Cezanne, The Cube, The Cylinder, The Sphere

Cezanne was famous for saying that everything in nature could be represented in terms of the cylinder, the sphere  and the cone. He also said  “One must first of all study geometric forms: the cone, the cube, the cylinder, the sphere.” Although pencil drawing is the first art form that most of us encounter don’t [...]

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Oil Pastels And How To Use Them

I use oil pastels when I think that I am painting in too tight a style. They are not my natural medium so I think that struggling with them does me good. The first time that I used them was so disappointing. My final work looked no better than work that I did at school [...]

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