Drawing with Charles Bargue
In an effort to learn the craft of drawing I spent a few years studying the 19th century drawing course created by Charles Bargue in France in the 19th century. This method requires the meticulous and exact replication of a series of lithographic prints (all focused on various elements of the human figure), These increase in complexity and difficulty and are intended to align the eye and
Marcus Brutus, Plate 1, 50. Graphite on Paper. Showing September 2022 in the Jasper Street Gallery at the Media Art Center in Media, PA.
The Capitoline Ariadne. Plate 1, 45. Graphite on Paper. Showing September 2022 in the Jasper Street Gallery at the Media Art Center in Media, PA.
The Capitoline Ariadne (detail). Plate 1, 45. Graphite on Paper. Showing September 2022 in the Jasper Street Gallery at the Media Art Center in Media, PA.
Barque Plate 1, 22. Woman's arm, bent. Graphite on Gray Paper. Sold.
Male Torso, Back View, Plate 1, 56. Graphite on Paper. Sold.
The Capitoline Ariadne. Plate 1, 41. Graphite on Paper.
Marcus Brutus, Plate 1, 36. Graphite on Paper.
Caracalla. Plate 1, 38. Graphite on Paper.
Woman's Hand. Plate 1, 16. Graphite on Paper.
Plate 1, 34. The Cardinal de Birage, by Germain Pilon. Graphite on Paper. Sold.
Barque Plate 1, 33. Young Girl. Life Cast. Graphite on Paper
Bargue Plate 1, 32. Cardinal Jimenez. Graphite on Paper.
Barque Plate 1, 30. Legs of the Dying Slave, by Michelangelo. Graphite on Paper.
Barque Plate 1, 24. Arm of Moses by Michelangelo. Graphite on Paper.
Barque Plate 1, 34. Dante. Graphite on Paper.
Barque Plate 1, 13. Hand of Voltaire. Graohite on Paper
Barque Plate 1, 27. Leg of Germanicus, front view.
Barque Plate 1, 29. Leg of Medici Venus.
Barque Plate 1, 15. Hand of a woman pressing her breast. (sideways view)
The foot of a gladiator. Barque Plate 1, 7. Graphite on Paper. Sold.
Barque Plate 1, 16. Hand of a woman holding a stone.
Barque Plate 1, 13. Hand of Voltaire. First attempt.
Barque Plate 1, 14. Hand holding a whetstone.
Barque Plate 1, 22. Woman's arm, bent. First attempt.
Barque Plate 1, 8. The foot of the Medici Venus.
Barque Plate 1, 9. The sole of the foot.
Barque Plate 1, 28. Leg of crouching Venus.
Barque plate 1, 26. Child's leg, rear view.
Barque Plate 1, 23. Man's arm, bent.
Barque Plate 1, 25. Leg of Germanicus, in profile.
Barque Plate 1, 12. A closed hand and a leaning hand.
Barque Plate 1, 6. Heels.
Barque Plate 1, 11. Hands in profile.
Barque Plate 1, 17. Arm of a man, horizontal position.
Barque Plate 1, 18. Arm of a man, vertical position Graphite on Paper.
Barque Plate 1, 19. Flexed forearm of a man, interior view. Graphite on Paper.
Plate 1, 1. Eyes.
Barque Plate 1, 2. Mouths. Graphite on Paper.