For exercise D we are going to do an  drawing. The écorché is a drawing of the anatomy without the skin. In the past they used to do both drawings and sculptures of people and horses etc with just the muscles and bones etc. And this is really a great way to really understand how  [ Read More ]

Today’s featured artist is Edwin Austin Abbey (April 1, 1852 – August 1, 1911). Abbey was an American illustrator / artist during the golden age of illustration. He had a long and important career and was a very good artist. And I am glad to share him with every one today:) Edwin Austin Abbey at  [ Read More ]

Today’s featured artist is American illustrator Harry Grant Dart (1869 – 1938). He was mainly known for his futuristic airships. Hi work has recently gotten more recognition with the popularity of steampunk. He is not well known but you can read a little bit about him at Wikipedia.

Walter H. Everett was a good but not so well known American illustrator. He seems to have had early success and was able to study with Pyle and be published in his early twenties. But it seems that while he was good at his art he was not as good with business and missed deadlines  [ Read More ]

For exercise C we are going to do a self portrait in B&W. You can use pencil, charcoal or another B&W medium you feel comfortable using. But just no computers yet:) Here are some famous examples of self portraits by Courbet and Rembrandt to get you motivated:)

OK now for some gesture drawing. If you have read the homework you should know what this is:) If not it is a fast sketch that is only trying to capture the essence of the pose.  Any way go ahead and do two or three pages of gesture drawings. This is an example by Rembrandt.

For exercise A we will see how much you learned from the home work.  Fill a page with skulls at all different angles. They do not have to be super detailed but they do need to be detailed enough to be able to see if you understand how to draw the form of the skull  [ Read More ]

Today’s featured artist is John George Brown. John George Brown was a 19th century genre painter mainly painting street children including boot blacks, newspaper vendors, etc.  He was even some times called the “Boot Black Raphael”.  Below are several of his works and a link to more information about him. John George Brown at Wikipdea

Hello gang I know most of you like Dega so I thought you would like to hear about this. The Hyde Collection is having a wonderful exhibition on Dega and music. Along with this they are having many other related events including a series of seventy musical performances, exhibitions, workshops, lectures, family events, and a  [ Read More ]

Joseph Wright of Derby was an 18th century English painter. He is well known for his use of Chiaroscuro effect, which emphasises the contrast of light and darks. Below are several of his striking paintings and a link to more information about him. Joseph Wright of Derby at Wikipedia.