Comments on: The Nuance of Line http://attentiveequations.com/2009/08/01/the-nuance-of-line/ ...thoughts on the practice of oil painting from artist Judith Reeve Sat, 12 May 2012 18:35:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Judith Reeve http://attentiveequations.com/2009/08/01/the-nuance-of-line/#comment-23 Judith Reeve Sun, 02 Aug 2009 19:19:59 +0000 http://attentiveequations.com/?p=362#comment-23 Ric, Thanks for the info. I have yet to locate my copy of the work on memory. I hope Boisbaudran's work on memory can provide some insight for you. Remember it is hard work and it does not come easy, but with constant practice it does improve one's ability to work without the model. Begin with memorizing an image such as a painting in a museum since it is set and worked out verses something like a living model. I believe this is one of Boisbaudran's first suggestions. My only other insight would be to work from a lay figure or a simply constructed model such as Bridgeman designs at the beginning of his life drawing book ( although, this seems to work best for a standing figure and seems impractical for a seated study). Good Luck. Judith Ric, Thanks for the info. I have yet to locate my copy of the work on memory. I hope Boisbaudran’s work on memory can provide some insight for you. Remember it is hard work and it does not come easy, but with constant practice it does improve one’s ability to work without the model. Begin with memorizing an image such as a painting in a museum since it is set and worked out verses something like a living model. I believe this is one of Boisbaudran’s first suggestions. My only other insight would be to work from a lay figure or a simply constructed model such as Bridgeman designs at the beginning of his life drawing book ( although, this seems to work best for a standing figure and seems impractical for a seated study). Good Luck. Judith

]]> By: Ric Hirst http://attentiveequations.com/2009/08/01/the-nuance-of-line/#comment-22 Ric Hirst Sun, 02 Aug 2009 17:19:37 +0000 http://attentiveequations.com/?p=362#comment-22 Judith, Strange to think that we were chatting yesterday about looking at the original master drawings to discover the initial traces, traces which generally cannot be seen in reproduction. It's odd that to me those traces bear the weight of the import of the drawing. Speaking of drawing I found a free copy online of Boisbaudran' work on memory. Go to archive.org and write boisbaudran in the text search field. The entire 1911 english version is in pdf format. Judith,

Strange to think that we were chatting yesterday about looking at the original master drawings to discover the initial traces, traces which generally cannot be seen in reproduction. It’s odd that to me those traces bear the weight of the import of the drawing.

Speaking of drawing I found a free copy online of Boisbaudran’ work on memory. Go to archive.org and write boisbaudran in the text search field. The entire 1911 english version is in pdf format.

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