Derek Overfield – Bold life drawings of Olympic athletes My work has always been influenced by the potential of the human body. Athletes, in particular, are an inspiration to me – as they were to the ancient Greeks – in that they embody that perfect synthesis of body and mind. Their determination, focus, & prowess […]
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Lauren Amalia Redding, figurative metalpoint, silverpoint Within my art practice, I draw upon two primary influences: my mother’s Cuban family and their cultural and personal legacies, and the meticulous draftsmanship that constitutes my technical fulcrum. I primarily work in the anachronistic medium of silverpoint, drawing with a piece of silver or gold in a stylus
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Tom Wood, expressive drawings & portraits Responsible for a broad body of work, both figurative and abstract Tom Wood uses every medium out there. With a sophisticated handling of materials he was producing similar effects to the layers and manipulation possible in Photoshop before it was even invented! “The digital manipulation of images only reinforced
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JJ Foley, dynamic life drawing Biography J.J. Foley was born in 1957, in Baton Rouge, LA. From there she moved with her family all over the country until they settled in Pass Christian, Mississippi in 1972. In 1977, she married Rick Foley and received her BFA from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1980. They
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Fernando Reyes, colorful figurative painting Art is a second career for me after spending 17 years in banking in San Francisco. I began as a self-taught artist, then decided to seek formal art education at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago where I received a BFA degree in 1997. I then returned to
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Bill James, pastel figurative painting Bill is a B.F.A. graduate of Syracuse University and now lives and works from his studio in Florida. He was awarded the title of “Master-Pastelist” by the Pastel Society of America, “Life Member” by the Southern Watercolor Society, and “Dolphin Fellow” by the American Watercolor Society. He is a member
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Susan Williams, drawing & sculpture Line is the foundational element upon which the drawings are built. The lines, which create the sensitive edges between volumes, both describe the form and give the image its tension and poise. I work on a computer using Photoshop as a primary drawing tool. Different kinds of mark making hitherto
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Liam Gerrard, hot illustration from New Zealand Liam Gerrard is an New Zealand based artist and illustrator. Adept in a range of styles and media (well, two maybe), Liam works predominantly in portraiture, casting an unflinching and unflattering eye across some of humankind and nature’s more peripheral characters. His work consistently deals with ideas of
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