Tag: drawing
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Long Live Charcoal
Charcoal is an immediate and expressive medium and ideal for work running the gamut from the ideation phase to finished drawings.
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Genius at a Larger Scale
Larger Scale Genius. Large scale paintings that maintain their depth and quality while being true to their subject are difficult to create. It takes skill to bring your vision to life when you scale up a creative process such as painting. What do a French Romanticist, a Pop Artist, and a YBA all have in…
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Frank Auerbach: Trust in the Process
Trust in the Process. Thinking of the work of Frank Auerbach, “trust” is a word that comes to mind. I think the charcoal drawings of Auerbach perhaps more so than the paintings reflect the obsessive nature of his process. Laying down instense, exploratory marks on paper to then dust and erase away. Leaving a trace…
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The Hudson River School
The Hudson River School, a mid-19th-century American art movement, celebrated the sublime beauty of nature through luminous landscape paintings. These artists ventured into the wilderness armed with essential equipment that allowed them to capture the awe-inspiring views with precision. Easel and Palette: The Hudson River School painters relied on portable easels and palettes for plein…