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Drawing Basics: Judith Carducci's Workshop and the Benefits of Drawing and Working From Life

Karyn — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:31:00 GMT

During a recent plein air workshop in Southern France, Judith Carducci helped students who worked with pen-and-ink, pastel, watercolor, and oil colors. The unifying themes of the 10-day class were that drawing basics are a foundation of all media and...(read more)

Drawing Basics: Colored Pencil 70th Anniversary Competition Winners

American Artist — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 10:29:00 GMT

We present the semifinalists in the colored pencil category. by Karen Stanger Johnston Ya Reckin by Rosemarie Rush, 2006, colored pencil, 16 x 20. First Place: Rosemarie Rush Like most of the images of Western life by California artist Rosemarie Rush...(read more)

Drawing Basics: From a Roman Fountain to a South Bend Studio

American Artist — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 07:52:00 GMT

In this excerpt from the fall 2006 issue of Drawing , David Mayernik discusses how copying the work of Old Masters trains his taste so he can draw and paint original work with the classical beauty he reveres. by Bob Bahr For David Mayernik , who has gone...(read more)

Drawing Basics: The Emergence of Tonal Drawing

American Artist — Sat, 16 Sep 2006 08:50:00 GMT

Tonal drawing--the juxtaposition of relative values, the notion of seeing masses rather than outlines--more closely replicates the way humans see than do lines. This emotional way of depicting the world has been explored since Leonardo; modern artists...(read more)