Danielle Draws
Hello! A Tumblr seemed like a natural place to get back into drawing.
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Danielle
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Adios!
Howdy All!
Thanks so much for your support by following me on this Tumblr. It’s been fun, but managing two Tumblrs is tough. I’ve decided to merge the contents of this one into my main Tumblr - Browsing. Follow me there or on my Twitter account @danibardgette.
Best,
Danielle
Gerhard Richter has dabbled in multiple mediums and seems to hint at Abstract Expressionism with some of his work. These streaked paintings have a fleeting quality to them which I like.
This NYT Article on him mentions he’s quite adored by his fellow Germans and was recently mobbed by the paparazzi during a gallery opening.
I sat in on a talk recently and the speaker asked us to:
1) Share something that inspired us
2) Share something that touched/moved us
3) Share something that surprised us
This really was a helpful reminder for me to look for those 3 things every day. I’ll be sharing those posts here on a semi-regular basis. The above pic is something that inspired me. It is in the repetition of an ordinary object, electrical lines, I find beauty. The surprising part of this is that as I walked away post-pic snap a guy in his truck stopped by to talk to me. He mentioned not 5 minutes earlier he had taken the very same pic. Wow!
Finally, the thing that touched me today was watching an older gentleman, my work’s custodian, sweeping in the hallway. He was a Hispanic man in his 60s-70s and reminded me of my grandfather.
What inspired, moved and surprised you about your day?
I’m using thinned out gouache as ink. The ink flow isn’t quite as consistent as I’d like, but I’ll keep experimenting & tweak accordingly. :)
I’ve started drawing again! A drawing day, but I’ll probably only be sharing a handful here. I seem to be taking a drawing/diary approach with them so they’ll mostly be for my eyes only.
The above list was compiled from a book I’m reading ‘An Illustrated Life’ by Danny Gregory. It’s a compilation of assorted artists, illustrators and designers talking about their sketchbooks. The book is fabulous as it gives you an insight into why they sketch, how and the materials they use. Plus each entry includes pics of their sketchbooks.
