On Not Copying

In a couple of recent blogs, we explored the practice of copying as an integral part of the artist’s apprenticeship & we did this in two different contexts.  On one hand, art students copy the drawings & paintings of the Old & Modern Masters as a...

On Copying from the Masters, Continued

In a recent blog, I described the process of copying from the Modern Masters within the context of learning how to draw.  The other context in which my students copy is when they are learning a specific medium, such as colored pencil or watercolor.  Here we copy...