Comments on: Picture-Perfect Pencil Drawn Portraits by Olga Larionova

By: Bob

Bob — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 21:16:05 +0000

This work is excellent and I am so glad there are people still having the skill and attention to detail and craftsmanship as days of old when artists truly learned the “craft” of what it is to be an artist. Thank you for upping the bar!!!
Sincerely,
Bob

By: kewapo

kewapo — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 10:52:04 +0000

You can make photos of things that happen.

With hyperrealism you can ‘take a photo’ of your dreams. And that is art too.

By: deecee

deecee — Sat, 25 May 2013 07:46:52 +0000

Sadly some of you fail to grasp that Dave’s response to Ann Honey Moss was wholly appropriate. Some 40+ years ago I attended ‘art classes’ and showed the out-of-university tutor some of my drawings. I explained I wanted guidance to achieving photo-realism and he said he didn’t see the point, why not use a camera. It became clear after a few sessions that his idea of art was more to do with graphic design or throwing paint at canvas. It doesn’t matter that the artist works from photographs – the finished product gives great satisfaction to the artist and demonstrates skill (that few have) and an expression of creativity that can be appreciated by most people.

By: JJ

JJ — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:24:40 +0000

The “old masters” you talk about, Dave, used many optical aids in their works including locking themselves in a dark room and painting an image that would come through a lens to their canvas. So, in a sense, they DID draw from photographs as obviously the image showing up on their canvas was two dimensional. Are you an actual art teacher or are you the high school football coach as well?

By: anonymous

anonymous — Wed, 22 May 2013 08:13:32 +0000

Dave’s a troll. Just ignore him.

Art for arts sake is valuable. This is talented, and represents one of the more beautiful things people can do on this earth.

By: David

David — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:21:56 +0000

I believe the old masters would have worked from photos if they were available to use. The creative ability may come through with the use of the computer just as well, but a pencil and paper is such basic and raw creative medium, very basic. If you are to continue into the world of commercial art and creativity on demand then grab a computer by all means! I believe even in this modern age there is still a place for basic pure creativity in its simplest forms where your mind is all that is plugged in. And I agree Art is freedom of expression!

By: lee

lee — Tue, 07 May 2013 08:23:22 +0000

I can’t believe you can influence your students like this. Art is about any creative expression. Some people like to paint a circle on a coloured background and call that art. Not my thing, but who am I to judge? Art = freedom of expression.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 05:38:05 +0000

I agree. Though shockingly talented and awe-inspiring, that’s not what art it about. I’ve banned my art students from creating art like this, or anything created without a computer as I don’t feel they’re relevant post photoshop. I’m happy to see this kind of thinking is spreading.

By: Ann Honey Moss

Ann Honey Moss — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:25:35 +0000

There is a long standing discussion, in the art world, about the need for this type of work post photography. It is obvious, though masterfully drawn, these works are drawn from photos and not from life.
I do not denigrate the work. Only question the motivation and relevance.