2 monthes ago | By Poul Webb
Joan Miró (1893 Barcelona, Spain - 1983 Palma de Mallorca, Spain).Early in his career, Miró primarily painted still-lifes, landscapes, and genre scenes. Influences ranging from the folk art and Romanesque church frescoes of his native Catalan region in Spain to 17th-century Dutch realism were eventually superseded by more contemporary ones: Fauvism, Cubism, and Surrealism captivated the young artist, who had relocated to Paris in 1921. His exposure to the ideas of André Breton and Breton's Surrealist circle prompted Miró to make radical changes to his style, although the artist cannot be...
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2 monthes ago | By The Helpful Art Teacher
Geometric still life
Watch my video on drawing cubes and rectangular solids:
Practice drawing cubes using the video and step by step worksheet.
Start out by arranging the blocks so that they overlap each other on the table. Draw the top and sides of the blocks with the forms in front lower on the page than the forms in the back. To make things easier we will all assume that the light source is off the edge of the page at the upper left. So let's make the right side of each form darker. Then add a cast shadow on the table. Watch the video below before you start. Your 3D drawings will get...
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Emma Elliott is one of forty sculptors selected for on form 18, a biennial exhibition of sculpture in stone at Asthall Manor in the Cotswolds. She joins world renowned and... Read more ...
© Kim Chang Mook Architects: Moon Hoon Location: 96 Jebong-ro, Seonam-dong, Dong-gu, Kwangju, South Korea Category: Installation Design Team: Kim Jaekwan, Kim Sookhee, Kang... Read more ...
Item 8: a meal or snack This was at the Coffee & Sketch meetup at St. Honore bakery on SE Division. I had to buy three pastries so I could eat one and still leave two to... Read more ...
Just Peachy 8x10 oil on canvas I've started a new series of small landscape paintings. I want to explore new color combinations. I start by premixing the color combo's I have... Read more ...
Flash and sparkle. Dramatic colors. Rough and smooth textures. If these things appeal to you, this is your painting. It may be hung as is, or framed for a more finished... Read more ...
Public spa. Image Courtesy of SquareOne Raise your hand if you've ever wanted to go swimming inside a water tower. In reality, it would probably be dark and creepy and not as... Read more ...