Patricia HannawayThis post is to remind you and me that a photorealistic drawing doesn’t make it interesting. Actually, I hardly ever like them. There is nothing there of the artist’s hand to respond to, so I’d rather have a great black and white photo. The most interesting realistic drawing I found was the first one below; they can be found if you look hard enough. However, I’d rather feel the subject pass through the artist, instead of having them mimicking or duplicating something.
Everything else I’ve been collecting that I really like, has more expressive mark making, either stark or smudgy, sketchy, stylized, or scribbly. They flaunt an abbreviated short hand that is an approximation of the artist’s experience or view, hopefully with a little creativity thrown in.
So as I draw, I’m NOT focused on realism, but rather on expressing feelings, freshness, immediacy, and synthesis. I think it is important to own your intention when you sit down to draw, as it is with anything.
Study the images in this post as great examples; I’ve noted the artist where I know them.
Jeanette Pasin Sloan, Pans, 2013, Graphite on Paper
Barry Coombs
Vincent Van Gogh
Pierre Bonnard
Fred Hatt
Tony Allain
Tom Fairs
Vincent van Gogh
Anders Zorn
Leah Alexandra
Fred Hatt
Paul Balmer
Sylvia Plath
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Tara Leaver
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3 Comments
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Inspiring!
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Thank you for sharing these excellently different perspectives.
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Truly,,,,,”All is infinite Mind and its infinite manifestation…”
The God we worship is so infinitely Creative! Just look at these Ways, reflected here in
the Art of Her Creation…these fine Artists, and you, and … me! Hey! WE ARE CREATIONS!So wonder-full to ponder.
Thank you, Polly.
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