Archive for drawing

Connie Chadwell’s Hackberry Street Studio: Wistful – original oil pastel portrait painting/drawing

By : Wednesday May 16, 2012

hmuxosaid… Beautiful painting, Connie!! leaving those few lines..unfinished look is more painterly to me. I love working on pastelbord..SO SMOOTH!!! 6:49 AMConniesaid… Thanks so much, Hilda – I really enjoy hearing from you and appreciate your visiting my blog! 10:16 PMRosesaid… So beautiful! Love the colors in this one!! Did you use Senneliers? Also, how [...]

How To Make Concept Sketches Quickly

By : Thursday February 2, 2012

So the end result is that they can’t complete the drawing based on their concept sketches. Is there a better way to do concept sketches quicker and faster? Of course there is Remember that the goal of concept sketching is to capture enough information for the artist to complete a satisfactory drawing. What this means [...]

Woman punches, urinates on artwork

By : Tuesday January 17, 2012

Sunday, January 08, 2012 » 02:01pm A woman was arrested after pulling down her pants and punching a US$30 million painting in a Denver museum – before urinating against it. Carmen Tisch, 36, is accused of causing US$10,000 worth of damage to the Clyfford Still oil-on-canvas last week at a Denver museum dedicated to the [...]

David Hockney: A Bigger Picture, Royal Academy of Arts, review

By : Tuesday January 17, 2012

It is 50 years since David Hockney graduated from the Royal College of Art wearing a gold lamé jacket. Within a few years he had earned a reputation as an enfant terrible whose risqué autobiographical work touched upon the taboo subject of homosexuality. With his oversized spectacles and hair dyed silvery blond, he became Brit [...]

Fine Art, Family and Fun in Historic Downtown Frederick

By : Tuesday January 17, 2012

Frederick, MD (PRWEB) May 22, 2006 True to tradition, this years Frederick Festival of the Arts promises to be an exciting blend of magnificent art, fabulous musical entertainment from a number of genres, and fun, childrens activities that include interactive arts and crafts and family stage performances. On Saturday and Sunday, June 3rd and 4th, [...]