Right Side of Brain...

Hey awesome people,

This is free online. Yes indeed! It may be interesting to view it and pick up notions. Even if you glance through a section at a time and pick up interesting observations....

https://d1e0u2actw4eb3.cloudfront.net/edu/src/New%20Drawing%20on%20the%20Right%20Side%20of%20the%20Brain.pdf

cool right?

peaceout,
Myrna.

David Hockney

interesting aspect of art - drawing, scale David Hockney

http://channel.louisiana.dk/video/david-hockney-i-am-space-freak

Coolness to Check Out!

http://www.juxtapoz.com/illustration/moleskin-sketches-from-anton-vill

http://www.boredpanda.com/charcoal-dance-drawings-performance-art-emptied-gestures-heather-hansen/

Good Thoughts

“What nobody tells people who are beginners — and I really wish someone had told this to me . . . is that all of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, and it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be good, it has potential, but it’s not.

But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is still killer. And your taste is why your work disappoints you. A lot of people never get past this phase. They quit. Most people I know who do interesting, creative work went through years of this. We know our work doesn’t have this special thing that we want it to have. We all go through this. And if you are just starting out or you are still in this phase, you gotta know it’s normal and the most important thing you can do is do a lot of work. Put yourself on a deadline so that every week you will finish one story.

It is only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as good as your ambitions. And I took longer to figure out how to do this than anyone I’ve ever met. It’s gonna take awhile. It’s normal to take awhile. You’ve just gotta fight your way through.”

-Ira Glass

How to Speak Art

List of Descriptive Words to Critique Art

Have you ever been to an art museum and wished someone had given you a list of descriptivewords to critique art. Do not despair; you are not the only one who feels this way. There are many people who wish they knew more about art. Therefore, here are some words to help you be more art savvy the next time you spend the day at the art museum.

There are many words that can help you be descriptive when it comes to critiquing art. In fact, there are words to comment on every single aspect of art. The line, tone, movement, texture and shape are just a few ways in which art can be critiqued. However, the following list will go into more depth of the words that you can use to critique art.

Six Words to Critique Line

In art a line can be described in several things. The words used to describe line in the form of art are everyday type of words, nothing fancy.

Flowing
Delicate
Simple
Bold
Thick
Thin

Four Words to Critique Tone

When it comes to tone in art there are four words that can help you when critiquing. None of the words are fancy; however they may not all be use in your everyday conversations with friends.

Subtle
Contrasting
Muted
Dramatic

Five Words to Critique Texture

Texture is a very common element with and often used when referring to clothing, furniture and hair. Also, if you have ever painted a wall in your home you are most likely familiar with the following words.

Rough
Fine
Smooth
Coarse
Uneven

Five Words to Critique Shape

Art comes in various shapes whether it is a painting or a sculpture. Therefore, there are specific words to describe each piece of art.

Organic
Curvaceous
Geometric
Angular
Elongated

Three Words to Critique Movement

Movement is seen in every piece of art. Movement helps to create or define a piece of art.

Swirling
Flowing
Dramatic

Five Words to Critique Scale

Scale is basically the size of the art. The words used to critique scale are common words that are already in our vocabulary.

Large
Small
Intimate
Miniature
Monumental

Three Words to Critique Contrast

Two out of the three words for contrast have already been used to critique other elements of art. Therefore, it should not be hard to remember these words on a list of descriptive words to critique art. The only other word you need to remember here is the word strong and that is a pretty common word.

Dramatic
Subtle
Strong

Six Words to Critique Color

In art color is very important. This is what helps each piece of art stand out. The color, no matter what type of artwork helps define the piece and the artist. A lot of artwork can be determined on who did the work just by looking at the colors, because certain artists use specific colors in every piece of their work.

Bold
Vibrant
Subtle
Pale
Earthy
Naturalistic

Another List of Descriptive Words to Critique Art

Saturation- refers to the brightness of colour
Geometric – refers to the shapes such as circles, triangles, squares, etc.
Organic – free flowing or rounded
Symmetry – meaning it is equal on both sides
Asymmetrical – unequal proportioned elements
Flat tones – no tonal effect in the colour
Negative space – the space around the actual form of art
Depth – the illusion of space
Broken colour – dabs or small amounts of colour
Focal point – the spot that stands out in the artwork
Distorted – a shape that is changed and no longer looks proportioned

Ok, so now you have a list of descriptive words to critique art therefore it is now time to take another trip to the art museum. Look at the same art you looked at before and try to critique it. The artwork now has new meaning and is not just some painting or sculpture to look at.

Artist Spotlight: Eugene Andolsek

This dude's work is pretty darn interesting. All done through drawing....

Eugene Andolsek (1921–2008) was an American artistic draughtsman.

For fifty years Eugene Andolsek had a secret life creating drawings with vibrant colors and linear complexity in his free time. Working at his kitchen table on graph paper with compass and straight edge he laid out black lines and geometries filling in spaces with colored inks mixed with eye droppers to achieve dazzling compositions. The pictures have elaborate layered patterns that can be kaleidoscopic with the radiance of stained glass and the complexity of oriental carpets and molecular structures.

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Surprisingly the pictures were never displayed on his walls nor exhibited. Once completed the pictures held no interest for Eugene and were put in the closet or a trunk. In fact Eugene did not think of himself as an artist nor see any value in what he created beyond the desire to draw them each evening. His drawings gave him a means to cope with his insecurities and dislike for his job as a stenographer for the Rock Island Railroad. Concentrating on the intricacies of each drawing would release him from worries and make his humble surroundings disappear as he withdrew into his self made world of dazzling colors and the space he created on graph paper.

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Eugene Andolsek began to make pictures in 1953 after moving from working as a stenographer at the State Department to a job for the Railroad. His life was complicated by his mother coming to live with him, fleeing an abusive husband. Eugene would become her caretaker through years of illness. After retirement and the passing of his mother he continued to draw until failing health and eyesight led him to seek help. It was only after a caregiver at a retirement home saw his art work and recognized their uniqueness that they were brought to the attention of the director of the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh. The perfect timing was Brooke Davis Anderson’s trip there and on seeing the drawings deciding to include them in a planned show, Obsessive Drawing at the American Folk Art Museum.

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The reception to the first showing of Eugene’s art proved to be excitement and recognition of an art world discovery. In Eugene Andolsek’s creation of his pictures he always tried to make each picture singular. What Eugene humbly suggested might make colorful place mats are works of art with remarkable complexity that continue to amaze viewers.

https://pittsburghfoundation.org/andolsek

Perspective

•PERSPECTIVE is a system for creating a two-dimensional illusion of a three-dimensional space.

•Perspective theory is often separated into two parts: technical (or mechanical) perspective which is based on systems and geometry and freehand perspective which is based on perception and observation of forms in space and is a more intuitive exploration of perspective.

Technical or mechanical perspective utilizes drafting tools such as T-squares, compasses, and triangles

•relies to a significant degree on the process of sighting to judge the rate of convergence, depth, angle.

ATMOSPHERIC PERSPECTIVE

•Describes other characteristics seen in objects that are some distance from the observer. A veil of atmospheric haze affects and decreases clarity, contrast, detail, and color. Atmospheric perspective, which is not mathematically or geometrically based, is a powerful complement to linear perspective, and when used together the illusion of three-dimensionality and space can be powerful!