Eugène Delacroix - drawings

Eugène Delacroix, though his place in art-history is secure, he seems to me under appreciated. The name de la Croix tells you right where he was coming from. Crayon, pencil, pastel, ink… consider it brought!

Swipe Spot #10

Rutland post office murals, painted in 1937 by Stephen J. Belaski, depict the early history of Vermont.

mural by Stephen J. Belaski

A quick glance reveals a familiar profile.

Thats right Stephen J., the world has caught on to your subterfuge!

cover art by J.C. Leyendecker

Another panel, this with no recognizable faces.

Rutland… isn't that where the Prefab Four are from?

the rutles

EDGAR ALWIN PAYNE

13 instead of 10, just to be sure to draw your attention to this must read post~ Observation, Construction and Visualization

ROBERT KENNEDY ABBETT

Inaugural post of the new feature "Top 10". I will spotlight 10 choice works by a single artist. Bringing forth their greatness in concentrated power! Without further comment… Bob Abbett, illustrator and wildlife artist.

No More Socialism

NO MORE SOCIALIST PROMISES FOR ME, I'M VOTING CONSERVATIVE THIS TIME

artwork by Harold Speed ,1931

The "progressive" plan~

“Under Socialism, you would not be allowed to be poor. You would be forcibly fed, clothed, lodged, taught, and employed whether you liked it or not. If it were discovered that you had not character and industry enough to be worth all this trouble, you might possibly be executed in a kindly manner; but whilst you were permitted to live, you would have to live well.” – George Bernard Shaw

Sorolla ~ Columbus

Columbus Departing from Palos, painted for Mr. Ryan of New York and currently belongs to The Mariner's Museum in Newport News, Virginia.

In preparation for his own painting, Sorolla persuaded the duke of Veragua, Columbus's descendant, to model for him. Sorolla made nine large studies in varying composition and lighting.

In Sorolla's masterful, full-length portrait, Columbus's features and physique agree quite well with what contemporaries said about him. More importantly, in Columbus's penetrating glance Sorolla has captured the character of his subject with unsurpassed brilliance.

When one stands before the glowing canvas by Sorolla, one cannot help but feel we have a representation truly in accord with our ideal of the man Columbus.

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Antonio,

"muscle memory" Exactly, practice what you want to learn, in the way you want to practice it.

I recommend with some trepidation Lasar's book, Practical Hints for Art Students, for though it has much information, and is ostensibly for amateurs, it may be too dense for most. He does not discuss it, so I fear the angle machine is lost to history. I always imagined it as a kind of segmented & hinged ruler. Useful?

from Lasar~ "Consider your drawing as a star before putting it into movement, then bend the points of the star to suit the subject."

Note how Lasars figure abstraction and the controlling of salient points relates to the ideas presented here~ Doug Higgins

further more

The first exercise in The Art of Drawing by Willy Pogany is a sight-size lesson meant to develop your judgement of Distance, Direction, and Proportion. Pogany uses dots in the way Ruskin, if my memory hasn't failed, advocates using line drawings of fauna. Free-hand copy and self correct by overlaying.

""Well, there's a job I'd like to have. :)"" re:Lasars

I called, but they were no longer accepting applicants. :(