Building A Language of Marks

Sorry I'm out today,

Let's explore another area of drawing- How artists use MARK -MAKING to describe FORM and VALUE.

Collect three examples of each artist's drawings and post it to your blog. Be sure to post the name of the artwork and the date....

The two artists are Albrecht Durer and Van Gogh.... Both are renowned for their drawings.....

First is Durer- Here are some links to info and images of his drawings and prints.... look how precise his drawings are!! 

About Durer... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albrecht_D%C3%BCrer

About engraving here @http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engraving

AND some examples of his work.... This is an engraving called "Melencolia", from 1514

Some details.... see the variety of marks?

Now look at Van Gogh's drawings to see how he uses MARK-MAKING to describe TEXTURE and VALUE….. These are INK drawings created with a carved baboo pen.


Here are some examples and links….

http://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/vgm/index.jsp?page=98&lang=en

and more here at

http://www.metmuseum.org/metmedia/kids-zone/art-trek/how-van-gogh-made-his-mark

 And this is the best @ 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drawings,_water-colours_and_prints_by_Vincent_van_Gogh

Some Van Gogh examples are:

This is "Garden of the Hospital in Arles", 1889.... ink on paper.

This one is "Fountain in the garden of the Hospital Saint-Paul", Black chalk, reed pen and ink, May, 1889,



Look at the variety of marks in these details!!! WOW!