Bilaterally Symmetrical, Ball Point & Body Types
This video is amazing and completely captivating to watch! Since I’m a “visual artist” drawing what I actually see, I have a hard time drawing from my imagination and especially quickly. Trust me, you don’t want me on your Pictionary team. Everything here is in this guy’s head that’s why I’m so enthralled. Plus, since he’s ambidextrous, he can do it simultaneously with two hands in complete symmetry. I like the taped-on pens as a drawing prosthetic. It might be an out of the box exercise to try, just don’t call me when I’m trying it. These large scale ball point pen drawings by Juan Franciso Casas as seen on…
The Hand
The hand is versatile instrument not only for gesture, waiving goodbye for instance but also for artistic element. I was surprised to find these in my Bon Apetit magazine, which I acquired after Domino went defunct. Great magazine, by the way. We’ve already made Thai Seafood Chowder and it was excellent. I’m wondering if these hands were painted by Guido Daniele. I first found his incredible painted hand artwork on Lost at E Minor. We had to say goodbye to our marketing folks, which has been a long time coming but a necessary and stressful business decision. Time to wave goodbye, wish everyone well and move forward. Good news, however,…
Églomisé
I didn’t know this technique had a name but it’s called églomisé. It’s the process of removing and/or painting over the silvering from the back of a mirror to produce a print, figurative patterning and or simulating an aging process. I was struck by the coral prints on these mirrors used by interior designer Amanda Nesbit in the Ocean 3 Showhouse, featured in Traditional Home’s March issue. They come from Soicher Marin but I wish I knew more. I really like the colors she used as well. That hint of pink is a nice softening touch that just seems to marry these lime, beige and purple colors perfectly. Oh, by…
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