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The Dot, by Peter H. Reynolds
gesture drawing
gesture drawing-This quick drawing captures the energy and movement of the subject. It does not necessarily have to be realistic. Gesture drawings are often very expressive and allow one the freedom to loosen up and not worry about small details.
Xu Beihong, Eight Galloping Horses
Kathe Kollwitz
contour drawing
Henri Matisse
“Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence.” - Henri Matisse
contour drawing in sculpture:
Alexander Calder
Alexander Calder, Cow, 1929.
Alexander Calder, Elephant, 1928.
Bud Bullivant
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variable contour drawing/value- Vary the width of the contour line to give emphasis and weight to the line. It gives the illusion of the line having more.
cross contour drawing-
Cross contour lines are parallel lines that curve over an object’s
surface in a vertical or horizontal manner (or both) and reveal the
item’s surface characteristics.
blind contour drawing- Blind contour drawings are those created by looking only at the subject, and not the paper while drawing.
line drawing
boundary areas- A drawn line divides space on the page to create positive and negative space.
Kandinsky Drawing
line as pattern
pattern- Space and depth can be created through placement and variety of patterning. Matisse frames his female subjects with patterns to emphasize them. Van Gogh creates depth in his drawings through use of multi-directional patterning.
Van Gogh
Henri Matisse
Eli Helman
still life
Transparent bowl of fruit and vases mural painting in Pompeii, Italy, 1 st century a.c
Juan Sánchez Cotán: "Still life with carrots" versions in Madrid (up) and Granada (low)
Abraham van Beyeren: "Banquet still life"
Jean Siméon Chardin: "La raie"
William Harnett: "Violin (the old violin)"
Vincent van Gogh: "Sunflowers"
Paul Cézanne: "Still life with fruit basket (the kitchen table)"
Three cubist still life paintings : Picasso, Braque and Gris
Tom Wesselmann: "Still life #20" ©Artists Rights Society
Ralph Goings: "A-1 sauce"
an article about still life painting: http://www.theartwolf.com/articles/best-still-life-paintings.htm
landscape
Li Cheng, "Buddhist Temple in Mountain"
Ambrogio Lorenzetti
Pieter Brueguel, "Jäger im Schnee (Winter) (Hunters in the Snow)" 1565
El Greco, "View of Toledo"
Thomas Gainsborough, "Viwe of Dedham"
Casper David Friedrich, "Landscape with Solitary Tree", 1822
Joseph Mallord William Turner, "Blue Rigi: Lake of Lucerne"
Vincent Van Gogh, "Landscape with Olive Trees"
Claude Monet, "Cliffs near Dieppe", 1882
Henri Rousseau
Paul Cezanne, "The Montaigne St. Victoire", 1887
Henri Matisse, "Promenade Among the Olive Trees", 1905-06
Paul Klee, "Landscape and Yellow Church Tower"
Georgia O'Keeffe, "Cottonwood III", 1944
Joan Miró: "The Farm (La Masía)", 1921-22
Wayne Thiebaud: "Coloma Ridge" (1967-68)
Portrait
Chrissy Cav
Francis Bacon
Gary Panter
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
Mike Lyon
Paul Gauguin
alternative painting techniques
SPRAY paint
Banksy
Swoon
Blu
Dondi White
more artists:
50 Beautiful Graffiti Artworks
Graffiti As An Artform Video:
Graffiti Creator:
http://www.graffiticreator.net/index.htm
FINGER painting
Iris Scott
Iris Scott
http://www.irisfingerpaintings.com/index.html
POURING paint
Holton Rower
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DRIPPING paint
Jackson Pollock
Jackson Pollock
