Breadth
Illustration
An illustration could be called the Great American Art Form. Edward Hopper, The Wyeths, Winslow Homer, George Innes, Thomas Eakins: right up to Wayne Thiebaud, came to fine art with the skills, acuity, and expressive facility honed by their discipline and training as illustrators. Richard MacDonald became an illustrator at the dawn of his artistic career and produced works of lasting beauty and impact.
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Breadth
Illustration
An illustration could be called the Great American Art Form. Edward Hopper, The Wyeths, Winslow Homer, George Innes, Thomas Eakins: right up to Wayne Thiebaud, came to fine art with the skills, acuity, and expressive facility honed by their discipline and training as illustrators. Richard MacDonald became an illustrator at the dawn of his artistic career and produced works of lasting beauty and impact.
The Artist's Touch
Richard MacDonald’s method of working by directly observing a living model is becoming increasingly rare amongst artists of our time. Developing the sensitivity and facility to watch a person in motion and capture anatomy, movement, mood, and personality in clay is an extraordinarily complex and demanding task, yet the quality of the work speaks to the vitality, energy, and power made possible by this experience.