About The Artist:
Virginia Dan
Education: Art Center School, Chouinard Art Institute U.C.L.A., Otis Art Institute, Jepson School, Pruett Center, Barse Miller, Mabel Alvarez, Fletcher Martin. Influences: The work of Frank Brangyn, Dean Cornwell, Robert Fawcett, Nicolai Fechin. The 19th-Century Russian artists, primarily Repin, Makovsky, and Surikov, the 17th-Century artists, Hals, Brueghel, Steen, Canaletto in Italy and Sorolla in Spain. Magazines: Southwest Art, The...
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About The Medium:
Charcoal
A form of dry art medium made of finely ground organic materials that are held together by a gum or wax binder or produced without the use of binders by eliminating the oxygen inside the material during the production process. Charcoal can produce lines that are very light or intensely black, while being easily removable, yet vulnerable to leaving stains on paper. The dry medium can be applied to almost any surface from smooth to very coarse.