 shannon christensen • colored pencil on colored paper I don't know what it is about drapery but I love it. Love. It. When I see well done drapery drawings I just want to reach out and touch it. Feel it. Hold it. All that layered, luscious fabric. Maybe it's the seamstress in me that has a tactile connection. Truly, I don't know why, and really, I don't care. I just do. I know my little drawing above looks weak next to these below, but I still attempt fabric.  Leonardo da Vinci. Drapery Study, 1470-1479. Brush and tempera on linen. Musee du Louvre, Dept of Graphic Arts. Photo: J.G. Berizzi, c. Reunion des Musees Nationaux/Art Resource, NY.  Leonardo da Vinci   Leonardo da Vinci Here are more of my attempts with fabric. In paint.
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3/4/2023 09:09:40 am
I agree. There is something about drapery studies. I love them too. I have copied some great ones, by Albrecht Dürer and by Leonardo, I believe. So, happy to see this post. I'm not alone in my love. Leave a Reply. |
