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.jpg "Two Innocents 10 x 7")
.jpg "Sweetie 7 x 7")
.jpeg "Intriguing 11 x 14")
.jpeg "Queen 11 x 14")
.jpg "Three Sides 12 x 9")
.jpg "Seeking Peace 15 x 12")
.jpg "Opposiong Opinions 10 x8")
.jpg "Two Sharing 9 x 8")
.jpg "Unknown Journey 11 x 9")
.jpg "Sincere 20 x 8")
ABout Hollis RiChardson and his Drawings
Richardson began drawing when he was still in grade school. As a young man he was rendering realistic life drawings. It was challenging to get the likeness of people, the proportions and perspective correctly. As his skills developed, his drawings became more emotive and expressive.
Today his artwork is more imaginative and fun, but it is seriously skilled wall art. Drawing has a calming effect on him as he devotes his full attention to the task at hand. The discovery that that he could render pencil drawings with Caran D"Arches Luminous Pencils with the same luminousity of color as using oil paint , has had an inspirational impact on him.
Hollis Richardson became so excited about drawing again, that he begins early in the day and continues working until late at night, one project exciting his imagination and spurring him on to begin another. He credits drawing with helping him to be more observant of his surroundings, to see shapes instead of things, seeing and using values and to practice using all the elements of design, including textures, patterns, positive and negative space, shapes, lines and most importantly, good perspective to create pleasing compositions. He likes creating small works of wall art. Creating a good design in a small space lends itself to a quick, spontaneous process that only an experienced artist can accomplish well. Drawings and paintings that are not over worked is often better artwork, imparting a sense of freshness, immediacy and stimulating a connection with the viewer.
It is difficult for Hollis Richardson to answer the question of why he draws what he does. It is rooted in his experiences with different cultures and women in his life. He enjoys using decorative details that might be used in celebrations and events. However, his drawings and paintings are not replications of any one culture or personality. Rather they are the representation of the experience of such events, and the joy and significance of them to the person or people involved. It is contemporary modern wall art, used playfully.
About The ARt of Drawing
Drawing skill involves persistence and a willingness to overcome hesitation resulting from a need for more self-confidence. If you want to become an accomplished artist, keep working and it will come. Many people are easily discouraged when their drawings do not reflect a high level of skill. However, with patience, much practice and self-acceptance, anyone can learn to draw and become a contemporary artist. Look at shapes instead of things. Experiment with thick and thin lines, sharp and blurred edges. Practice shading and blending. Pay as much attention to the overall picture as to the parts. It would be helpful if you begin with the larger areas first and then develop the smaller areas. Pay attention to how you group objects and colors to make a pattern and unify the composition. But do take time to learn perspective. You can have a very nice drawing in every other way, but if the perspective is off, it is not a good drawing.
The process of drawing and its value is not widely appreciated. Some perceive it is a time waster and think painting involves more skill. In realty the only difference is the technical process of creating the artwork in a different medium. Drawing still involves actively using both sides of the brain, the right for creativity and the left for logical and analytical thinking, enhancing the ability to focus and think strategically and creatively. It is good mental activity for all of us. Children should be highly encouraged to spend time drawing, to enhance their cognitive development and to start down the path of self-discovery, something important whether or not they become artists. Self-discovery is a lifelong process that is best begun early in life.
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