Yearly Archives: 2009

Lines

Two artists creating with lines in very different ways are Emma McNally and Frank Plant: Emma McNally’s Flickr photos of lines of graphite on paper – http://bit.ly/2wLrLy Metal lines – Hierroglyphic – Frank Plant – an American Sculptor based in … Continue reading

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Firekites – Autumn Story – chalk animation

Wonderful lines.

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Lines, the edges of Form

“Those aren’t lines,” you said, when you looked at the photos of siding, concrete, a door and a box top. Then you smugly added, “those are the edges of forms.” “The printed abstractions on the top of the box of … Continue reading

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Line

What is line? Is it only an infinitely-extending one dimensional figure? If instead, you consider it as an abstract form, then line is wilder, and more interesting.  If this abstract symbol is allowed to curve, lean diagonally, or lay down … Continue reading

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Call for Entries

If you can deliver your art work by hand, by May 26, 2009 at 4:30 pm to the Laurel Regional Hospital, and you are between 5 and 18 years old, this call is for you! Any two dimensional art work, … Continue reading

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Notebook Sketches

I carry one of these Moleskeine notebooks around with me every where I go. If I have a spare moment, I pop it out and start sketching. My grandmother bought me a notebook when I was young, and told me … Continue reading

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Shadows on the Wall

Shadows on the wall should be easy to capture with graphite on paper, yes? Look for : Light shadow Middle shadow Dark shadow Value shifts Learning to observe and depict value is like learning a new language. There is a … Continue reading

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A Sphere

Nature has almost endless values for the artist to discover and depict. The tools we use to capture and demonstrate these values have only limited ability to represent the variety we have lavishly set before us. When observing an object … Continue reading

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