Drawing From... Rembrandt

The last artist I chose for this unit is Rembrandt (1606-1669).  In 1655, he did the brush drawing "A Girl Sleeping" using brown wash.

I really like the atmosphere created by the simplicity of this drawing and the style it was drawn with.

As I'm sure you know by now, I really like working in ink so again I really enjoyed experimenting with this medium.

For these drawings I used some wooden fruit that we have at home. I tried using lines to show the curves; a pale wash to show the smoothness of the polished wood; and less diluted ink to create darker tones for the shadows on the fruit. For the second page I combined the lines and wash to create the idea of a smooth 3D fruit.

I look forward to using more ink in the future and experimenting with the possibilities of this medium.