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Doodle of the Day: Two chatting Women with two Children (1930), Print on paper, Käthe Kollwitz (1867–1945). Kollwitz produced two versions of this work. The first version uses loose line work whereas the later lithograph is more refined and gives the figures a sense of stability.
NONaffArt Artist of the Month: Rosa Challenger. Rosa Challenger has been attending NONaffArt Fine Art lessons for the past year and has shown great progress in both her painting and drawing skills, producing some beautiful work showing the development of a strong technique.
Doodle of the Day: A Demonstration (c. 1919-20), Pencil, ink and watercolour, squared for transfer to canvas, William Roberts (1895-1980). William Roberts was one of the first English artists to be influenced by the Cubist movement and use abstraction in his work.
Doodle of the Day: 'The Young Student', after Guercino (unknown date), Pen and brown ink on buff paper, Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792). Reynolds work focused on portrait painting. This drawing uses loose, subtle line work to define the form and movement with tone adding depth.
Doodle of the Day: The woodland glade (no date), Pen and ink on paper, John Constable (1776 - 1837). This is one of two drawings recently discovered by John Constable. They are thought to have been inspired by a scene from Shakespeare’s play As You Like It.
Doodle of the Day: Flowers (1949), Chalk and watercolour on paper, Vanessa Bell (1879–1961). Vanessa Bell was a member of the Bloomsbury Group (and sister of Virginia Woolf). This work uses a selective, warm colour palette to help focus attention on the flowers.
Doodle of the Day: Head of a Young Man (c. 1516), Red chalk on paper, Michelangelo Buonarotti (1475–1564). This drawing (possibly) shows an influence of the style of Leonardo da Vinci (1452 - 1519). The work also uses à subtlety of mark making and a delicacy of tonal graduation.
Doodle of the Day: Two Women with Hats in Church (c. 1920’s), Gouache on wove paper, Gwen John (1876- 1939). Gwen John was a Welsh born artist who worked and lived in France. This work uses simple line work and almost ‘block’ colours to give a sense of form to the figures.
Doodle of the Day: Seated Dancer (1879 - 80), Pastel on cardboard, Edgar Degas (1834 - 1917). Degas explores the use of strong, bright colours in this work and uses a range of different mark making techniques to gives the work a sense of life and movement.
Doodle of the Day: Two Mechanics (1912), Ink and watercolour on paper, Wyndham Lewis (1882–1957). Wyndham Lewis was an artist and writer and cofounder of the Vorticist movement and is considered to have had a major influence on British art of his day.