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Both Karsten Creightney and Christian Gallegos are artists in town at the moment displaying their pieces in a larger exhibition at the moment. Both work in a variety of mediums but both do drawing, Christian Gallegos works more in drawing than Karsten but they are both very talented. One way the two differ heavily is that Christian's focus on more drawing give him a very diverse amalgamation of themes and styles, he has many realistic portraitures just as he has many pop culture drawings. Karsten focuses much more in the fine art aspect and uses mostly a combination of lithography and other printmaking techniques mixed with traditional drawing mediums and watercolor. I feel as though my portfolio has very little continuity and thus is kind of a jumbled heap of work much like Christian's, where as I appreciate Karsten's consistent aesthetic style and it is definitely something I want to learn from. Karsten mostly has focus in painting, and her pieces are truly great, but I f...

November 11, 2018   LEONARD BASKIN The thought of the sky and the blue and the surrounding puffy clouds has always been a place where we gaze with certainty of undisturbed beauty, for what else soars there than majestic beings of whom we rely upon as inspiration as we ascend ourselves towards heaven. Baskin’s birds, raptors, paint a different picture altogether of the sky. Eagles, crows, owls and ravens, a predominant feature of his works, are distorted in such a way that they appear to have come out of a nightmare. His black birds are reminiscent of the horrifying moth man. Instead of looking at the sky with reverie, we are urged to turn away and run away from it, as we may become its next prey. But when do we ever listen. The birds themselves are never there, Baskin’s depiction is entirely metaphorical. The birds are subjects of representation of our own ugliness and evil and capabilities for perversion and destruction that relate our inability to escape our confines f...

Sebastian Kruger is a German caricature and surreal artist who specializes in drawing and painting celebrities. I first learned of him through seeing his Keith Richards caricature on a Russian postcard my uncle found somewhere. He has created over 800 caricatures of various celebrites and musicians throughout his career. I was instantly drawn to his style especially in how he can show remarkable realism as well as complete distortions of his subjects. My personal favorite is the Keith Richards, because at first it can actually be mistaken for a photograph, until you realize that no one's jaw can bend like that. I find his work very humorous but also capturing a sense of truth to the characters he chooses. I love how he snapshots the actions of his pieces and faithfully depicts them in his own strange lens.  Rob Gonsalves was a Canadian artist who created optical illusions in his pieces. I chose him because his work is very unique and carries a very charming ...

Frank Lloyd Wright, a well renowned architect from Wisconsin who designed various buildings, most of which that became actual buildings in the future. He was well respected for his skill in designing structures and was known for pioneering the movement called "organic architecture". I'm focusing primarily on his architectural sketches though which are pretty fascinating. They're all pretty professional while still having the interesting aspect of being a drawing at the end of it all. Rosenwald School Greater Baghdad Constant Nieuwenhuys is an artist based out of the Netherlands who had a similar outlook to Frank's, although Constant liked to indulge himself in creating fictional cities. With one of his most notable being "New Babylon" which consisted of many different sketches consisted of city designs. Here are some examples of his work which were drawing on paper using ink. Bird’s Eye Group of Sectors I Bird’s Eye Group of Sectors ...

Maureen Doherty Erin Galvez Drawing III November 9, 2018 The Four Freedoms Handwriting as a form of drawing can be seen in an installation, curated by Mary Statzer, called “The Four Freedoms,” held by the UNM Art Museum.             A drawing is simply a line expressing meaning. Often times in an art setting that meaning becomes set into a certain, specific idea of a line. However, this has been challenged throughout art history. The idea of a line has been challenged with such simple things as charcoal drawings with no hard edges. Alexander Calder “drew” with wire, pushing the drawing into a more sculptural sense. In this piece there are elements of traditional drawings, however, I hazard to present the idea that writing can be a form of drawing in itself. Often times writing is used in art, particularly calligraphy. Illuminated manuscripts are some of the greatest pieces of art. As a for...

Jerry Love Jerry Love is an artist who enjoys drawing and painting scenes from the past. In the 60's and 70's he was doing sculpture today he likes paint and draw. He uses watercolor, graphite, and acrylics in his works. The two works I choose to show are Cloud's Mares and Western Justice. I really enjoyed his work because of his subject matter. The old wets pops up a lot in his work. I think Cloud's Mares is a really beautiful piece. I feel he really captures the feeling of freedom with these horses. Western Justice has four men standing in front of what looks like a solon. The way they look gives the feeling of the wild west. I really enjoy looking at picture from this time period so I really enjoyed his work. His work feels very wild west. Mark Horst Horst mostly paints human figure. He works in painting, drawing, sculpture, and installation. Mark Horst says he paints to see and understand the world. I really enjoyed his drawing and painting. The subjec...