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November 12, 2017

Woman with a Diadem - Drawing by Sarah Myers

Woman with a Diadem, Sarah Myers
Minimal line drawing in charcoal.

One of my favourite drawings from the last year is this imaginary portrait, a woman in a Greek style of diadem. Minimal lines match the classical curves of her hair and headdress and the graceful tilt of her head, which is caught almost, but not quite, in profile. The sketch is rendered in strong black charcoal, like the others of my pictures in this long series. More of this collection is arranged on my site SarahMyersArt.com.

Woman with a Diadem, detail. Sarah Myers

November 29, 2015

Drawing, Head Tilted Upward - Art by Sarah Myers

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Head Tilted Upward, Sarah Myers

A minimalist line-drawing in charcoal on paper.

Head Tilted Upward, Sarah Myers. Detail.

September 27, 2015

Water-bearer in Charcoal and Conte, Sarah Myers

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Water-bearer, Sarah Myers
Charcoal and Conte on grayscale paper

This drawing of a woman carrying an ornate water pitcher and a flask of perfume is related to a sculpture recently completed in clay.

Water-bearer, detail

Water-bearer, detail, Sarah Myers

May 17, 2015

Spring - Sculpture by Sarah Myers

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Spring, Sarah Myers
Sculpture in red earthenware, life-scale

Here is the Spring, smiling, with wreaths of lavish flowers in her hair... Nestled in the blooms, small faces look up, just awakened or still half asleep.

This sculpture is in fired red earthenware and is large life-scale. It was created rapidly, during about four days' worth of sculpting, to avoid damage from drying; it is hollow-built. The material is a new earthenware clay of splendid texture and tint; I worked it up it from a formula designed by Amy Myers.

The style is essentially "New Baroque", used to express exhilaration and joy in the new world of spring. Search carefully for the small faces of the flowers!

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Spring, Sarah Myers

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Detail, Spring, Face of a Flower
Sarah Myers

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Spring, Sarah Myers

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Spring, Detail, Face of a Flower
Sarah Myers

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Spring, Detail, Hibiscus
Sarah Myers

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Spring, Detail, Face of a Flower
Sarah Myers

Spring, Sarah Myers
Side

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Spring, Detail, Face of a Flower-bud
Sarah Myers

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Spring, Sarah Myers
Back

May 11, 2015

Plenty - Drawing in Charcoal and White Conte

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Plenty
Sarah Myers, charcoal and white conte on grayscale paper

Allegorical portait, "Plenty", with wheat, grapes, loaves of bread and vine-leaves. This drawing is in charcoal and white conte on medium grayscale paper.

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Plenty
Detail, basket