I just bought a new book that I'm eagerly awaiting. I saw it in book collection at the Florence Academy and immediately picked it up. It's a book that I hadn't heard of before, which is always exciting. The book is split into chapters on different artists and methods and there's a chapter on Sargent which I read during my lunch break on Friday. The chapter on Sargent was really good and even contained some new information which I didn't know. I purchased a copy for myself so I can read it as much as I want. I'll do a proper review once I get it and read through it. You can purchase the book through the Getty Museum store HERE.
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Some solid work done today and a lot of lessons learned throughout the week. I finished my Bargue plate and I set up and blocked in my sight-size cast drawing. I've read and heard mixed opinions about this method of sight-size drawing (using plumb lines, etc.), but the outcome is a very accurate and measured drawing. It definitely takes some getting used to since I'm from a comparative (relational) drawing background, but I'm happy with my progress and I'm learning a lot.
Shouts out to Mandy Theis, Juliette Aristides, and Lorraine Mocco for this awesome first week. Can't wait to get back to it next week. Just got home from my third day at the the Florence Academy of Art and it's been great. I pretty wiped because we're drawing and learning 6 hours per day, but I've learned a huge amount in this short period of time.
Below are two projects that I'm still working on so they're not done yet. The first is a Bargue plate and the other is a small cast drawing that I started today. It's a slow process, but very satisfying. I'm also taking a bunch of notes and will definitely share more as I go along. I might have shared a link to this video years ago, but it's worth sharing again. This art of Bunraku has a lot of parallels with academic painting and I'm sure it will appeal to my blog readers. I believe everything is really interconnected (ecology) and by studying one thing then it will reveal all things. |
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