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The Sphere Project

By: Melissa January 28, 2015October 15, 2016
Concept, Design, Drawing, sphere, Technique, Year One6 Comments on The Sphere Project

This has been the most brutally obsessive project I have done at the atelier heretofore. Advertisements

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Reading the Body

By: Melissa November 3, 2014October 15, 2016
Motivation, Reading List, TechniqueLeave a Comment on Reading the Body

Instead of blogging I’ve been reading!

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Learning to Draft

By: Melissa October 26, 2014October 15, 2016
Art History, Design, TechniqueLeave a Comment on Learning to Draft

In the tradition of the great master draftspeople, we’re continuing to explore the geometry of design.

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The Bottle Arrangement

By: Melissa October 19, 2014October 15, 2016
Design, Motivation, Technique2 Comments on The Bottle Arrangement

Where have I been all week? you might ask. Drawing these bottles!

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Hitting the Bottle

By: Melissa September 29, 2014October 15, 2016
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This is my bottle project. I did it!

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In Art as in Life

By: Melissa September 27, 2014October 15, 2016
Life, Psychology, Technique1 Comment on In Art as in Life

On a cool Wednesday we put away our easels at the end of our morning session and pulled up stools or sat on the floor in a semi-circle around Juliette.

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A Toolbox Full of Triangles

By: Melissa September 25, 2014October 15, 2016
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Myron Barnstone was my teacher’s first teacher.

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You Can’t Outthink the Old Masters

By: Melissa September 22, 2014October 15, 2016
Art History, Inspiration, Technique1 Comment on You Can’t Outthink the Old Masters

Today we looked at plates made from sketchbooks of the old master draftsmen (Rubens, Poussin, Da Vinci and Dürer to name a few) and talked about their methods.

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Pencils

By: Melissa September 15, 2014October 15, 2016
TechniqueLeave a Comment on Pencils

Earlier this evening while I was sitting on the couch sharpening pencils for tomorrow, Billy my mother-in-law’s boyfriend read me some facts about pencils.

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