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Materese
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| 02/25/2007 8:37 PM |
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| I didn't realize what a simply phenomenal artist and teacher this man is. I was introduced to some of his plates at the PA Academy of the Fine Arts, but we did not copy any of his plates (it was a cast drawing class - the "2nd step" in Bargue's method of teaching). Everything is my art education is backwards; learned to paint before I really knew how to draw (which always can be better) - and now this!
Bargue's method had students copy from a series of plates - each more difficult than the last (there are almost 200!) The drawings appear deceptively simple, but holy smokes, you really realize what you don't know or need to improve on. After doing the plates, you move on to cast drawing and finally, if you are planning on being a fine artist, you work from the live model. Serious classical training - his draftmanship is stunning and his painting - wow. If you go to the Art Renewal Center (www.arc.com) and look him up, you will see 5 works of this master. My favourite are the last 3 - his loose brushwork, command of colour and, of course his drawing, simply blows me away. Little is know of him, and the jury is out on whether he was trained or self taught, most seem to beleive he's self taught.
I have about 3 or 4 of the plates to work from, but want to find more. There's a book out there, but it runs about $175 - still cheaper than a class and to be honest, this is the type of work that you just have to "do", you know if it's right or not if you follow his method.
Would anyone be interested in an on line "demo" of some sort of doing these plates? I think it would be fun, and a great learning experience for anyone interested in improving their drawing skills.
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Materese
http://www.ghostwoodstudio.com
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Dan
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| 02/28/2007 4:42 PM |
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| Hi Charles the best way to get dimples out of a painted or unpainted canvas, is to take a clean 1'’ or 2'’ inch brush and a clean jar or bowl of room temp. water. Check to make sure the corner pegs are set tight, then lay the canvas flat down or leaning up whichever you prefer, dip the brush into the water and brush the whole back of the canvas with the water let the canvas dry and you will not only get rid of the dimples but the canvas will dry as tight as a drum. |
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heatherm
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| 03/03/2007 8:50 AM |
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I went to www.arc.com and there are no art works or artists on this page. It is about subsystems for mulit-media applications. Is this the correct URL? I did find him at
http://drawsketch.about.com/od/publications/gr/barguedrawing.htm
It looks like a very good comprehensive online tutuorial. I think I will try this to refresh my drawing skills, never have enough experience in drawing and honing ones skills. |
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Heather
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Materese
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| 03/03/2007 1:25 PM |
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Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa - so sorry!  the site is: http://www.artrenewal.org
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Materese
http://www.ghostwoodstudio.com
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