3.6.2016
15 Nov 2014 — 22 Feb 2015 at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park in West Bretton, United Kingdom
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The Gran Teatro, Havana’s stunning Old-World opera house, near the Capitolio. Breathtaking. That’s the word that keeps cropping up when I try to describe Havana, after traveling there twice in June. Our first trip was leading the 5-day “Sketch Cuba” tour, and included urban sketchers Veronica Lawlor, Julia Margaret Hurst, Julia Sverchuk, Jason Roberts, Eve […]
23.5.2015
The night is alluring. I don't mean I'm attracted to the dark 'Nosferatu-style' or that I have the full collection of KISS greatest hits. Instead, I find that sketching night scenes is quite a challenge, given the little tools a sketcher can carry. Pencil, a couple pens, watercolors and limited time.... When I began sketching I did not know how to get it, since using watercolor everything tends to look as a sunny midday flowery scene in the park. But some time ago, Robert Muts told me his secret: Before applying watercolor, he paints the shadows with an ink wash, leaving only what will be in the highlights untouched. After that, all hues done in watercolor will be subdued. It has to be waterproof (Noodlers in my case) ink, otherwise it muddles when wet again. Also, in real life colors in the dark desaturate to the point of total dark. And coloring a highly desaturated scene is a real challenge. So I try once and again. This sketch was left unfinished half a year ago. I never found the time to finish it, but yesterday I sat and gave it the works. Three fish sellers Three women selling fish in the incredibly busy Hoi An market. Moleskine, Noodler's ink, watercolor and Prismacolor Bonsai Tree in the Temple of Literature, Hanoi These trees always amazed me. Some key principles in bonsai aesthetics include: -Miniaturization: Trees are kept small enough to be container-grown while fostered to have a mature appearance. -Proportion among elements: The most prized proportions mimic those of a full-grown tree as closely as possible. -Asymmetry: Bonsai aesthetics discourage strict radial or bilateral symmetry in branch and root placement. -No trace of the artist: The designer's touch must not be apparent to the viewer. -Poignancy: Many of the formal rules of bonsai help the grower create a tree that expresses 'Wabi-sabi', a comprehensive Japanese world view or aesthetic centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. The Bonsai tradition dates back over a thousand years, a period that not only gives one something to reflect upon, but also equals the age of the Temple of Literature, Hanoi, where this tree lives. It was built in 1070 then reconstructed several times. In 1076, Vietnam's first university was established within the temple to educate Vietnam's bureaucrats, nobles, royalty and other members of the elite. Over the centuries it lost relevance until in 1800 the Nguyen monarchs founded the Hue capital where they established a new imperial academy. (Moleskine 13x21) Scooter girl After going through rice paddies, street vendors, floating houses and women in cone hats, I wanted to draw something modern. Vietnam is not hovering on a sleepy -or bloody- past but facing the future. Not pretty, as today's Vietnamese cities are a beehive of cellphones and activity. But good for them for sure. I found lately about 'frontier markets': Smaller and less accessible -but still "investable"- markets in countries of the developing world. Wikipedia lists 25: first in the list is Argentina, and last is Vietnam. It seems that after watching so many Vietnam War movies from the comfort of our upholstered cinema chairs, we are now on the same boat. This makes me wonder -both- why we fell so fast or what these guys did to climb out of the hole. But, anyway, Kudos to that. These people deserve it, they are hard, earnest workers that instead of debating ideology from half a century ago are growing at breakneck speed. So my choice was this: the modern vietnamese girl you see everywhere, having dropped the cone hat, they proudly ride their (own) scooters, dress western style, a cellphone their lifeline. Usually hidden behind those Surgical masks: funnily, I assumed they wore them to avoid sunburn (in the east clear skin is preferred) but they use at night time too, so who knows. Of course, I took a picture and drew from it. Floating houses So I had no watercolors or the chance to use them, and I painted this with some Derwent I had with me. I'm not sure about the results... Floating homes. In Vietnam there are many of these. You see them everytime you ride a boat. Big, massive clusters of floating mass. Oil barrels, wood planks, metal sheet, barking dogs, hanging wash, crazy faded colors and broken furniture splashing happily. For who may have some romantic notion about living in something like this, a short train of thought including lack of electricity, water, sewers or gas for cooking/heating is a nice smack of reality. Poor guys, winter there must be hell... Sketch Blooper # 1 I sketched this one in Saigon. There was the typical pileup of stuff I like so much. Happily I begun drawing, and when finally it was half drawn, I found the the shirts hanging in the middle floor are twice the size as the men top and bottom!. I finished it anyway and had a great day, so finally I have a love-hate relation with this one.
