“Bear Framed in a Window”
22 × 16 inches
Korn’s lithograph crayon on warm-tinted Rives BFK paper
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This drawing is part study and part finished work. I plan to make a painting from it, but I also like what happens here with crayon and paper. The broad chest and belly have weight, while the lines around the body, clothing and trees stay loose and playful.
The seated man fills most of the sheet. His head turns to the side, and his hands rest beside his hips. The straight edges of the window give the composition a firm structure. Behind him, the diagonal tree trunk and looping marks for leaves move around his head and shoulders. Across his torso, broad patches of crayon describe the rounded forms without smoothing away the individual strokes. Some edges are dark and definite. Others are barely suggested. I’m interested in how much information a quick mark can carry.
Part of this drawing comes out of the art I saw while traveling in Europe. I was also trying to incorporate the playful contour lines and quick mark making I admire in artists such as Schiele, Klimt, Rembrandt and Sargent. I’m a little crazy about works on paper from art history. I like being able to look closely and see how a line, a patch of shading or a bit of untouched paper becomes a body.
That’s one reason I enjoy working with warm-tinted Rives BFK and indelible Korn’s lithograph crayons. The crayon catches the texture of the paper, leaving a grainy surface in the shaded areas. The warm color of the sheet remains visible throughout, connecting the more developed passages with the open, loosely drawn ones.
I photographed the drawing against black felt to show off its deckled edges and the character of the paper. The black surrounding it in the photographs is the backdrop, not part of the artwork.
“Bear Framed in a Window”
22 × 16 inches
Korn’s lithograph crayon on warm-tinted Rives BFK paper
FREE SHIPPING Shipping takes 3–4 Weeks This ships from San Carlos, California (The San Francisco Bay Area). I use UPS and sometimes US Post.
This drawing is part study and part finished work. I plan to make a painting from it, but I also like what happens here with crayon and paper. The broad chest and belly have weight, while the lines around the body, clothing and trees stay loose and playful.
The seated man fills most of the sheet. His head turns to the side, and his hands rest beside his hips. The straight edges of the window give the composition a firm structure. Behind him, the diagonal tree trunk and looping marks for leaves move around his head and shoulders. Across his torso, broad patches of crayon describe the rounded forms without smoothing away the individual strokes. Some edges are dark and definite. Others are barely suggested. I’m interested in how much information a quick mark can carry.
Part of this drawing comes out of the art I saw while traveling in Europe. I was also trying to incorporate the playful contour lines and quick mark making I admire in artists such as Schiele, Klimt, Rembrandt and Sargent. I’m a little crazy about works on paper from art history. I like being able to look closely and see how a line, a patch of shading or a bit of untouched paper becomes a body.
That’s one reason I enjoy working with warm-tinted Rives BFK and indelible Korn’s lithograph crayons. The crayon catches the texture of the paper, leaving a grainy surface in the shaded areas. The warm color of the sheet remains visible throughout, connecting the more developed passages with the open, loosely drawn ones.
I photographed the drawing against black felt to show off its deckled edges and the character of the paper. The black surrounding it in the photographs is the backdrop, not part of the artwork.
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