Still life drapery

I took these pictures earlier of the still life drapery that I set up. I used polyester, I recently bought this piece for a still life set up I had to do for my painting 1 class. I like the texture and the folds that the material creates. It was a little challenging to do the set up, because the material is very smooth and would not stay in place but I managed to get it where I wanted. I did my first set up on a chair, then I used tacks to put it on the wall over a dresser and take pictures too. I liked the way it came out on the chair and the dresser but I will choose one to draw now. I think I will do drawings of both and pick the one that appeals more then re-draw it on the 22" x 30" paper. After drawing I will update my blog on my findings.

I added three more pictures, I decided to take some more showing the background (room). I also took one picture with the drapery on the door just to see how it will look.

David Hockney

• Born July 9th 1937 in Bradford, England.
• Started drawing at an early age. (In his bible class he started drawing scenes and people from the bible).
• 1948 won a scholarship to Bradford Grammer school where he studied art to a larger extent.
• 1953 enrolled at the college of art in England and began painting in oil, this is where he also developed a talent for abstract work.
• He also befriended Andy Warhol when he visited the United States, this allowed him to start trying new things and learn from others around him too.
• Hockney also was a photographer and this give him more attention because his works were very powerful and received well by audiences.
• Hockney was a well accomplished artist who seemed to love to explore the possibilities, especially in photography. Later on in his life he seemed to like collages so he made a lot of trips and took thousands of pictures which he put together.

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

• French painter, his father was also a painter and a sculptor. (John Marie Joseph Ingres)
• He does portraits and paintings/drawing bathers became his theme.
• (1780-1887) Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres.
• I observe with his paintings, he seem to be drawn to the idea of painting women.
• My favorite is "The Source," 1856, oil on canvas. This painting is currently at Musee D'Orsay which is located in Paris, France.
• From seeing some of his works I am impressed at his ability to make them look real, I am not sure if he was a realism painter but it appears that way from my observation. For example the above painting, if you look closely the water thats pouring out of the container looks very realistic.

Zak Smith

• Born 1976 in Syracuse New York. (American artist)
• Received BFA from Cooper Union in 1998.
• Also studied at Skowhegan school of painting ans sculpture.
• Got MFA from Yale University. (2001)
• Does alot of sketches in pen and ink from my observation of his artorks.
• He also paints in acrylic.
• His drawings looks to me like illustrations that are done for comic books or related somewhere along that line.