Expressive Gesture Drawing and Portraiture
About Me
A course by Graceina Samosir , Artist
About the video: About Me
Overview
“Let me introduce myself! My name is Graceina Samosir. Originally from Indonesia, I am an artist currently based in Ottawa. In this lesson, I will tell you how growing up as a third-culture kid impacted my worldview and approach to art. ”
In this video lesson Graceina Samosir addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Expressive Gesture Drawing and Portraiture. Learn how to illustrate an artistic collage filled with detail and movement by exploring a variety of drawing techniques including charcoal, chalk, and ink.
Partial transcription of the video
“ About Me Hey, my name is Graceina Samosir. People call me Graceina, Grace, Gray, and other derivatives. I'm an artist from Indonesia, currently living in Ottawa, Canada. I studied Fine and Visual Arts in Colombia and Canada, and I've always been a curious learner, always trying to make the most with the resources I had. Growing up, I was fortunate to move around and live in many places with my family. This meant that I was exposed to different cultures, paradigms, and approaches to life and art. In a similar fashion, although I'm currently known for my drawings, I love to merge various ar...”
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Course summary for: Expressive Gesture Drawing and Portraiture
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Category
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Areas
Drawing, Figure Drawing, Fine Arts, Portrait Drawing
Graceina Samosir
A course by Graceina Samosir
Graceina Samosir is a professional artist and illustrator based in Ottawa, Canada. She majored in fine/visual arts in Colombia and Canada, during which time she regularly shared her projects online, which led to her selling her first piece of art.
Since then, Graceina’s work has been showcased in fourteen exhibitions, including her first solo exhibition in 2018. Her illustrations have been featured in magazines including Art House Press, El Malpensante, and InCorrecto, and she sells private commissions through her website. She also shares her work with over 26K followers on Instagram.
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