Elevation for a building on Piazza Cordusio, Milan
Prague. Samuel Prout, from Sketches by Samuel Prout, by Charles Holme, London, 1915. (Source: archive.org)
Over the last year Jackson's monthly competitions have featured a whole host of amazing themes and entries, with each competition showcasing major talent.
For our weekly Architectural spot, we have decided to show the work of Romanian Architectural Student Andrea Voiculescu. She has a real passion for this profession and is finding her feet in the world. If you get the time, it is worth looking at what she has to say in her Profile on deviantart, just click the link on her name, above. We are hoping that the right person or people see this article and are are either able to nurture of advise this ardent student in the future. To get the best effect, once in the article you can enlarge the image by pressing it (not the first one). All that said, enjoy some of her beautiful drawings. Roman Architecture. Press the Image to Enlarge it. Egyptian Architecture. Press the Image to Enlarge it. Greek Architecture. Press the Image to Enlarge it. Romanic Architecture. Press the Image to Enlarge it. Renaissance Architecture. Press the Image to Enlarge it. Gothic Architecture. Press the Image to Enlarge it. Romanian Architecture 19th Century. Press the Image to Enlarge it. Bucharest Interbelic Sketches. Press the Image to Enlarge it. Composite Capital. Press the Image to Enlarge it. Capital Elements 2. Press the Image to Enlarge it. Capital Elements 3. Press the Image to Enlarge it. Casa Cartianu. Press the Image to Enlarge it. Churches and Monasteries Romania 15th and 16th century. Press the Image to Enlarge it. Vila Dr Minovici located in Bucharest. Press the Image to Enlarge it.
in der Medina, 2004
20.7.2015
Freehand sketch of a Brownstone entry in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Ink and watercolor on location.
Les ombres sont chères , on cuit vite ^_^
Freehand sketch of a Brownstone entry in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Ink and watercolor on location.
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Les ombres sont chères , on cuit vite ^_^
2012
Completed in 2006 in Philadelphia, United States. We were first introduced to Onion Flats by you, our readers. After posting our Architecture City Guide to Philadelphia we received numerous comments...
2/2015
Ah ! Enfin plus calme
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The inaugural Urban Sketching Summer Retreat was held at the Madeline Island School of the Arts (MISA) August 16-20, 2021. The gorgeous island in Lake Superior and the historic port town of Bayfield, WI. provided us all with what I call a "target rich environment" of sketching subjects. Instructors Shari Blaukopf, Paul Heaston, Uma Kelkar and myself had 51 participants attend. They were divided into 4 groups, and each group had a different instructor each day. The 5th and final day was a giant group sketch with everyone together, followed by a big "throw down" where we all admired each others' work for the week (and made a few sales and trades of sketches). Thank you school founder/director Charles Meech and the entire staff for hosting us and making this a truly remarkable event! Here are a few of my demonstration and leisure sketches from the week: Paul, Shari, me and Uma--this one's a wrap! See you next summer...
By Shari Blaukopf, Montreal, Canada Although spring is definitely here, the early mornings are a little cool and I’m still sketching in my car. That means that the views I have when I go into Old Montreal are just the tops of buildings. But what buildings they are. Each one an important piece of Montreal […]
Акварель самый доступный материал, ну наверно после карандаша. Необходима бумага, немного воды (aqua – вода),
2008
