Instead of establishing a subject’s overall configuration and character, they start by recording a host of small facts. To often, however, beginners start at the other end of what there is to see. And seeing this arrangement is the necessary first step. The French painter Paul Cezanne gave sound advice when he urged artists to “get to the heart of what is before you and continue to express yourself as logically as possible.” An important aspect of “what is at the heart” of any subject is the arrangement of its parts. To do this we must consider one of the most compelling features of any subject – its fundamental visual and emotive nature. It is the ability to join percept to concept, that is, to merge what we see in the subject with what we want to see in the drawing, and to show this integration of inquiry and intent in the completed work. 1-‐7 A Definition Responsive drawing is the ability to choose from an observed or envisioned subject those characteristics that hold meaning for us and to be able to set them down in concise and (to us) attractive visual terms. The Art of Responsive Drawing sixth edition Nathan Goldstein 1 Gestural Expression Deduction Through Feeling pp.
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