Drawing Projects

By Mick Maslen, Jack Southern,

Book cover of Drawing Projects: An Exploration of the Language of Drawing

Book description

'Drawing Projects' is both a pratical guide to drawing and an informative insight into the minds of artists who work with the medium.


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1 author picked Drawing Projects as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book is great because it combines illuminating interviews with leading contemporary artists who draw, such as Cornelia Parker, Dryden Goodwin, and Charles Avery, with no-nonsense practical projects. The book has the atmosphere of an art school studio about it, which is understandable because it has sprung from the authors’ collective 45 years as artists and lecturers. It feels like a creative launchpad, one that will take your drawings in new exciting directions if you’re prepared to give it a go. This is a book you should get dirty in the studio. I can almost taste the charcoal dust in…

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