John Singer Sargent, View of a Southern City, ca. 1868-70. Metropolitan.

UncategorizedMatthew RaleyFebruary 13, 2015art, drawing, John Singer Sargent, metropolitan museum of artComment

Bertrand Goldberg, Marina City, Chicago, IL, Perspective Sketch, 1985. Art Institute.

UncategorizedMatthew RaleyFebruary 13, 2015art, Art Institute of Chicago, bertrand goldberg, chicago, drawingComment

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Urban Sketching.

(Source: https://player.vimeo.com/)

UncategorizedMatthew RaleyFebruary 13, 2015drawing, urban sketching, video, vimeo, watercolorComment

dappledwithshadow:

Erik Satie, by Picasso

1920

UncategorizedMatthew RaleyFebruary 5, 2015art, composers, drawing, erik satie, Pablo PicassoComment

amare-habeo:

Maurice Utrillo (French, 1883-1955)

Montmartre, 1950

UncategorizedMatthew RaleyFebruary 4, 2015art, drawing, franceComment

vincentvangogh-art:

Tree with Ivy in the Asylum Garden, 1889

Vincent van Gogh

UncategorizedMatthew RaleyJanuary 26, 2015art, drawing, garden, Vincent van GoghComment

littleworries:

how I found you

UncategorizedMatthew RaleyJanuary 24, 2015art, artists on tumblr, birds, drawingComment

A Fragment of Italian Draftsmanship

by Matthew Raley

The drama of painting seems to begin with the brevity of drawing, in which every monochromatic gesture implies not only shape, but color, light, and texture. I just happened across this marvel in red chalk today.

artMatthew RaleyJanuary 26, 2009drawing, Federico Zuccaro Comment