|
|
 |
|
|
03-05-2005, 02:19 PM
|
 |
Member
montreal
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 82
|
|
four head studies
hello everyone,
This is my first time posting here so I thought I would share a few of my recent drawings. These are all in different stages of completion - some may stay in their current state, others might go further. let me know what you think!
eric
www.atelierdebresoles.com |
03-05-2005, 02:51 PM
|
 |
A WetCanvas! Minion!
the Mid South, USA.
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2004
Posts: 1,288
|
|
|
Re: four head studies
OUTSTANDING! while i like them all, the 3rd one, the plaster bust...blew me away. awesome. hope to see more soon.  |
03-05-2005, 02:55 PM
|
 |
A WetCanvas! Patron Saint
Glued to my easel
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 3,661
|
|
|
Re: four head studies
Glorious.. the classical training combined with natural ability.. yum.. this is just wonderful work.
__________________
Who is John Galt?
|
03-05-2005, 03:02 PM
|
 |
Veteran Member
not here....you?
|
|
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 820
|
|
|
Re: four head studies
Gosh darn Eric! I'm in Montreal and checked out your site. Already registered somewhere else, but will keep you in mind in a few years. Definitely bookmarked for future reference. Love the artistic nudes!!
Best of luck here and everywhere with your art.  |
03-05-2005, 03:18 PM
|
 |
A Local Legend
Johnstown, Pa.
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 7,174
|
|
|
Re: four head studies
Wow Eric, These are fabulous!
The plaster bust is truly AMAZING!!! |
03-05-2005, 04:22 PM
|
|
Member
montreal
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 82
|
|
|
Re: four head studies
Thankyou all for taking the time to check them out!
eric
|
03-05-2005, 04:46 PM
|
|
Veteran Member
Inverurie near Aberdeen in Scotland
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2003
Posts: 971
|
|
|
Re: four head studies
|
03-05-2005, 05:55 PM
|
 |
A WetCanvas! Minion!
Massachusetts
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2003
Posts: 1,387
|
|
|
Re: four head studies
Wow! These are so outstanding! Really beautiful.
Hope you'll post more of your work.
__________________
Paula
|
03-05-2005, 06:22 PM
|
 |
Enthusiast
Central Florida
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 1,686
|
|
|
Re: four head studies
I am glad you found us and look forward with great expectation for more of your beautiful work!
__________________
Jerry
"A man's got to know his limitations." ('Dirty Harry Callahan')
"...but NOT create them!" (Jerry Fuller, aka 'Ikneadaneraser')
|
03-05-2005, 06:40 PM
|
 |
A WC! Legend
High Point, NC
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 13,281
|
|
|
Re: four head studies
__________________
" 'Humans Share...Maybe 40 percent (of their gene sequence) with lettuce'--I don't know about you, but that explains so much to me"--Bruce Hoffman from National Geographic Magazine.
|
03-05-2005, 07:14 PM
|
 |
Immortalized
near Frankfurt in Germany
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 4,434
|
|
|
Re: four head studies
Eric, there is really nothing I can add. I do love the plaster best since the contrasts are the most pronounced. The last gentleman is great but could need more dark contrasts. IMHO
But all really
__________________
Cheers , Reinhard
How do you know you can't if you didn't try? And even if you failed the first time, try, try, try ..... one day you will succeed and be proud.
|
03-05-2005, 08:19 PM
|
 |
A Local Legend
In the prison of my mind
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 5,964
|
|
|
Re: four head studies
They show a lot of skill and understanding of drawing and the last one is an excellent portrait.
|
03-05-2005, 10:17 PM
|
|
Member
montreal
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 82
|
|
|
Re: four head studies
Thanks to everyone that responded! jayd - cool that you like that portrait and he is a great guy, he's my father! I have to finish this one - Reinhard is right, the dark accents aren't there yet but I'll post it when it's finished.
here is a quick one that is done on a chalk primed wooden panel. I used ink wash to create the background texture and then used natural chalks on top. This is 30 minute study. Thanks again.
eric
www.atelierdebresoles.com |
03-06-2005, 07:35 AM
|
 |
A Local Legend
Paris
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 6,632
|
|
|
Re: four head studies
Hi Eric, it's fantastic to have you post these. I see instantly that you're from a classical, Atelier background and it shows in your drawings. The red conte (?) piece with its careful use of edges and shading is just fantastic, but they are all truly excellent. If you get the time, please tell us a bit more about yourself.
|
03-06-2005, 09:45 AM
|
|
Veteran Member
not here....you?
|
|
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 820
|
|
|
Re: four head studies
Eric, I took a close look at your cirriculum, and it used to be that art students in Quebec, at the high school level, did begin their learning drawing from casts of masters(and even our own face or one of a classmates!). As well as draw master paintings like the Mona Lisa. This was required in case we wanted to pursue an arts degree at the college and university level. Sadly, it does seem like such programs and funding for arts is being cut across the board. My daughter will have to attend FACE, or have private lessons to get a decent art education now.
You offer some wonderful courses and I've emailed a few in our area who might be interested. My question for you is that you seem to focus much of your courses on drawing from life observation. My education in Fine Art is not nearly as extensive as yours and your partner's or even a few of my local friends, but I was never exposed past the rudimentary elementary stage to methods of drawing that included gridding and tracing photographs. My instinct as a learning artist is to reject them flat out because of the indoctrination of my first art teachers. I have been wondering whether it is because of where I was schooled that has made such methods something I hadn't heard of to a serious degree until recently.
Do you encourage and teach methods of tracing and gridding photographs or even paintings and drawings of masters as a means to learn?
I hope my emails get you at least one new client.
Last edited by Leslie_Ann : 03-06-2005 at 09:48 AM.
|
| Thread Tools |
|
|
| Display Modes |
 Linear Mode
|
|
