Robert Henri
Robert Henri
Robert Henriwas an American painter and teacher. He was a leading figure of the Ashcan School of American realism and an organizer of the group known as "The Eight," a loose association of artists who protested the restrictive exhibition practices of the powerful, conservative National Academy of Design...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPainter
Date of Birth24 June 1865
CountryUnited States of America
lines
Get the few main lines and see what lines they call out.
eye lines concentration
Concentrate on a single feature - as, build all toward one eye - make all lines lead toward that eye.
drawing curves lines
A Curve does not exist in its full power until contrasted with a straight line.
drawing lines results
Lines are results, do not draw them for themselves.
bridges lines add
Good composition is like a suspension bridge - each line adds strength and takes none away.
drawing lines models
Drawing is not following a line on the model, it is drawing your sense of the thing.
ideas drawing lines
Count on big lines to express your ideas.
artist shining may
An artist must first of all respond to his subject, he must be filled with emotion toward that subject and then he must make his technique so sincere, so translucent that it may be forgotten, the value of the subject shining through it.
american-artist spite
It will stick with you and show up for better or worse in spite of all you or anyone else can do.
space age tears
Beauty is an intangible thing; can not be fixed on the surface, and the wear and tear of old age on the body cannot defeat it. Nor will a "pretty" face make it, for "pretty" faces are often dull and empty, and beauty is never dull and it fills all spaces.
weakness pretending knows
There is weakness in pretending to know more than you know or in stating less than you know.
struggle fighting order
Fight with yourself when you paint, not with the model. A student is one who struggles with himself for order.
drawing different realizing
Realize that a drawing is not a copy. It is a construction in very different materials. A drawing is an invention.
play growth degrees
Genius is not a possession of the limited few, but exists in some degree in everyone. Where there is natural growth, a full and free play of faculties, genius will manifest itself.