Day three hundred and four: I have a new favorite print by the 16th-century German printmaker, Albrecht Dürer. It’s an early etching, and one of the handful he made in what was, at the time, an entirely new print medium. I saw an impression of the untitled print for the first time at work today. […]
Also tagged face, pencilDay two hundred and sixty-three: I wasn’t satisfied with Adam’s head in yesterday’s sketch, and so I tried a closer study of the profile from Dürer’s masterpiece. One of my favorite things about the entire engraving is how much Adam and Eve look like statues of Greek deities, perhaps Apollo and Venus. Of course, the […]
Also tagged classicism, face, pencilDay two hundred and sixty-two: Some of my favorites themes that have emerged over the course of the last 261 drawings include parrots, original prints, and classicism. This sketch incorporates a little of all three. It was inspired by a 1504 engraving of Adam and Eve made by German printmaker, Albrecht Dürer. Made between Dürer’s […]
Also tagged art on art, bird, face, figure study, parrot, pencilThis sketch is the one hundred and thirteenth in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day one hundred and thirteen: My brother, grandmother, aunt, and I went to an Easter vigil at church this evening. Hearing the story of Christ’s resurrection reminded me of a woodcut version […]
Also tagged art on art, figure study, pencilThis sketch is the seventh in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day Seven: Bird’s wing and a bit of the skull face, finger painted and (poorly) copied after Dürer’s engraving, Coat of Arms with a Skull. Dürer hated copiers, which he called “envious thieves.” You bet […]
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