let me know if there is a subject you would like to pursue as a class. Thank you to my wonderful students. I am truly blessed.

John Constable, "Seascape study with rain clouds" SEASCAPES In my latest critique group, an abstract artist asked me what I saw when I looked at abstract art. My answer was simple. The same ideas used in abstract art are evident and important in representational art. ESPECIALLY in landscapes. We will reinforce the elements and principles of design that make seascapes powerful expressions of a place and time. I will be referencing Ed Whitney's critiques of seascapes. All great landscapes are abstract paintings. Here are some wonderful seascapes. Why do they attract your attention? Justin Clayton http://www.justinspaintings.com/index.php?x=about Toni Grote Abstracts....look how real they look! http://artisttonigrote.blogspot.com/ Winslow Homer The classic master in composition. http://www.nga.gov/feature/homer/homersplash.htm Annabelle Greenhalgh Good Welsh girl. She has the advantage if being in the UK. http://www.annabelgreenhalgh.com/ J.M.W. Turner http://www.ibiblio.org...

Our model will be the lovely Noel. She is incredible. Angular, flexible and professional. Continue our discipline of pegging proportions of the body Everyone works at their own pace. Instruction tailored to you. If you want to try new media, look at this web site Shay Bredimus http://www.shaybredimus.com/iWeb/ART/Rescue.html (Don't hit home, you can't access the images from the thumbnails, just hit the arrows) Featured in the "New and Notable" section of Drawing magazine He uses tattoo ink and wax crayon on frosted mylar. POWERFUL! Anna Wakitsch http://www.annawakitsch.com/index.html Kevin Wueste Look how he progressed from gesture to finished drawing to painting. Yummy! http://kevinwuesteart.blogspot.com/ SEE YOU TOMORROW!