"Drawing 168", charcoal on paper, 18" x 24", 2013 Below is a photo Lauren took of me today at Coopers Rock State Forest (we were married on the overlook there in 2010). Hope everyone had a fun and safe 4th of July!
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"Drawing 165", conte and pastel on paper, 11" x 14", 2013 "Drawing 166", charcoal and paper on paper, 12" x 9", 2013 "Drawing 167", graphite on paper, 14" x 17", 2013
Ellsworth Kelly, Apples, charcoal pencil on paper, 17" x 22", 1949, Museum of Modern Art, NY A very happy birthday to artist Ellsworth Kelly, who is turning 90 years today.
As a freshman art student, I was shown this drawing by my professor, John Clovis. He urged me to note it's simplicity and confidence of line, saying something to the effect of, "When you draw a line, have faith in it - really draw a line." I was enthralled with Kelly's drawing and resolved to strive for a similar confidence and simplicity of composition. "Drawing 162", pastel on paper, 11" x 14", 2013 "Drawing 163", charcoal and pastel on paper, 11" x 14", 2013
"Man, reaching", latex paint on canvas, 26" x 24", 2013 "Drawing 160", conte and pastel on paper, 14" x 17", 2013 "Drawing 161", oil pastel on paper, 18" x 24", 2013
If you're like me, you have particular works on your list to see that for whatever reason have eluded you. Sometimes the opportunity doesn't come along to visit their city, or they're not on display when you do visit. For me, one of those works is the famed "Statue of Meleager" at the Fogg Museum at Harvard: My own work is heavily influenced by this one incredible sculpture - a 100-200 AD marble Roman copy of the 400 BC bronze original attributed to Skopas. I even painted a copy for my "Industrial Fragments" series, which was featured on Weyerhaeuser's Facebook page via the painting's owner Jonathan Rundle. "Industrial Fragment 3", acrylic on polypropylene, 13" x 19", 2011
Excited to share that the art blog OH! Parasite has recently featured my work! Its always such an honor when your work is highlighted and discussed in such a responsive way. About my work, the feature states: Derek Overfield has a sensitivity to his line that makes for a stunning figurative drawing. The U.S. based artist and graphic designer creates exceptional sketches of nude, male figures. Most images are as simple as charcoal on paper, perhaps with a little paint tossed in, yet they evoke such emotion. One can truly sense the anxiety or melancholy of a figure through Overfield's fervent marks and cognizant lines. Thanks so much to Grace of OH! Parasite for featuring my work!
"Man binding his stomach", latex paint on canvas, 30" x 48", 2013 "Drawing 156", conte on paper, 14" x 17", 2013
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