By shading with different values of gray artists can create the illusion of space and form in their drawings. Properly positioning the highlight, mid-tone, and shadow areas artists can make a basic shape can look like it has real three-dimensional form. Study the...
Coco Chanel, was born Gabrielle Bonheur in France in 1883. She was the premier fashion designer at the turn of the 19th century. She helped liberate woman from the constraints of corsets and cages that were part of the popular style in the 1800’s. Beginning her career...
Birds have fascinated artists throughout the ages. John Audubon drew and painted thousands of birds culminating in a book called Birds of America. John ventured into the American frontier, artists and naturalist, he painted detailed illustrations of birds in their...
Georgia O’Keeffe was born and raised on a farm in Wisconsin in 1887. She longed to be an artist from an early age and her talents were well recognized by her classmates. After high school she attended the Art Institute of Chicago and a year later she...
Georgia O’Keeffe was born on a small dairy farm in Wisconsin in 1887 and longed to be an artist from when she was a child. When she was 18 she attended the Art Institute of Chicago and a year later went to study at the Art Students League of New York. She worked...
