Innholdsfortegnelse for September 2016 i Artists Magazine

GETTING STARTED: THE INITIAL SKETCH Proportion is, in essence, ratio. Determining correct proportion is a matter of measurement and comparison. As we draw, we are continually relating one thing to another and relating various parts to the whole. We may not realize it, but when we draw, we perform these sorts of comparisons all the time. Before we dive into a discussion of measurements, it’s important to emphasize that it’s not wise to begin a drawing by measuring or to use measurement as the sole means of creating a drawing. You first must draw your subject by eye so that you can then use measurement to compare and check your drawing for accuracy. Ultimately, the eye must be the judge of a well-proportioned drawing. Duke Ellington once said, “If it…

GROWING UP IN BROOKLYN, I did not experience mountain streams. Later I lived in Woodstock, N.Y., in the heart of the Catskill Mountains where streams were abundant. I was spellbound by the moving water as rivulets crisscrossed and emptied into each other. There was the millstream that ran right through Woodstock, the Esopus Creek nearby and the creek that flowed from Kaaterskill Falls, a favorite area of Thomas Cole’s and the Hudson River school of the mid-19th century. Two practices taught me much about painting moving water. PRACTICE 1: PAINTING WITHOUT PAINTS I’d paint in the morning (I had to paint every day), and then I’d hike, with or without a camera. While viewing the scenery, I trained myself to paint “mentally.” This was a quiet practice. I would even…

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At whatever stage you are in your career, there’s a class, a workshop, a tour, or a program that can inspire, edify and delight. From Alaska to Mexico, from Missouri to Japan; in person or online; for a week or a semester: there’s something for everyone here. WORKSHOPS ALABAMA Huntsville Museum of Art 8/18-8/21/16, Huntsville. Robert K. Carsten, PSA-MP, IAPS-MP, Capturing Light, Color and Atmosphere in Pastel. 10/3-10/7/16, Huntsville. Brian Bomeisler, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. 10/8-10/9/16, Huntsville. Brian Bomeisler, Part II, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, Follow-On Drawing Class. 11/7-11/11/16, Huntsville. Ted Nuttall, Watercolor Portraits, Painting the Figure from Photographs. 2/3-2/4/17, Huntsville. Jean Hess, Challenging Collage. 3/16-3/19/17, Huntsville. Kathy Durdin, Loosening Up & Seeing Color Everywhere: Watercolor Portraits. 3/23-3/25/17, Huntsville. Qiang Huang, Still…

The expression “Life imitates art” finds new meaning with Vincent van Gogh’s The Bedroom (right). Coinciding with the Art Institute of Chicago’s exhibition “Van Gogh’s Bedrooms,” which ran through May 10, the room—recreated in meticulous detail—was available as a one-night stay through rental site Airbnb for just $10. According to its Airbnb profile, “This room will make you feel like you’re living in a painting. It’s decorated in a Post-Impressionist style, reminiscent of Southern France and times gone by. Its furniture, bright colors and artwork will give you the experience of a lifetime.” VISIT ARTIC.EDU TO SEE FUTURE EXHIBITIONS.…

SOMETIMES EVENTS IN AN ARTIST’S LIFE BRING ABOUT RADICAL CHANGES IN HIS ART. Such is the case with Mel Odom, who in recent years has transformed his practice from that of a successful illustrator to that of a painter. Having experienced considerable loss in his own life, he felt compelled to use painting to explore and come to terms with some of the most profound concerns of life: its fragility, the presence of death and the transcendent power of art and beauty. The images that he has wrested from this process are moving and memorable. NEW YORK ILLUSTRATOR From the mid-1970s onwards, Odom held a place as one of the most gifted and revered illustrators in New York. Stylishly drawn, rendered with clarity and elegance, and often endowed with erotic…

IMAGINE MY DISBELIEF: As a watercolor and acrylic painter (although for years I did oils and sometimes still do), I find myself drawing and painting with Pébéo’s oil markers, and it’s two in the morning! I feel rejuvenated and I can’t seem to stop experimenting. Physically, I’m an old broad, but psychologically, emotionally and spiritually, I’m back in my childhood, playing with color and line with perfect abandon. The Pébéo 4ARTIST Oil Paint Markers are artist-grade and permanent, with excellent lightfastness. All of the colors are bright and highly pigmented; some are transparent and some are, in varying degrees, opaque. The 18 colors are inter-mixable, even once the paint has dried, and there are no wet-to-dry color variations. The Pébéo 4ARTIST Oil Paint Markers come in a variety of tips:…