Recent Art by Exceptional Artists

“Andrea” charcoal - 11″x16″

I probably should not call out favorites but I have followed Susan Lyons work for years and I try not to miss a single painting she posts. As you look at the links below you will see why she is own of my favorites. She shares a website with her husband Scott Burdick and the site is filled with valuable information about their work as well as their travel journals, artist materials, art demo’s videos and  individual biographies. I thought I would also put a link here to my all-time-favorite still life painting!

What I like about the drawing “Andrea”

• Edges - I haven’t talked about this much (it’s another one of those things I really need to post an article on) but Susan’s work in general is a great example of edges that are handled well. When the eye observes objects in reality we do not see all the details at once. what we focus on is clear to the eye and other things outside of that focus are softer. Most exceptional paintings have a dominate hard edge and a variety of edges all the way down to a lost edge. When these are done well the textures and forms of the subject come to life as they do in this drawing.
• Life Drawing Skill - I have not asked Susan if this drawing was done from life but my guess is that it was. It certainly has the feel of a drawing where there is interaction between the subject and the artist.
• Composition / Center of interest - To me the most noticeable things about humans is their eye’s and hands. Both of these communicate so much about a person before you ever speak to them. I love the way the hands in this drawing are so graceful and draw you to the models face.

Look and Enjoy

• Susan’s Painting Archive
• Susan and Scott’s Website
• This drawing is available at Insight Gallery.
• Susan has a book you can purchase!