Posts Tagged ‘Van Gogh’
Just Draw! Part 2: indoors
February 19, 2015
Following on from my recent discussion on returning to drawing, this article presents a variety of suggestions for drawing indoors. Feel free to pick and choose from this selection of drawing ideas and to approach them in any order. These “exercises” are primarily designed to get people drawing again, but they also encourage us to […]
2015 | Blog | Tags: Bob Dylan, Giacometti, Matisse, Van Gogh
Perspective and Emotion (2): The space around an object
May 12, 2013
Above: Auguste Renoir flower painting, oils, 1901 An object in a painting can seem to have such a physical presence that I am stopped in my tracks. Whether a vase of flowers or a pair of shoes, the image may insist that it really is there, a solid presence in its own space. In this second […]
2013 | Blog | Tags: blog, Cezanne, perspective, Renoir, still life, Van Gogh
Perspective and emotion: Spaces between people
April 25, 2013
As artists we focus on ideas and emotions, so why should we bother with perspective? Above: Rembrandt “The Supper at Emmaus”, 1629, oil on panel. Art ideas are full of contradictions. Here is one example that fascinates me: Art itself is primarily about emotional concepts, yet artists are expected to master the technical challenges of perspective. With its ruled lines, vanishing points and […]