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Tag Archives: Drawing
The Dog Ate My Blog Post
In my years of university teaching I heard many excuses for late work, and yes, “The dog ate my assignment,” was one of them. So here I am today, joining the ranks of those derelict students and proclaiming “The dog … Continue reading
Art and Design
In December it will be three years since we published our book Design: A Beginner’s Handbook. In structuring that textbook we decided to use simple real-world examples of the design elements and principles. We opted to demonstrate the application of … Continue reading
Wrap It Up: Art From Thread
Sol LeWitt, crayon on wall I recently came across a Sol LeWitt crayon wall drawing. It got me thinking about art materials and the absurd hierarchy that existed between “art” and “craft” when I started making work. Draw with paint … Continue reading
Posted in Artists and Designers
Tagged Anne Lindberg, Art, design, Drawing, Emil Lukas, fiber, Gabriel Dawe, installation art, Jeongmoon Choi, Laura Thomas, sculpture, textiles, thread
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What’s In A Line? Agnes Martin and Sean Scully
Here are two artists known for their paintings of lines and stripes arranged in simple geometric compositions. At first you might think that their paintings would look very similar but this is not the case. One artist makes compositions that … Continue reading
Posted in Artists and Designers, Elements and Principles
Tagged Drawing, grid, line, painting
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Evolution of the Drawn Image: Animations by Jake Fried
Sick Leave from Jake Fried on Vimeo. Jake Fried is a Boston-based artist known for his handmade experimental animations. These animations are time lapse records of his very personal drawing/painting process – from preliminary layout to densely finished product. Using … Continue reading
Tiny Drawings Use Scale and Time
Krista Charles is an artist in New Mexico who makes detailed pencil drawings on the inside of matchbook covers. Years ago matchbooks were nearly as common as business cards and they advertised all kinds of commercial establishments. Charles uses Google … Continue reading