Stephen Farthing RA started to draw trees after reading John Ruskin's Elements of Drawing. Farthing’s own works are driven by a sustained period of looking. Beginning with the leaf at the very top of the tree and working down leaf by leaf to the trunk, the work is ‘grown’ in the opposite direction to nature.
Stephen Farthing RA started to draw trees after reading John Ruskin's Elements of Drawing. Ruskin’s ‘drawing course’ takes students from the relatively simple task of copying the shape of a flat leaf, through the relationship between proportion and growth, to a point where they draw a real tree. Farthing’s own works are driven by a sustained period of looking. There is no theory, just a protocol. Farthing starts with the leaf at the very top of the tree then works down leaf by leaf to the trunk, so the work is ‘grown’ in the opposite direction to nature.
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About Stephen Farthing RA
Painter Stephen Farthing studied at St Martin’s School of Art from 1969 to 1973 before completing a Masters Degree in Painting at the Royal College of Art in 1976. While at the Royal College, Farthing was offered an Abbey Major Scholarship, an honour which took him to the British School in Rome for a year.On his return to London, Farthing held...
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https://shop.royalacademy.org.uk/the-elements-of-drawing-by-stephen-farthing-ra22325The Elements Of Drawinghttps://shop.royalacademy.org.uk/media/catalog/product/s/t/stephen_farthing_ra_-_the_elements_of_drawing_after_john_ruskin_.jpg400400GBPInStock/Art/All Artworks/Art/All Artworks/Art under £50027377812209273<p>Stephen Farthing RA started to draw trees after reading John Ruskin's <em>Elements of Drawing</em>. Farthing’s own works are driven by a sustained period of looking. Beginning with the leaf at the very top of the tree and working down leaf by leaf to the trunk, the work is ‘grown’ in the opposite direction to nature.</p> <p>Stephen Farthing RA started to draw trees after reading John Ruskin's <em>Elements of Drawing</em>. Ruskin’s ‘drawing course’ takes students from the relatively simple task of copying the shape of a flat leaf, through the relationship between proportion and growth, to a point where they draw a real tree. Farthing’s own works are driven by a sustained period of looking. There is no theory, just a protocol. Farthing starts with the leaf at the very top of the tree then works down leaf by leaf to the trunk, so the work is ‘grown’ in the opposite direction to nature.<br /><br />Artist Sales: This work is sold by the artist. The sale is facilitated by RA Enterprises (RAE) for which RAE receives a commission from the artist only.<br /><br /><br /><img src="{{media url="wysiwyg/Stephen_Farthing_RA_-_The_Elements_Of_Drawing_After_John_Ruskin__onwall.jpg"}}" alt="" /></p>00https://shop.royalacademy.org.uk/media/catalog/product/s/t/stephen_farthing_ra_-_the_elements_of_drawing_after_john_ruskin__header.jpgadd-to-cartartist_name:Stephen Farthing RAstore_type:ArtStephen Farthing RAArtPrint25 x 30.5cmNo30
