AMERICAN

ARTIST

Drawing

WINTER 2008

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CONTENTS
4 Editors Note
5 Contributors
6 Sketchbook
14 Art as Self-Portrait
BY LINDA S. PRICE

Canadian artist Tony Luciani reveals much about his

life in his detailed drawings, which meld images from
his imagination as well as from on-site studies.
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The Beauty of New York in Black and White

BY NAOMI EKPERIGIN

For artists Anthony Mitri and Mary Reilly, who work in

charcoal and graphite respectively, drawing is the
medium that has helped them develop a personal
vision and unique style.
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Drawing From the Inside Out

BY LYNNE MOSS PERRICELLI

Throughout his long career, Henry Casselli has

looked to drawings to clarify his impressions and
better understand his subject.
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Perishable Beauty
BY KENNETH J. PROCTER

Among the most sensuous and complex of nature's

gifts, flowers are attractive subjects for art offering
challenges in form, technique, and composition.
Beyond simple decoration, artists explore the
profound mystery of floral beauty and symbolism.

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Draw What the Model Is Doing

BY BOB BAHR

Californian Patricia A. Hannaway stresses that the

best drawings of living things honor the action line
and gesture, suggesting their movements in the recent
past, present, and future. This dynamic, cinematic
approach makes sense for someone who has made a
name for herself as a successful animator.

74 Understanding Anatomy: Drawing the Neck

BY EPHRAIM RUBENSTEIN

A look at the anatomical structure of the neck,

and some helpful drawing tips.
78 Drawing Logic: Edges

COVER

Study for Birds

Nest (detail)
by Henry Casselli,
1987, graphite,
18 x 24. Collection New
Orleans Museum of Art,
New Orleans, Louisiana.

BY BOB BAHR

An artists handling of edges is of great

importance if a drawing is to be convincing.
80 A Broader Definition of Drawing

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BY JOHN A. PARKS

An exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

invites us to consider an extraordinarily wide
range of artifacts as drawings.
90 Picasso the Draftsman
BY LISA DINHOFER

Even if you dont like his work, the drawings of

Pablo Picasso have much to teach todays artists.
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An Unrelenting Gaze: The Drawings of Philip

Pearlstein
BY JOHN A. PARKS

This New York artist discovers many of his

breakthroughs through drawings, depicting
strictly what he sees with little thought for
accepted standards of draftsmanship.
118 Julia Randalls Mouth
BY MARK G. MITCHELL

New York City artist Julia Randall makes colored

pencil drawings that incorporate depictions of her
mouth, resulting in images that are voyeuristic,
suggestive, slightly grotesque, and quite
humorous.
128 Coming in...
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