Right now, I have very mixed feelings about my drawing. At this point in the project, I love the way the drawing looks (especially the fabric, which was what I was worried about the most!), and I would feel even more confident about it if it were not for the fact that the deadline is next Friday, and I still haven't completed even half of the Conté. By now I definitely know that I will have to work on it during lunch multiple times next week...at least it looks like the original so far.
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While reading about the Old Master drawing I would eventually choose to copy, I came across the information that it was credited to the French sculptor Augustin Pajou (1730-1809). Unfortunately, this same source also stated that, while the drawing was credited to Pajou, it was most likely not done by him - and it is unclear who actually made the drawing. Therefore, I have no way of knowing who the real Old Master is, so my post will be on the artist to whom the drawing was attributed: Pajou himself. Augustin Pajou was born on September 19, 1730 in Paris, France, to a sculptor father. Said father was his first teacher, but his potential was great enough to switch teachers and instead learn from Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne. At only eighteen, he won first prize at the Royal Academy in Paris for sculpture, a feat initially unheard of. Pajou eventually worked on many official buildings and was even funded by two French kings - Louis XV and XVI. Though he died on May 8, 1809, his legacy still lives on. Credit line: Truth, after Gianlorenzo Bernini's Truth Unveiled, 1750s (?) Red chalk; 42.5 x 28.4 cm (16 3/4 x 11 3/16 in) Ackland Museum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Supporting articles: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Augustin-Pajou http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/artists/331/augustin-pajou-french-1730-1809/ Citations: "Augustin Pajou." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Ed. Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2016. J. Paul Getty Trust. "Augustin Pajou (French, 1730 - 1809) (Getty Museum)." The J. Paul Getty in Los Angeles. J. Paul Getty Trust, n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2016. Throughout the month, I have certainly made progress, though not as much as I would have liked. In that time, I chose a drawing (Truth, which is modeled after a statue and credited to Augustin Pajou; 3rd picture in slideshow), drew the picture, and toned my paper. However, due to perfectionism, it took me a while to draw the picture, even with a grid. Thankfully, I was able to tone the picture fairly quickly at the end of class last week. Unfortunately, due to being absent from class on Friday, I missed a lot of class time that could have been spent making the first marks with the Conté crayon, whether on the drawing or experimenting. I only have until November 4th to complete the drawing, so I will have to work a lot faster and spend time out of class if I want to finish by the end of the marking period.
About a month ago, we were assigned the project of copying an Old Master Drawing. However, though the project is well under way by now, I have not gotten around to making an introduction to the project until now. Without further ado: project introduction! Our project involves choosing a figure drawing done by an Old Master (the figure had to be human, and while it was not required to have a full figure, it was strongly recommended) and copying it mark-for-mark. The medium we were allowed was the medium in which our chosen Old Master drawing was drawn, be it silverpoint, charcoal, pen & ink, chalk pastel, or Conté crayon (mine!). We were to make a base drawing in pencil with only outlines and basic details of the original drawing, tone the paper with watercolor, and then add the necessary medium to finish. Since this post is very late, I have already drawn the base and toned my paper, and all that is left to do is add Conté crayon and make weekly progress posts. |
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