The Drawing Blog

Drawing: Drawing Is Memorization?

Bob Bahr — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:00:00 GMT

When I first moved to New York City about a dozen years ago, I drew my father's face from memory quite a lot. It usually wasn't a good depiction at all, but occasionally it resulted in a decent drawing of a handsome man — which reminds me...(read more)

Drawing: Drawing People Using Perspective Lines

Bob Bahr — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:00:00 GMT

While thumbing through Burne Hogarth's Dynamic Anatomy the other day, I came across an interesting section on foreshortening that I wanted to share ...

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Drawing: Does Mr. Ed Have an Advantage Over You?

Bob Bahr — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:00:00 GMT

It's crazy to say that horses have a visual advantage over humans, but with eyes on opposite sides of their heads, they surely don't see in three-dimensional terms like we do. There are times especially for beginners when seeing less--seeing a...(read more)

Drawing: The One Rule We Hear More Than Any Other From Art Teachers

Bob Bahr — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Very few rules are absolute in art. But one rule keeps popping up in our magazines, quoted by art instructors and artists of all types...

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Drawing: Densely Marked Drawings

Bob Bahr — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Last week we talked about sparsely marked drawings, so it only makes sense that today we consider drawings in which nearly every area is marked.

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Drawing: In Praise of Sparseness, When Drawing the Figure or Other Subjects

Bob Bahr — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMT

I caught the Whistler exhibition at The Frick last week and was initially concerned about its size — it hangs in that smallish room in between the place where you pay admission and the hallway to the restrooms — but I suppose at some point...(read more)

Drawing: Drawing People in Ink Frees You

Bob Bahr — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:00:00 GMT

Drawing in ink can force an artist to either slow down and make very careful marks, or do the opposite--to ignore the permanence of the marks and make them freely. What does pen-and-ink do for you? Let us know by posting a comment.

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Drawing: Draw It 2 Times

Bob Bahr — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:00:00 GMT

As Steve Doherty pointed out in a recent blog post, it's quite helpful to depict the same scene twice. I find this is very true in drawing, for several reasons ...

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Drawing: Draw Why You Love Your Home

Bob Bahr — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Drawing Day 2009 was such a popular event on the American Artist website that we decided to have regular, themed drawing days for our readers. The first one is scheduled for July 4. Draw something that represents why you love your house, your land, your state, your country, your world. Draw something that symbolizes your current roots.

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Drawing: Drawing on the iPhone

Bob Bahr — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:30:00 GMT

Digital art isn't new. But when a friend told me that people are now creating art on their iPhones, I imagined that the art wouldn't be anything remarkable. Then David Kassan emailed me an example that he said he sketched very quickly from previous studies.

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Drawing: Drawing Day Results

Bob Bahr — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:00:00 GMT

I can't speak for anyone else, but I sure enjoyed Drawing Day 2009 ! I went to Central Park with a friend, loaded down with drawing material, painting supplies, and Gatorade. Several scenes screamed out for depiction, but we kept walking through the...(read more)

Drawing: The Drawing Day Project Wants People to "Drop Everything and Draw"

Bob Bahr — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:00:00 GMT

We're pretty passionate about drawing at the magazine, so it's nice to come across other people who are as dedicated to draftsmanship and expressive drawing as we are. The folks at the Drawing Day project certainly fall into this category.

For the second year, Mick Gow and his staff are urging everyone to execute a drawing on a given day—this year it's Saturday, June 6—and post it online somewhere. We think that's a fine idea. Here are a couple of ways you can participate ...

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Drawing: Whistler's Etchings of Venice on View This Summer

Bob Bahr — Tue, 19 May 2009 11:00:00 GMT

It's always a good time to visit The Frick, especially this summer, when people in New York will get a chance to see the exhibition "Portraits, Pastels, Prints: Whistler in The Frick Collection," a gathering of the museum's Whistlers, spanning three media.

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Drawing: Anatomy Drawing Like No Other

Bob Bahr — Tue, 12 May 2009 11:00:00 GMT

"Bodies ... The Exhibition," currently housed in New York City's South Street Seaport, offers draftsmen the chance to draw from human specimens after hours. It's an opportunity New York City area artists shouldn't miss.

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Drawing: 10 Favorite Articles from Drawing Magazine's Archives

Bob Bahr — Tue, 05 May 2009 17:00:00 GMT

Sure, we have our favorites, even if we aren't supposed to. Here are 10 of the best articles published in Drawing magazine over the last seven years, in no particular order.

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