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Nice visit to Didsbury Parsonage where some of Hazel's students and ex-students were putting on an "exhibition in flux" with performances and installations. On' til the end of the week.
Graphite on Paper
9"x12"
oh I hope my sketching skills gets better.
Agatha = name I heard from the children running while I'm going home
Albert Lebourg
Charcoal and graphite, heightened with white, on buff paper
From the exhibition
Impressionists on Paper: Degas to Toulouse-Lautrec
(November 2023 - March 2024)
Degas, Cézanne, Morisot, Van Gogh. You might recognise their paintings, but it’s their radical works on paper we put the spotlight on in this ground-breaking exhibition.
In the whirl of modernity that was late 19th-century France, Impressionist and Post-Impressionist artists radically transformed the future direction of art. But it wasn’t just through their paintings. In a subtle but seismic shift, they lifted the status of works on paper – drawings, pastels, watercolours, temperas, gouaches – from something preparatory that you left in a studio, to artworks in their own right.
In this rich exhibition, we bring together 77 works on paper by leading Impressionist and Post-Impressionist artists whose innovation would challenge traditional attitudes and ultimately pave the way for later movements like Abstract Expressionism...
...The enduring popularity of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art is mainly due to the celebrated paintings by artists such as Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Vincent van Gogh and Paul Cézanne. Drawings, pastels, watercolours, temperas and gouaches by these artists have historically received less attention. The examples in this exhibition, gathered from collections across Britain and Europe, reveal how Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works on paper are as significant as paintings.
Since its foundation in 1648, the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture had exerted official control over artistic practices and standards in France, as well as determining what subjects should be depicted.
Despite reforms, by the nineteenth century the Académie’s authority was being challenged by artists. The emphasis previously placed on drawing for the purposes of training or solely as part of the preparatory process for finished work was regarded as far too restrictive.
Avant-garde artists such as the Impressionists saw that works on paper had a wider potential, especially given their preference for contemporary subject matter and their aesthetic principles based on light and colour. Although they did not totally renounce working in their studios or using models, these artists increasingly sought inspiration directly from nature, modern life and the careful observation of individuals. Furthermore, they readily adopted new approaches including the selection and use of media, supports, techniques and formats.
This greater freedom encouraged the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists to make independent works on paper for exhibition or sale. This was how, by the end of the nineteenth century, drawing achieved parity with painting and played an important role in the developments of modern art.
[*Royal Academy]
Taken in the Royal Academy
Wheels: Vorsteiner
Wheel Model: V-FF 103
Wheels Size: 20x8.5 Front 21x12 Rear
Wheel Finish: Carbon Graphite
Tire Size: 245/30/20 Front 325/25/21 Rear
Graphite Powder, Nubs, & eraser.
Portrait of a kid in my class. His hands were the most impressive part of him, plus the easiest to draw since he moved frequently due to some motor degeneration.
Flash
Charcoal & graphite in sketchbook
My goal is to strengthen my drawing skills by sketching everyday in my brand new sketchbook. This is the first entry.
The skull was sketched from my Anatomy For Artists book and I also studied two figures from masters paintings.
Quote: "Drawing the figure is a thinking man's game. Our perceptions can sometimes be mistaken when we are looking at the model...we have to learn to ignore distractions & begin with what we know must be true." ~Frank Porcy
graphite on paper, 11 X 14 inches prints/copies available if interested, get in touch: p11walter@hotmail.com
...nie co dzien zdarza sie ze galezie drzew sa jasniejsze niz niebo - zwykle taki efekt mozna ogladac latem gdy drzewa sa na tle chmur burzowych...
Anthony Campuzano, Juan Gris Portrait of Max Jacob 1919 Via Elena Sisto Circa 1997, 2010, colored pencil, graphite, photographs & ink on board, 20 x 20 inches. Sisto was Campuzano's drawing teacher
A leather-bound paper book I had acquired in Florence and a Lamy graphite fountain pen sitting on a picnic table.
At the 2025 OLCF User Meeting, attendees got an exclusive look inside a piece of history: Oak Ridge National Laboratory's iconic Graphite Reactor.
Built in 1943 during the Manhattan Project, this groundbreaking reactor was the first ever to operate continuously, paving the way for advancements in nuclear science—from powering medical breakthroughs to transforming industries.
While decommissioned today, it stands as a National Historic Landmark, offering a fascinating window into the origins of nuclear innovation.
Graphite pencil and hard wax crayon, which gives much the same effect in terms of texture. Started with the negative space, and then the internal tone, then detail. 10-15 mins.