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Creating this Series

Posted by Gregory Johnson on

You may ask why I decided to create images of these archetypes. My art over the years, at least the non-commercial art, has involved simply attacking the paper with whatever media, (usually felt-tip pens), and letting the image create itself through me. In this case, however, it was about being focused on a specific aim. Having many years of free lance illustration experience helped greatly. I researched each one, did many pre-sketches, and relied heavily on the discipline of art. Below is a description of the process involved in each image. Please note that I am an American, so my...

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The Importance of Art in Difficult Times

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So what can we do as artists? Does anything artists produce change anything? Well, my answer is not a resounding yes, but a quiet and confident affirmative.

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Influences

Posted by Gregory Johnson on

The art that I'm producing these days reflects dozens of influences, and to be honest, I'm not really sure exactly which ones combined to create what you see here. Everything moves through something else.

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Martha Graham and the Inner Nag

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The attached photo shows a quote by Martha Graham that I taped to the top of my easel as a constant reminder of the reason I do this.

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Technique

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I came across a feed on Twitter which featured a middle ages painting...you know what I mean. Almost cartoon-like with no sense of perspective or human anatomy. Someone made a comment about "weak technique". Ugh. One of those.

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