Labor Day Homework Assignment

One of the most important facets of drawing is the MARK itself - the "mark" of the pencil, charcoal, etc. on the paper. Over the weekend find one drawing by an established master (i.e. Rembrandt, van Gogh, Picasso, etc.) and study the marks that artist used in your chosen artwork. Devote at least one page of your sketchbook to replicating and improvising on the marks you find within the work in order to present your own interpretation and execution of those marks. DO NOT copy the drawing you choose - instead utilize the marks you find and create your own composition. This can be representationol or abstract. The main goal here is to study and utilize a wide variety of marks in your own artwork. Be sure to bring along a copy of your chosen work along with your sketchbook on Tuesday, 9/4. Note the variety of marks used by Cy Twombly in the two works shown below.