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| Invented Landscape Drawing and Painting the Landscape January 2019 Various Media Stillman & Birn Alpha Series Sketchbook 7.5cm x 11.5cm (3" x 4.5") |
Elaine gave me Drawing and Painting the Landscape by Philip Tyler as a Christmas present. The subtitle of the book gives a clue to its structure "A course of 50 lessons".
The first lesson is called "The Evocation of Memory". It starts with a discussion of how photographs of landscapes can take us back to a place and a moment in time. A familiar landscape is more than a view - it is a collection of memories.
The lesson then goes in the opposite direction to show how little is needed to give a sense of landscape.
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| Invented Landscapes - 1 Drawing and Painting the Landscape January 2019 Various Media Stillman & Birn Alpha Series Sketchbook 21.5cm x 30.5cm (8.5" x 12") |
The first exercise involve placing a horizontal horizon line somewhere in a rectangle then drawing more lines moving down the page. Initially, drawing lightly with the lines close together. The lines get darker and further apart as they progress down the rectangle. In the first exercise, the lines do not have to be perfectly straight, but any deviations should be relatively small. In the second exercise, the lines can develop lumps and bumps of increasing size as they get further from the horizon.
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| Invented Landscapes - 3 Drawing and Painting the Landscape January 2019 Various Media Stillman & Birn Alpha Series Sketchbook 21.5cm x 30.5cm (8.5" x 12") |
In the third exercise, the lines are drawn on top of torn coloured paper . The paper is initially torn neatly and then more roughly.
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| Invented Landscapes - 3 Drawing and Painting the Landscape January 2019 Various Media Stillman & Birn Alpha Series Sketchbook 21.5cm x 30.5cm (8.5" x 12") |
Many of these drawings look like landscapes to me, but Elaine is less convinced. The ones she finds most persuasive are the ones with low horizon lines.
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| Invented Landscapes - 3 Drawing and Painting the Landscape January 2019 Various Media Stillman & Birn Alpha Series Sketchbook 21.5cm x 30.5cm (8.5" x 12") |
The picture quality on this post is not up to the usual standard. I’ve bought a new sketchbook for the course and it is slightly too big for our scanner. I’m experimenting with different approaches, but I haven’t found the right solution yet.
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