Apr 13, 2022 | Drawing Entry |
Entry Q 11″ x 14″, white charcoal on black charcoal paper My charcoal drawing, entitled “Alas, Poor Yorrick”, is an illustration of Act V scene I of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. I chose white charcoal on a black paper background because it...
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Apr 13, 2022 | Drawing Entry |
Entry P 13 3/4″ x 12″, pencil, ink, and water soluble colored pencil The artist who influenced my work is God, the ultimate artist of all creation. The flowers represent the emergence of spring, which is a reflection of the renewal God gave humanity...
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Apr 13, 2022 | Drawing Entry |
Entry O 9″ x 12″, graphite on Bristol paper Drawing has been one of my passions for as long as I can remember. I love picking up a pencil and drawing someone’s face, trying to get the right shape of an eye or the right shading around the nose. This...
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Apr 13, 2022 | Drawing Entry |
Entry N 26″ x 32″, ink and colored pencil on marker paper, mounted on poster board painted with acrylic The pop art movement has always intrigued me and the composition of my piece reflects that; however, the artists I used as inspiration were Pablo...
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Apr 13, 2022 | Drawing Entry |
Entry M 19″ x 16″, graphite “One of my favorite things to experiment with when I get to work with graphite is its ability to show realism in texture and contrast in light. The photograph that the drawing is based on was taken in my house with...
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Apr 13, 2022 | Drawing Entry |
Entry L 9″ x 12″, colored pencils While there isn’t a specific artist that truly influenced the artwork I produced, I have looked at multiple pieces of hyperrealism art that place much emphasis on details. Those artists seek to achieve almost...
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Apr 13, 2022 | Drawing Entry |
Entry J 20″ x 19″, white charcoal on black paper I have always been amazed by the human hand. They not only preform ordinary tasks, but also create beautiful things, like glass. Both hands and glass are often overlooked because of their familiarity....
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Apr 13, 2022 | Drawing Entry |
Entry I 12″ x 18″, ink Wassily Kandinsky, an early twentieth century painter, influenced my ink project. The idea of intentional doodling can be directed back to him. Kandinsky’s art was conscious of the ordering of his geometric shapes in an...
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Apr 13, 2022 | Drawing Entry |
Entry H 20″ x 16″, Sgrafitto drawing on scratchboard Henriette Ronner Knip was a Dutch artist in the Romantic style who captured her love for cats through her paintings. I was inspired by the intricate detail in her portraits: from the rendering of...
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Apr 13, 2022 | Drawing Entry |
Entry G 15.5″ x 21″, graphite pencil “The Final Grasp”, a piece done completely in graphite pencil, depicts a section of the marble sculpture, Ugolino and His Sons”, seen on “The Gates of Hell”, a bronze sculptural...
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Apr 13, 2022 | Drawing Entry |
Entry F 9″x7.5″, charcoal on multimedia paper I chose to draw Augusta Savage’s sculpture, “Gamin,” which means “street urchin” in French. While many other sculptures depict gods or great generals, Augusta Savage...
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Apr 13, 2022 | Drawing Entry |
Entry E 9″x12″, Prisma color pencils For a long time I’ve loved the myths of Greek gods and goddesses. For this drawing, I was imagining what a modern day goddess invoking her wrath on a town would look like. I used my classmate, Ciana, as a...
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Apr 13, 2022 | Drawing Entry |
Entry D 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, scratchboard Albrect Durer influenced my piece. Using a scratchboard I created the reverse effect of Durer’s woodcut prints while incorporating his desire to show the beauty of God’s creation in mankind and the...
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Apr 13, 2022 | Drawing Entry |
Entry C 10.5″ x 10″, colored pencil and gel pen For my art project, I was inspired by Caravaggio’s depth and emphasis of light throughout his work. I based my drawing on a picture of my dear friend, Emma. Given that I had a mild case of Covid while...
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Apr 13, 2022 | Drawing Entry |
Entry B 11″x14″, pastels and paper “Generally I don’t think about art that I’ve seen in the past when I try to create something original, but there are a handful of artists that have undoubtedly influenced this piece (and others I have made)...
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