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Friday, August 28, 2020

a painting and a drawing

 

So, it all started with a post from the Writer's Almanac this week... mentioning Georges Braque. I remember I like his work, and wanted to learn more about him, so I did a little research...

On Georges Braque Artist of Cubism 

I looked and looked through his artwork, to see why I'm drawn to his style, and what makes his style so definable to me... 

pablo picasso, georges braque and the advent of cubism 

 I decided it was the hard edges, or planes, with color dragged away from them... kind of like last week's leaves painting I did. I got out the prismacolor watercolor pencils and did a quick still life of a pink flower. My goal was to be sparse with detail, but capture some planes of shape.

sometimes I blended the pencil colors, and the whole thing was pretty simple...

just pencil lines
til I added water.  I wet the area just away from the line, the way I wanted the paint to travel, then wet the line dragging the color toward the wet paper...


finished version
Well, then... 

Not so simple after all, but very impressionistic to me. I love the slashes of color and how they blend out, I like the odd vase, the stark table, the very simple flower shape. I went back after it dried and added in white highlights with posca pen.
 

Then I wondered if I could capture the planes of a reclining  poodle

and without overthinking it, got out a pencil and scrap paper. I will try this with the pencil technique on better paper, but I like it.

I'm finding a style... it's quite simple compared to people who sketch in detail with lots of shading. I like this not that I won't continue to study other styles. 

In fact, I found a show on youtube called the Forger's Masterclass... three people are taught how to paint in the style of a master painter, so it discusses the painter's style in great detail. I watched that after doing this exercise, and plan to watch the one on Braque. I imagine I'll enjoy watching this show on all the great painters. 

this week I did a small fiber piece, in sort of a painterly style too... more tomorrow on how I made it...

I feel this follows along in the simple, planes kind of style too although this was made before the painting or research on Braque! Must be where I'm headed...

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https://paintpartyfriday.blogspot.com/

17 comments:

  1. Very interesting post! Love the final quilt!!!

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  2. The way your lines and planes complement the curves of the flower and vase is what attracts me to this piece. So perfect! Your fiber piece reflects the same thing, and I’d call it anything but “simple”. There is a lot of work in it, juxtaposition of one area and colors aver another. I love it!

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  3. Love your work! It's always so beautiful and we can't wait to see your masterpiece finished, Milo!

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  4. oh we can not wait to see Milo as an artpiece... we think he should get da best place in da louvre

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  5. The fabric piece in that style is the best. That is an artist I've never heard of, which isn't surprising as I'm not drawn to that style of art. But the fabric piece is delightful.

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  6. Flower with vase is beautiful. Same the fabrics art.
    Happy PPF ♥️

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  7. They are both really lovely and that last one, WOW!

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  8. As always, another nice batch of painting/drawings. Well done.

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  9. Great sketch of your doggie ~ and lovely simplicity in your artwork and great colors ^_^

    Live each moment with love,

    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  10. I was introduced to Braque when I was at college, I can't remember what I was working on tho. Lovely quilt.

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  11. Thank you for introducing me to Braque. Your painting although inspired by his work, has its own personality and is wonderful.

    -Soma

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  12. Wow what a great post. I too like Barque's art. Hard, stark, monotone colors. It all works and his art tells a story. Your are it lovely and I am glad you got in the the youtube class.

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  13. You are so artistic in many mediums! I love the way the little quilt is quilted too!

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  14. I think my comment got lost...I got that "broken Blogger" icon, so I will repeat! I think you did a great job with Milo's drawing! :)

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  15. Well, sometimes things are more appealing when left simple. Lovely post!!

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  16. Love the fiber piece! Speaks to me. Happy PPF!

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