Hieratic vs.Gestural Drawing Styles – Zadkine
Posted on March 31, 2010
A5 sketchbook
Drawing ‘sur la vif’ moving targets. I’ve observed one tendancy , that which I call my ‘Hieratic Style’, as if an Egpytian or Modernist freeze ‘à la Zadkine’. It’s stylised & anti-illusionistic.
Static, it’s the oppostite of the gestural or the dynamic…
Just an observation, these drawings happen so quickly, less than a few minutes, so not much time to think, just draw.
“It was primarily written in ink with a reed brush on papyrus, allowing scribes to write quickly without resorting to the time-consuming hieroglyphs” – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hieratic
“hi·er·at·ic
–adjective1.Also, hi·er·at·i·cal. of or pertaining to priests or the priesthood; sacerdotal; priestly.2.noting or pertaining to a form of ancient Egyptian writing consisting of abridged forms of hieroglyphics, used by the priests in their records.3.noting or pertaining to certain styles in art in which the representations or methods are fixed by or as if by religious tradition.4.highly restrained or severe in emotional import: Some of the more hieratic sculptures leave the viewer curiously unmoved.” http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hieratic
Zadkine
BTW, Zadkine ‘retired’ from Paris to the deepest countryside of SW France in the Lot at a little village called Les Arques. Not far from me. Great place to visit.
Sept calligrammes d’Apollinaire
1967
Portfolio original, “Sept Calligrammes d’Apollinaire”, contenant 10 gravures originales, chacune signée au crayon par l’artiste. Ed. Czwiklitzer.
‘Have a Nice Day’
Posted on March 15, 2010
A5 sketchbook
graphite
©adam cope
‘Have a Nice Day’
Some pages from my A5 sketchpads. Drawn from life, when the music stops, the drawing stops. Click on the images & the let the music begin.
Orchestra Baroque de Toulouse
Posted on September 10, 2009
‘Orchestra Baroque de Toulouse’
pencil drawing
A5 sketchbook
© adam cope
‘Urs Karpatz’
25 x 32 cm
ink
© adam cope
Gestural Drawing of a Musician
Posted on July 30, 2009
pencil & ink
32 x 24 cm
© Adam Cope
Fiddley dee and fiddley dumb over the hills and away he run…and piper played and he played and he playeduntil he ran awayoh and it’s a fiddley dee and fiddled dumb!
Urs Karpatz – Dessins des Spectacles à Sarlat
Posted on July 27, 2009
25 x 32 cm
© Adam Cope
Paris-Londres Duo-Musical à Sarlat
Posted on July 26, 2009
In the middle of the crowds, musicians play on the streets. People stop & listen, look, sometimes dream a bit, sometimes soften a bit, sometimes love a bit, sometimes give a bit, sometimes maybe buy a CD, then the people move on.
‘Sophie Read’
pencil
25 x 32 cm
© adam cope
‘To write a love-song, you have to be in love.’ – Henry HENSCHE, Cape Cod School of Art
Called Paris – Londres because he was born in Paris & she was born in London. M-L & I could be called ‘Bergerac – Winchester’ because we are another anglo-french couple.
‘Sophie Read’
pencil & ink
25 x 32 cm
© adam cope
‘Sophie Read’
pencil & watercolour
25 x 32 cm
© adam cope
Dessin d’un Garde Champêtre – Drawings of French Market Places
Posted on December 11, 2008
graphite
A5 sketchbook
© The Artist.
OK, new category title ‘FRENCH MARKET PLACES’, which I must update the previous posts in this blog as some of the buskers play in the market places & soome of the portraits are of local farmers selling their wares. So to simplify those pesky labels, I’m going ditch the ‘SKETCHBOOK’ label but keep the ‘DRAWING’ category, more as a headcount rather than as a precise label.
Le garde champêtre
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garde_champêtre
Le garde champêtre est un fonctionnaire ayant pour mission la protection de la campagne.Selon le pays, le garde champêtre peut être un agent de police, un militaire, un gendarme, ou un garde forestier.
OK did you get that? A garde Chamêtre is a civil servent who has the mission of guarding the countryside. Depending on the region, he may be a police agent, a soldier, a gendarme or a forest guard.
This splendid chap is the Guard Champêtre of Périgord ( the ancient name for the Dordogne region including some of Lot & Garonne). I drew him in Bergerac market place, even though he was moving about. Two minute pose, which I worked up later. He told me that he doubles up as the Town Crier & , shoosh, don’t tell anyone, he has some appearances in a red & white custom this Xmas.
Good drummer too so I’m labelling him ‘MUSIC’ as well.
Drawings of Musicians & Buskers – New Web Page
Posted on November 19, 2008
Ink & Brush Pen
© The Artist.
400 euros
drawing of a violin player
Posted on September 30, 2008
Peter ‘Bimbo’ Acock
Posted on August 18, 2008
dans le temps d’une chanson….five minute pose
ink
A5 sketchbook
© The Artist.
‘Bimbo’, Peter Acock
In Bergerac, we are lucky enough to have a musician of outstanding talent. Known locally as ‘Bimbo’, Peter Acock plays the sax (soprano & alto), the clarinette & here his third instrument, the piano & voice… Jazz bébé jazz
he was a well known session musician in London in the seventies & now plays marriages, bars & concerts all over the south west. I like what he does & he’s a big buddy of mine. Great talent.