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Having been raised in New Mexico, Southwest Art, Indians, cowboys, ranches, cattle and etc., are common themes when it pertains to art. As I mentioned in my previous blog post, I recently awakened (precisely at 3:00 a.m.) one morning with … Continue reading

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I’ve always been concerned about mastering tone when it came to graphite sketches and drawings. I have to constantly keep in mind the distinction between the “form” and the “field”. The “form” is the object, and the “field” is the … Continue reading

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The word drawing seems to be one that most professionals and students use freely, but which no two ever seem to use in quite the same way. Drawing is a subject to be learned, practiced and understood. With drawing, whether … Continue reading

Here at Art Center Information, we are already getting questions and comments on Richard D. Burton’s graphite drawing, Grinding Gears of Time. The drawing is still in the “work in progress” stage. One question that keeps cropping up is: “Where … Continue reading

In the graphite drawing that artist, Richard D. Burton, is working on, a new face on father time is taking shape. The artist is working from the left side to the right side, and top to bottom of the overall … Continue reading

A member of our staff at Art Center Information caught up with artist brothers, Lynn and R.D.Burton, yesterday, and they were kind enough to answer a few questions that some of our readers have asked. Art Center Information: What tips … Continue reading

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Although I came from a family of artists, and art has always been high priority in my life, most of my training is self taught through the aid of art books and internet courses. These helped me a lot, no … Continue reading

Please note: If you want to go directly to the article discussed, click on the picture to the right of the discussion. On Monday, we said that an artist needs to work systematically to capture the particular characteristics of their … Continue reading

Some artist use their pencil to draw with a lively linear approach allowing their strokes to show, and others blend their strokes to get a smoother effect–more like a photograph. Some use short strokes, dots, or longer straight or curved … Continue reading

Drawing is a genre of its own, since it requires a studious approach to record precisely and in detail the appearance of a person, animal, plant or object. An artist needs to work systematically to capture the particular characteristics of … Continue reading