(Detail) Amedee-David, the Comte (later marquis) de Pastoret,1823-1826.Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres.
I had some time between work last week so I managed to practise drawing again. Elmo (our dog) was demanding a lot of my time when he was smaller and new in our home, so I had no real time to myself unless I had to work.
So here is a skater for practising dynamic poses.
A small but marvelous tribute to the opening sequence of The Castle of Cagliostro by にんとん
“Deer”. Ink on paper. Early 19th century, Japan, by artist Katsushika Hokusai. Freer/Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian
“Distortions of the Past; Collaborations for the Future” is a series of geometric collages by Vancouver-based artist Randy Grskovic. The project consists of cut up vintage found photographs from flea markets and antique stores that have been reassembled. Randy says of his work, “I sift through the images and find the ones that emotionally appeal to me. I quickly scan and grab them intuitively. When I sit down to cut them up I stare at them for a long time and really consider the images. I think about the past and the present and how they relate to the future. I make some stylistic cuts depending on the mood that the image projects to me, which is essentially a projection of myself onto the image.”
