- by Nathan FowkesI'm no longer posting here.My Instagram is Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} https://www.instagram.com/nathanfowkesart/For an overview of my work, see my website https://www.nathanfowkes.com/
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- by James GurneyFREEWAY OVERPASS, markers and charcoal, 11” x 17”.Why do thumbnails? It's a low-risk way of thinking visually.My goal here is to capture a feeling of speed and drama. I want to convey the headlong race of forms stretching across the landscape.I try a few different compositions, but they don't work. The first thumbnail on the […]
- by James GurneyPATROL HELICOPTER, 1981, gouache on illustration board, 9½” x 13”.Here's the story:A field in Glendale, California, contains what I’m told is the world’s largest collection of police helicopters. It’s a calm, sunny day, ideal for trying out gouache paint. But I’m not expecting what’s about to hit me.I pass through a gate in the chain-link […]
- by James GurneyThe Artist's Guide to Sketching isn't really a "how-to" book, but we do have a chapter with a with a step-by-step sequence explaining a method for achieving accurate measurements and perspective.Here's how you do it: first rough in the big shapes, check measurements and slopes, draw perspective guidelines, then refine the detailed underdrawing.Chris (CF) Payne […]
- by James GurneyGang members may look intimidating, but if you catch them in public places, they make great models.Two Young Gang Members, published in The Artist's Guide to SketchingThis idea applies to goths, bikers, punkers, ravers, metalheads & bodybuilders. In my experience they’re keenly aware of the effect their appearance has on ordinary, mundane people. They know […]
- by James GurneyJoin me in Carmel, CA on Saturday, March 15 from 12:00-2:00 for a presentation and book signing.I'll be talking about my friendship with Tom Kinkade and how it led to the book "The Artist's Guide to Sketching."This will be the only public event in the Bay Area for this book (the other events are at […]
- by James GurneyThe new edition of The Artist's Guide to Sketching releases today, and I want to thank everyone for your enthusiasm and kind words.We offered copies for sale in our little web store (sorry, USA only) and so many of you wanted signed copies that we had to enlist the help of the whole family to help […]