Journey into Art

The Luxembourg Palace His stay with Audran had a profound influence on the art of Watteau. There were no gardens of the Luxembourg in t...

Antoine Watteau although thought of as essentially and characteristically French, he was born in 1683 at Valenciennes, near the Franco-Flemi...

Thought I would revisit Watteau (1684–1721) and explore some of his life and times. Most of what hopefully follows will have been gleaned fr...

Haven’t posted to the Blog for some time as I’ve been away sailing in France. Every two years a sailing event " Semaine du Golfe du Mor...

More on the use of Trois Crayon as I said in the earlier post the paper used can be a mid-tone grey, blue, or tan. The paper can either be p...

Recently I posted a Trois Crayon drawing of Helen of Wales, Trois Crayon is a traditional drawing technique using three coloured chalks: red...

Helen again this time in oil. We are very lucky to have a choice of both portrait and life drawing groups locally. This is from the Narbert...

Jumping forward to the present, here is my current effort which shows my understanding at the moment. Helen of Wales. This was done from lif...

Since the discovery of the Altamira Caves in 1880, older art has been found. I believe the oldest recorded art at present is a cupule in the...

A Journey into Art so where should I begin with this first post? The Art of Prehistoric Man seems like a good starting place, it might even...