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Studying the Portrait Using George Bridgman’s Book


Ron Lemen

One of the most influential art instructors was George Bridgman who was part of a core group from the Art Students League back in the early 20th century who defined and refined the process of learning how to make art for commercial and fine artists.  Bridgman was one of the first to define a process for breaking down the human form, and compared it to the machine and its mechanical parts, indicative of the times…

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Diving Into Sketchbook Exploration


Vanessa Lemen

January 4, 2024 - I made a list of some things to keep in mind while sketching for the purpose of exploring. I’m going to use it as an addendum to a class description and materials list for my Sketchbook Exploration class I teach. I always share and demonstrate all kinds of technical information regarding materials, tools and techniques, but in my classes, we also share about art as it relates to life, emotional, spiritual, cognitive and science-based context as well. So I decided to compile a list of a few points because this sketching class has an emphasis on exploration. I find it’s important to share these points as reminders of what to keep in mind while sketching for the purpose of exploring and experimenting, and I thought that this would be a great list to share here…

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