Jul

21

The Casting of Leonardo… da Vinci ! Illustration book

Published on 2019-07-21 by Eric Bourdon | Comment
Category(ies) : Analysis, Drawing, Painting


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© Nathalie Vessié-Hodges / L’Atelier du Poisson Soluble



     “The Casting of Leonardo”, the latest illustration book by Belgian sketch artist Nathalie Vessié-Hodges, will be released very soon, on August 21st ! As you will have understood, it is obviously about the Florentine painter and inventor, there aren’t a thousand Leonardo… On the other hand, if you thought the model who inspired his masterpiece “La Gioconda” had no competition, you’re going to discover a beautiful, little-known episode in art history !…

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Dec

26

Shakespearean drawing improvisation

Published on 2018-12-26 by Eric Bourdon | Comment
Category(ies) : Drawing, Videos


“Shakespearean improvisation” – Video on Facebook
Drawing improv – Video © Eric Bourdon

Creative doodling (1’43”) : drawing in a few strokes a comedian in full dramatic declamation…

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Other videos of improvised drawings by Eric Bourdon on Vimeo !
 

français eric bourdon  Improvisation shakespearienne de dessin

 

Dec

3

The drawing slaughterhouse – Acrylic painting

Published on 2018-12-03 by Eric Bourdon | Comment
Category(ies) : Drawing, Painting


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The drawing slaughterhouse

Original acrylic painting on linen canvas
Artwork size : 31.50 x 31.50” / 80 x 80 cm

© Eric Bourdon, 2018

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Nov

24

Neptune’s sheep – Sketch improvisation

Published on 2018-11-24 by Eric Bourdon | Comment
Category(ies) : Drawing, Videos


“Neptune’s sheep” – Video on Facebook
Sketch improvisation – Video © Eric Bourdon

Creative doodling (2’40”)…

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Other videos of improvised drawings by Eric Bourdon on Vimeo !
 

français eric bourdon  Mouton de Neptune – Croquis d’improvisation

 

Oct

16

Brett Kavanaugh, a judge without precedent…

Published on 2018-10-16 by Eric Bourdon | Comment
Category(ies) : Analysis, Drawing, Drawings on paper


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Brett Kavanaugh, a judge without precedent…

Pen, marker on paper, digital retouching
Eric Bourdon © 2018

 

     An illustration with Brett Kavanaugh, Donald Trump’s pick for US Supreme Court, a highly conservative judge (described by The New York Times as a “conservative stalwart”) obsessed with judicial precedents, but having a very fuzzy memory of his own past…

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Jul

5

3 minutes of trampoline ! Drawing improv

Published on 2018-07-05 by Eric Bourdon | Comment
Category(ies) : Drawing, Videos


“3 minutes of trampoline !” – Drawing improv
Video on Vimeo © Eric Bourdon

Creative doodling in 3 minutes…

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Other videos of improvised drawings by Eric Bourdon on Vimeo !

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May

5

Teacher training in America

Published on 2018-05-05 by Eric Bourdon | Comment
Category(ies) : Analysis, Drawing, Drawings on paper


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Teacher training in America

Pen, marker on paper, digital retouching
Eric Bourdon © 2018

 

     Excerpts below are selected from an article by German Lopez published on Vox.com : www.vox.com/…/armed-teachers-gun-violence-mass-shootings (2018/03/20)

     “The case against arming teachers”
More “good guys with guns” wouldn’t be enough – and would likely make a lot of problems worse.

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Feb

22

Café scene by Raoul Dufy

Published on 2018-02-22 by Eric Bourdon | Comment
Category(ies) : Analysis, Drawing, Painting


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Café scene

Watercolor and gouache on paper by Raoul Dufy
Executed around 1934 – Artwork size : 50,8 x 66,8 cm
Sold £50,000 at Sotheby’s London on Feb 6, 2014

 

     In 1926, while watching a little girl running on the dock of Honfleur, Raoul Dufy realizes that the mind records color faster than the outline. He will then dissociate the colors and the drawing. Dufy adds his drawing to large bands of horizontal or vertical colors, or to large colored spots.

     Watercolor and gouache become more and more important after 1930. The “puddles of color” of the background are spread on a paper previously wet and stretched on a drawing board. When they are dry, he draws with a fine brush the various elements of the subject.

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Jan

29

Think of the planet !

Published on 2018-01-29 by Eric Bourdon | Comment
Category(ies) : Drawing, Drawings on paper


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Think of the planet !

Pen, marker on paper, digital retouching
Eric Bourdon © 2018

 

     “Print this email only if you really need it !” To appeal to the responsibility of everyone for the future of the planet, before using a small sheet of paper, is very nice.

     But while you feel guilty, weighing the pros and cons…

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Jul

30

Come right here ! – Controlled scribbling

Published on 2017-07-30 by Eric Bourdon | Comment
Category(ies) : Drawing, Videos


“Come right here !” – Controlled scribbling
Video on Vimeo © Eric Bourdon

 

A 3 min creative scribbling experiment…

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Other videos of improvisational scribbling by Eric Bourdon on Vimeo !

 

“While coloring books for adults are something of a trend, there’s another artistic outlet that requires even less effort than colored pencils and markers. It may have more benefits, to boot.

Doodling — the spontaneous act of drawing, typically in the margins of whatever one is really supposed to be working on — is more than a humble distraction. While doodling gets a bad rap, it’s actually associated with better learning, creativity and performance. Here are five of doodling’s benefits :

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