Author's posts
Jul 02
Annotate a Mythological Painting
See the attached Annotation of Bacchus and Ariadne by Titian The photograph has been removed for copyright purposes, the painting can be seen here; http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/titian-bacchus-and-ariadne
Apr 21
Developed Annotation – St Jerome by Durer
This is a more developed version of the annotation of the painting of St Jerome by Albrecht Durer. Developed Annotation St Jerome by Albrecht Durer No Photo The photo has been removed for copyright purposes. A copy of the image can be seen here http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Albrecht_D%C3%BCrer_012.jpg
Apr 19
Annotate a Renaissance image
See copy Annotation St Jerome by Albrecht Durer No photo The photograph has been removed for copyright purposes, the painting can be seen here; http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Albrecht_D%C3%BCrer_012.jpg
Apr 19
Linear Perspective
Chilvers (CHILVERS 2012) describes perspective as “Method of giving a sense of depth on a flat or shallow surface, utilising such optical phenomena as the apparent convergence of parallel lines and diminution in size of objects as they recede from the spectator.” Lucie-Smith (LUCIE-SMITH 2012) defines perspective as “The method of representing a three dimensional …
Apr 19
Annotate a Gothic Image
See annotation of St Matthew miniature from the Lindisfarne Gospels The photo has been removed from the annotation for copyright purposes, a copy of the image can be found here; http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/ttp/lindisfarne/accessible/images/page7full.jpg
Apr 16
Exercise; Pugin on Gothic
Pugin believed that there were two great rules that defined Gothic architecture. These are listed in Honour & Fleming (2009 p.664) as; “There should be no features about a building which are not necessary for convenience, construction or propriety; That all ornament should consist of enrichment of the essential construction of the building.” For Pugin …
Apr 16
Research Point: Romanesque/Gothic
Gothic architecture – ribbed vault Gothic pointed arch Gothic flying buttresses
Apr 04
Exercise; Draw classical figure sculptures
This was an interesting exercise. My drawing skills are very limited to say the least, so I decided to trace the figures. I started with old fashioned tracing paper on blown up copies of photos I had taken of statues at the British Museum. This was OK but then I had the idea of using …