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Metalpoint Drawings

My recent series, "Imaginary Botanicals", will be on exhibit from
December 1, 2011 to January 7, 2012 at the McLean Project for 
the Arts in McLean VA, USA.




























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The drawing above and the drawing below were both created with a silverpoint stylus.  They are from my Athena's Gift series.  Owing to the lightness of the drawn lines and the slight sheen of the metal, they are very difficult to photograph. 

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The drawing above is created with both a silverpoint stylus and a goldpoint stylus.  As a result of time, the lines drawn with sterling silver have turned brown; the lines drawn with 22k gold are still as grey as when originally drawn.  Surprisingly, gold does not appear yellowish. 
 
The drawing below is created with a platinum stylus.

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At the start of the 21th Century, only a small number of artists undertake this technically demanding, unforgiving medium.  James Watrous, in The Craft of Old Master Drawings, writes “ In our day the knowledge of the distinguished history of drawing with metalpoints, and even of their very existence, is limited to some art historians, curators, and a few practicing artists.” 

 

As I use lines drawn with metal to bring my ideas into the visual realm, I receive many aesthetic rewards.  I am fascinated by the medium as I observe the silver lines age to a deep brown and the gold or platinum lines remain a lovely grey.

Contact:  whiteley.artist@gmail.com
 




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