Drawn in Black » minimal http://www.drawninblack.com The Drawing Blog Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:00:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 “Edward Sylvester Morse, pottery collector” and Others by Lauren Nassef http://www.drawninblack.com/2008/07/edward-sylvester-morse-pottery-collector-and-others-by-lauren-nassef/ http://www.drawninblack.com/2008/07/edward-sylvester-morse-pottery-collector-and-others-by-lauren-nassef/#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:50:33 +0000 Lee http://www.drawninblack.com/?p=167 Lauren Nassef, a  Chicago artist, does a great job of conveying a lot of emotion in very simple, minimal drawings.  Sometimes – probably more often than not – simpler is better.  Case in point. Cow Italian Hounds Related posts:How to Draw a Cow and Rhino by Joe Weatherly Drawings... Related posts:
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Lauren Nassef, a  Chicago artist, does a great job of conveying a lot of emotion in very simple, minimal drawings.  Sometimes – probably more often than not – simpler is better.  Case in point.

Cow

Italian Hounds

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]]> http://www.drawninblack.com/2008/07/edward-sylvester-morse-pottery-collector-and-others-by-lauren-nassef/feed/ 1 Untitled (2 Eyes 1 Body) by Saara Maria Piispa http://www.drawninblack.com/2008/03/untitled-2-eyes-1-body-by-saara-maria-piispa/ http://www.drawninblack.com/2008/03/untitled-2-eyes-1-body-by-saara-maria-piispa/#comments Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:23:07 +0000 Lee http://www.drawninblack.com/2008/03/20/untitled-2-eyes-1-body-by-saara-maria-piispa/ Untitled (2 Eyes 1 Body) by Saara Maria Piispa Although I would argue that Finnish Saara Maria Piispa’s paintings are much stronger than the small collection of drawings she currently displays on her site, I nonetheless feel some of them are quite compelling.  Sometimes the idea and though behind a drawing, simple as it... Related posts:
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Although I would argue that Finnish Saara Maria Piispa’s paintings are much stronger than the small collection of drawings she currently displays on her site, I nonetheless feel some of them are quite compelling.  Sometimes the idea and though behind a drawing, simple as it may be, is enough to make you stop and think.

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]]> http://www.drawninblack.com/2008/03/untitled-2-eyes-1-body-by-saara-maria-piispa/feed/ 0 “geen siamese tweeling” by Pyhai http://www.drawninblack.com/2008/03/geen-siamese-tweeling-by-pyhai/ http://www.drawninblack.com/2008/03/geen-siamese-tweeling-by-pyhai/#comments Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:19:49 +0000 Lee http://drawninblack.globalmindflow.net/2008/03/03/geen-siamese-tweeling-by-pyhai/ “geen siamese tweeling” by PyhaiFantastic drawings and illustrations by Pyhai. Related posts:Untitled (Figures on Pedestal) by Tomas Schats Related posts:
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“geen siamese tweeling” by Pyhai

Fantastic drawings and illustrations by Pyhai.

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]]> http://www.drawninblack.com/2008/03/geen-siamese-tweeling-by-pyhai/feed/ 0 Untitled (Figure with Worm Eyes) by Ken http://www.drawninblack.com/2008/02/untitled-figure-with-worm-eyes-by-ken/ http://www.drawninblack.com/2008/02/untitled-figure-with-worm-eyes-by-ken/#comments Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:39:04 +0000 Lee http://drawninblack.globalmindflow.net/2008/02/28/untitled-figure-with-worm-eyes-by-ken/ Untitled (Figure with Worm Eyes) by KenThese drawings by an artist simply identified as Ken are haunting in their simplicity and surrealism. Borderline macabre, they leave me wondering as to their meaning. Related posts:Untitled (2 Eyes 1 Body) by Saara Maria Piispa Untitled (Figures on Pedestal) by Tomas Schats Untitled (Young Girl) by... Related posts:
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Untitled (Figure with Worm Eyes) by Ken

These drawings by an artist simply identified as Ken are haunting in their simplicity and surrealism. Borderline macabre, they leave me wondering as to their meaning.

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]]> http://www.drawninblack.com/2008/02/untitled-figure-with-worm-eyes-by-ken/feed/ 0 Untitled (Young Girl) by Lotte Klaver http://www.drawninblack.com/2008/02/untitled-by-lotte-klaver/ http://www.drawninblack.com/2008/02/untitled-by-lotte-klaver/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2008 02:03:47 +0000 Lee http://drawninblack.globalmindflow.net/2008/02/20/untitled-by-lotte-klaver/ Untitled (Young Girl) by Lotte KlaverAnother Dutch artist, Lotte Klaver, has a huge amount of great ink drawings which exhibit great dynamism. Related posts:Untitled (Figure with Worm Eyes) by Ken “Femme Poire” by Francois Dubeau Untitled (Figures on Pedestal) by Tomas Schats Related posts:
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Untitled (Young Girl) by Lotte Klaver

Another Dutch artist, Lotte Klaver, has a huge amount of great ink drawings which exhibit great dynamism.

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]]> http://www.drawninblack.com/2008/02/untitled-by-lotte-klaver/feed/ 0 Untitled (Figures on Pedestal) by Tomas Schats http://www.drawninblack.com/2008/02/untitled-by-tomas-schats/ http://www.drawninblack.com/2008/02/untitled-by-tomas-schats/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:54:04 +0000 Lee http://drawninblack.globalmindflow.net/2008/02/20/untitled-by-tomas-schats/ Untitled (Figures on Pedestal) by Tomas SchatsTomas Schats from Holland creates some deceptively simple but utterly fascinating drawings. Related posts:Untitled (Figure with Worm Eyes) by Ken Untitled (2 Eyes 1 Body) by Saara Maria Piispa Untitled (Young Girl) by Lotte Klaver Related posts:
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Untitled (Figures on Pedestal) by Tomas Schats

Tomas Schats from Holland creates some deceptively simple but utterly fascinating drawings.

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]]> http://www.drawninblack.com/2008/02/untitled-by-tomas-schats/feed/ 1 “Femme Poire” by Francois Dubeau http://www.drawninblack.com/2008/02/femme-poire/ http://www.drawninblack.com/2008/02/femme-poire/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2008 02:52:11 +0000 Lee http://www.drawninblack.com/?p=4 “Femme Poire” by Francois DubeauImpressive display of how much emotion can be invoked with nothing but a few lines of ink. Reminds me vaguely of Japanese ink drawings. By Francois Dubeau Related posts:Untitled (Young Girl) by Lotte Klaver Drawing Study of Human Anatomy by Julius Guzy Related posts:
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“Femme Poire” by Francois Dubeau

Impressive display of how much emotion can be invoked with nothing but a few lines of ink. Reminds me vaguely of Japanese ink drawings.

By Francois Dubeau

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