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Bronzino’s Line at Last
This New York Times article, “A Line Both Spirited and Firm,” by Holland Cotter, discusses “The Drawings of Bronzino,” a 16th century painter in Florence, Italy. The writer deftly points out that at last, after a mere 500 years, this … Continue reading
Happy New Year
While I was feasting on the notes of Ernest Blumenschein, I realized that they would be a loving gift to you. These words are from his handwritten notes in pencil, on a linen tablet. Hand written notes are a good … Continue reading
Charles Ritchie
The drawings, prints and sketchbooks of Charles Ritchie take you to a new world: his.
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Drawing is Thinking
Wonderful statements about drawing the fundamentals and achieving your own voice. It is true for me that I don’t feel as if I’ve really seen something well until I have drawn it.
Delightfully Divergent Directions
I looked up from my seat, and there was a boy whose belligerent cowlick of hair was darting in delightfully divergent directions.
The Edge of a Form
I think Henri was talking about the fact that when we look at the edge of a form, we don’t see a line. We see a head (or whatever) and the background behind it. The curved form of the head … Continue reading
Lines
If it is true that “Lines are results,” and we “do not draw them for themselves”* as Robert Henri said, then we will move past drawing and painting lines as only representing themselves. A two year old I know recently … Continue reading
Getting Beyond the Symbol
Lines are symbols. When I was a child, someone told me that numbers were symbols. That opened the door for hope for them because they became a lively art form, not merely restrictive, unfriendly cyphers that had to be kept … Continue reading