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Portrait of a model

April 22, 2023 by John Black

A portrait drawing of a model done in charcoal on newsprint paper.

This was a 30-minute pose in a live model drawing session. I like this kind of light very much, a large, old schoolhouse room with one wall of windows behind me. This kind of light falls on the model and darkens every surface moving away from my viewpoint. That permits a very sculptural feeling to be quickly drawn. The dress was black with white stripes. I didn’t spend too much time capturing individual white stripes.

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In Real Life (IRL)

April 16, 2023 by John Black

Negative space of an early sculpture I did sitting on the collector Doris Martin's mantlepiece.
Negative space of an early sculpture I did sitting on the collector Doris Martin’s mantlepiece.

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Desperation #2.2

April 12, 2023 by John Black

This is a duplicate of Desperation 2, with two hidden layers added back in.

This is a revision of Desperation #2. Still grappling with Klee’s Line Walk lessons. Thus, lots of lines walking.

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Desperation #2

April 9, 2023 by John Black

Desperation #2, digital, Adobe Fresco on iPad

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An artist’s statement should be in the painting itself

April 8, 2023 by John Black

Putting the artist’s statement in the painting

Inspired by Ed Ruscha, who is currently living and working in Los Angeles. Originally from Nebraska, his work is mostly concentrated on describing American culture through pop art and contemporary art. One of his exhibitions is on at the moment at Gagosian, New York.

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