N Is For…
N is for …
Handbook Journal, Ink
N is for nib. N is for needlepoint, nippers, and newsprint. N is for Niji waterbrushes and Northlight books.
N is for Naturalism, Neoclassicisim, and Art Nouveau. N is for Netherlandish art, naive art, and narrative art that tells a story. N is for nocturns that are painted at night.
N is for the negative space that defines an object, and for the natural light from a north facing window. N is for notan, the harmoniuos arrangement of light and dark.
N is for…
Handbook Journal, Ink
N is for Naples yellow, nacarat carmine, and napthol red. N is for nickel yellow, native earth pigments, and Native American art. N is for the neutral colors that make all the others appear brighter, and the natural resins used by the oil painter.
N is for Nasmyth, Nathe, Nielsen and Nivoulies. N is for Niemann, Nightingale, and Neeffs. N is for Noel, Nordgren, Nerdrum, and Nobel.
N is for the nothingness of a life without art.
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N is my favorite so far. That made me think about whether I actually have a favorite letter as I do have a favorite number. I think O might be my favorite letter…nice and round and open.
I get so excited when I get a new announcement from your blog that there’s a new letter to see!
Thanks Jana! In general, I don’t really have a favorite letter, or a number either. Someday, after I win the lottery, I’ll have six favorite numbers!
I just got a sepia Pitt pen, and used it for Rembrandt’s sketch even though he used black. I love it on cream colored paper. Kinda like a big chocolate cream candy for the eyes.
Yes, Alphonse Mucha and the art noveau style… Incidentally, Mucha used Neutral, muted colors in his posters… And so does Nerdrum (mainly shades of Earth tones).