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Friday, August 26, 2011

Four Artists Discuss Underrated Medium

The First Annual Yellow Barn Drawing Exhibition took place last weekend and featured 29 artists.

What some consider an underrated art form was acknowledged with an exclusive showcase last weekend at the First Annual Yellow Barn Drawing Exhibition, which took place in the Yellow Barn Studio and Gallery Saturday, Aug. 20, and Sunday, Aug. 21. "Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence," said French artist Henri Matisse of the medium.  For Jordan Bruns, gallery manager and Basic Principles of Drawing instructor at the Yellow Barn Studio and Gallery, drawing is certainly fundamental but not quite as permanent as Matisse would have us believe. Bruns, who strives to convey the fine line between order and chaos, permanence and impermanence through his large graphite creations often depicting ruins, is …

In this Article:

It's All About Drawing at Yellow Barn Weekend Exhibition, Artist Spotlight: Jordan Bruns (in Bethesda-Chevy Chase Patch), and A Portrait of the Artist: Vian Shamounki Borchert (in Gaithersburg Patch)

Friday, August 19, 2011

It's All About Drawing at Yellow Barn Weekend Exhibition

First Annual Yellow Barn Drawing Exhibition will be held Aug. 20-21.

This weekend's First Annual Yellow Barn Drawing Exhibition will showcase a medium that's diverse and sometimes a bit overlooked. "At Yellow Barn, painting tends to be the primary medium," said Jordan Bruns, studio manager of Yellow Barn Studio and Gallery. The exhibition intends to focus the spotlight on the strong drawing skills of members and instructors," he said. "To show drawing's importance to art world. It's not just a prerequisite to painting. By itself it's a beautiful art form." Anyone who's a member was eligible to submit up to three images of their drawings including pencil, pastel, pen and ink, charcoal. "Pretty much anything that's not paint," Bruns said. More than 600 artists and supporters are currently members of Yellow …

In this Article:

Artist Spotlight: Jordan Bruns (in Bethesda-Chevy Chase Patch)

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