Monthly Archives: July 2007
More Importantly…
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about my artistic priorities. Scratchboard, pen & ink, graphite, wildlife, pet portraits, nature, still life, not to mention my writing… And that’s why my ears perked up when I came across Maggie Stiefvater’s … Continue reading
Can You Teach Me How to Dance?
Chipping Sparrow Study. Prismacolor sketch pencils on black paper, 6 x 7 in, 2007. Last night I rented Miss Potter, biopic of author, artist, naturalist and conservationist Beatrix Potter: http://www.peterrabbit.com/beatrixpotter/ I do have a certain fondness for English “period pieces” … Continue reading
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Black and White
In my last post I mentioned my general preference for art in black and white. I briefly alluded to my appreciation for the graphic starkness, simplicity, etc. of black and white art. I though perhaps I ought to explain myself. First … Continue reading
Posted in Scratchboard media, Tutorials
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A Little Farther Along
WIP: Dawn: African Lions. Scratchboard (engraving on Claybord Black), 12 x 9 in, 2007. Here we are at stage three: the “cooling off period”. When I get a piece to this point I like to set it aside for a few … Continue reading
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WIP – Dawn: African Lions
WIP: Dawn: African Lions. Scratchboard (engraving on Claybord Black), 12 x 9 in, 2007. Well, here we are at step two in the process. I’ve done a fair amount of work in the lightest areas, but decided not to post anything … Continue reading
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