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AMERICAN

ARTIST

Drawing

FALL 2011

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CONTENTS
4 Editors Note
7 Contributors
9 Sketchbook
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18 Where to Study Drawing


A sponsored guide to some of the best
educational programs available to artists.
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Proportions of the Human Figure
BY DAN GHENO

Learning how to see and manipulate the


proportional divisions of the body can lead to
more powerful and convincing figure drawings.
40 Tasting the Rainbow: The Explosively

Colorful Drawings of Zach Johnsen

ON
THE COVER

18 The Best Schools for Studying Drawing


24 Use Proportions for Realistic Drawings
40 Add Extra Energy to Your Drawings With

Watercolor

52 Practical Lessons From the Masters


58 Learn to Create Lifelike Colored Pencil

Drawings

78 Copying: One of the Best Ways to Improve

COVER IMAGE

Masquerade (detail)
by Kerry Brooks, 2011, colored pencil on board, 18 x 21. Courtesy
Robert Lange Studios Fine Arts Gallery, Charleston, South Carolina.


BY COURTNEY JORDAN

The mixed-media artwork of Zach Johnsen uses


transformative bursts of color to jolt black-and-
white everyman figures out of their daily routines.

52 Ingres: Lessons From a Master

A current exhibition gives a close look at the


technique of one of the most revered artists in the
history of drawing and provides an occasion to
learn from his example.
58 Kerry Brooks: Small Drawings, Large Scope
BY NAOMI EKPERIGIN

This classically trained New York City artist


creates portraits and figurative works that
explore human relationships in a range of media,
including graphite and colored pencil. In recent
years, shes found a way to continually challenge

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herselfand viewerswith intricate, small-scale


drawings that demand a closer look.

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68 Work
BY KENNETH J. PROCTER

Master drawings depicting various types of


labor reveal a multitude of experiences and
perspectives. These drawings also remind us that
the ways in which an artwork is composed and
executed shape the ultimate meaning of the piece.
78 Drawing Fundamentals:

The Art of Copying Drawings


BY JON DEMARTIN

Copying drawings is one of the most challenging


and revealing ways for artists to test themselves
and further their abilities. In the first of two
articles on this topic, we look at how copying has
been taught throughout history and its influence
on the artists who have practiced it.
88 Riding the Life Cycle: Drawings by

Jason Bard Yarmosky


BY JOHN A. PARKS
The carefully crafted drawings and paintings of
this young artist cause viewers to reflect on their
opinions and assumptions about youth and age.

96 Coming in...

Copyright 2011 by Interweave Press, LLC, a division of Aspire Media, all rights reserved.
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