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Category Archives: Drawings and Sketches
Russian and Eastern European Art
As I have stated before, I often buy pieces because I like them. That should be a main reason for anyone buying art. This being said, we will look at a number of pieces from #Russia and Eastern Europe. I … Continue reading
Posted in Drawings and Sketches, Etching, Watercolour paintings
Tagged Atlantis, cow, farmstead, Hermitage Museum, hills, Moscow, sheep, shepherd, snow, St Basil Cathedral
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Gordon Frederick Browne illustrator
Is it possible to be too successful as an artist. #GordonFrederickBrowne (1875-1932) was a prolific artist and illustrator of children’s books. He was exacting in his craftsmanship and strived for accuracy in his work in all details. He was so … Continue reading
Posted in Drawings and Sketches
Tagged cane chair, cap, forest, girl, Gordon Frederick Browne, lad, lady, paper, pen and ink
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Robin Craig Guthrie artist
When I try to draw something, there is often too much stuff on the page. The focus of today’s chapter is a drawing which certainly does not have ‘too much’. The artist #RobinCraigGuthrie (1902-1971) was born in Harding, Sussex. His … Continue reading
Henry Alken artist
Today a visit with an English artist who was known for his sporting and coaching scenes. #HenryThomasAlken (1785-1851) was a painter and engraver. In fact, we could talk about a number of the Alken family who were artists. His father … Continue reading
Posted in Drawings and Sketches, Watercolour paintings
Tagged drawing, fence, field, graphite, Henry Alken, horse, hounds, hunting, saddle, steeple
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The Art of Portraiture
Portraits are often considered to have little value if one does not know the sitter or the artist. In the previous chapter we looked at a photographic portrait of Edward VII. This chapter concerns another portrait but in this case … Continue reading
Thomas Faed artist
I recently purchased a drawing which I think is both artistically and historically important. The charcoal drawing is of a young woman sitting in a graveyard on the shore. The oil painting of this scene hangs in Manchester Art Gallery. … Continue reading
Posted in Drawings and Sketches
Tagged Acadia, charcoal, Evangeline, girl, graveyard, Nova Scotia, paper, shore, Thomas Faed, William Wadsworth Longfellow
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An Unexpected Pleasure
This past week saw me purchase a small artwork. I went to the local Saturday market at which there are several dealers of curios. One of them had a number of old prints and some watercolours. But a small black … Continue reading
Posted in Drawings and Sketches
Tagged boys, card game urn, drawing, graphite, paper, stool, table, vase, wicker basket
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The Thomas Viaduct or Latrobe’s Folly
Today, we look at a small pen and ink drawing which I came across this past week. It is a landscape in which the focus is a viaduct but amazingly this viaduct is not found here in England but in … Continue reading
Art walls
After six years of collecting, I have acquired a good number of artworks. This has come to mean that I have run out of wall space to display them. Over time, I have leant towards hanging originals rather than prints. … Continue reading
Posted in Drawings and Sketches, Etching, Mezzotint, Oil Paintings, Watercolour paintings
Tagged art walls, gallery walls, landscapes, picture walls, portraits, women
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