Spica's "art"
(Actually, I often call that my NonArt..)
I often use photographs for inspiration, but I don't use mechanical ways of copying images. Free-hand drawing is certainly more difficult, but at least I don't feel like a cheat. :)
Learning from the masters..
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my drawing |
original painting by Mantegna |
Superposition (just to show that I am not using grids or any other trick) |
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This was my first trial with alkyd paints. I made a copy of a Macke painting. | This one is far from being finished. I am copying a Mantegna. There is such a nice feeling to the original painting, I hope that I can convey some of that in my copy. | |
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This was my attempt at painting my friend and art teacher Gene Gould thinking about colors. | Sepia and white ink drawing on cardboard. For some reason, I like the process of working with this medium |
These drawings may not be the best, but I am proud of them because they were made from real life:
These drawings are better, but they were all inspired by photos:
Practice, practice, practice...
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