Very soon I will be offering a weekend Drawn to Print online art course. I have been examining and thinking about how drawing feeds all of my printmaking processes.
I actually started printmaking because I did not like to draw. Printmaking plates, stencils and tools can give life to a simple drawing. It can make all the hard work of drawing live on and be bigger than the original sketch.
Making printing plates from your drawings is great if drawing feels like a struggle or burden to you. You can spend some time drawing and then a lot more time using that printing plate to make your artwork.
I challenge you:
- Expand you idea of what a good drawing is
- Look to some Master artists for study and inspiration
- Draw even just a little bit each day
- Consider accepting the idea that 75% will be practice drawings and you might like 25%
Here are some of the masters who I admire for their drawings, line quality and expressive marks. Do google image search of each name for quick visual of their style.
- Alice Neel
- Ellsworth Kelly
- Paul Klee
- Robert Motherwell
- Henri Matisse
- Kathe Kollowitz
Here is a great article about the importance of drawing. The Art Supply Store – Written By: Laura Spencer
It is wonderful when you get to a place in your art making that you realize that your unique differences is what makes your art so special and powerful.
Love your wiggle line and warped perspectives! They will help others to see what you see.
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