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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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. [gallery]

As a service to the readers of the site that might be new to art. I thought I would share this video on how to face appreciation of art.

Max Ernst is another one on my overrated artist list. But watch the documentary and see what you think. You can see the rest here.

Here is a short documentary on the DADA movement. Another movement I do not like but I still feel I should share it and let every one make up their own minds. A more liberal view than most of the modern art establishment in at least that regard;) You can see ...

Today's featured artist is Julian Alden Weir.  Julian was an American impressionist that lived in the late 19th and early twentieth century. Below is some of his work and links to more info. Julian Alden Weir at wikipedia. Julian Alden Weir at Art Renewal Center. [gallery]

I thought this was funny so I thought I would share it with the gang here:)