G Is For…
G is for…
Handbook Journal, Ink
G is for green. G is for green earth, gamboge, and giallorino, a light yellow similar to aureolin. G is for green lake, geranium lake, and gofun shirayuki, a traditional Japanese white made from oyster shells.
G is for gilding, gold leaf, and grisaille, an underpainting in gray scale. G is for glassine, and for ground, the foundation of the artwork. G is for genre scenes of everyday life.
G is for the graphite from General’s, and the gum arabic that binds gouache. G is for the glaze that goes over ceramics, and the glazing that goes over a pastel. G is for grout, the glue that binds a mosaic.
G is for…
Ink with Pastel Pencil, Ink, and Pastel Pencil over Watercolor
G is for gesture drawing. G is for the giclees found in art galleries, and genpitsu, a Japanese style of painting. G is for graffiti, and for graffito, the method of scratching through one surface to reveal another.
G is for graphics. G is for the Gothic art of Giotto and Grunewald, and for and the Group of Seven from Canada. G is for the Greeks, who gave us great art and the golden means to create it.
G is for Gainsborough, Goya, and Greene. G is for Gaugin, Grimshaw, and Gleyre, a most generous teacher. G is for Grumbacher and Gamblin, makers of artist supplies.
G is for gazing at art, glorious art.
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Quite delightful. Witty and charming. I wish I had a notebook just like it. Reminds me of the work of Eric Sloane:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Sloane
MadSilence
Thank you MadSilence, your comparison is very flattering! I found Sloane’s ABC’s of Americana at Amazon, and I know I’m in for a treat. Thanks for the heads up.