Todd Lane
ArtistUSA
About Artist:
Artist's statement: Regardless of the medium, I believe it is only art which speaks truth that holds a lasting resonance with the viewer. Therefore, I do demand anatomical accuracy from my work. Howerver, since art in an interpretation, I also believe my work is enhanced by incorporating a judicious degree of exaggeration. These are my goals.
"...Todd. A fellow traveler in the world of wonders." -Walter Matia
Polymath Artist: I am an award-winning sculptor, illustrator, a former newspaper comic strip cartoonist and memoirist.
"Ostinato Rigore" (relentless rigore) -Leonardo da Vinci
I received my formal art training at Montgomery College in Rockville, Maryland. There I studied a myriad disciplines to include: cartooning, illustration, drawing (all levels), advertising art, design, and sculpture. In addition, I studied human anatomy, physiology and kinesiology for 18 months which has benefited me enormously in giving life to my work.
Following art school, I served an extended seven year apprenticeship under master wildlife sculptor Bart Walter. I also studied under master sculptor Walter Matia for over one year and briefly under artist Phillip Ratner.
As a result of my years of formal training, professional understudy and consistent work, I have come to understand that creating fine art is fundamentally about developing the ability to see your subject--any subject--with uncommon clarity. You will not be capable of imbuing your art with a true sense of life until you have learned to see in this way.
And to do so, you must consciously be thinking about: shapes, distances (i.e. positive and negative space), mass, movement and symmetry as you sculpt or draw. It's an ongoing exercise in problem identification and problem solving and the completed art is the result of that process.
In addition to my personal mentors, the artists that I've been most influenced by are: Jacob Epstein, Alexander Pope, Felix de Weldon, Henry Moore, August Rodin, Alberto Giacometti, Bill Watterson, Gary Larson, Jim Unger, Wiley Miller, John Callahan, Bill Mauldin and Berkley Breathed.
About Artwork:
This drawing is image #4 of my "Kenya Safari 2005" series, and is of an East African Spotted hyena inspired by my safari in Kenya.
* Interesting facts:
Despite what the movie "Simba" would have you believe, spotted hyenas don't just steal from big cat kills. Spotted hyenas hunt and kill in packs. Ninety-five percent of what a hyena eats comes from hunting. A group of hyenas can devour an entire zebra, leaving no leftovers (not even the bones) in under half an hour. However, this feeding frenzy comes at a cost; hyenas rip, claw, and fight with one another over the remains of their meal. And hyenas can literally bite through elephant bones.
Check out my sculpture and original drawings for sale on Artplode.
Todd Lane
The Investigator Kenya Series Image 4
- 2005
- 13 x 9 inches
- Fine Art Category: drawings
- Medium: Pencil
- Origin: USA
- Certificate of Authenticity: yes
- Issued by: Artist
- Provenance: Original drawing being sold by the artist
- Signed: Signed lower left
- Comments:
I created this drawing utilizing high quality Staedtler Mars Lumograph pencils and Strathmore 400 series medium surface paper. I've recently had it professionally matted and framed using acid free, 100% cotton ragmat and includes non-reflective glass. It is available for shipping internationally.
My artwork has been jury selected and purchased through galleries in the Washington D.C. area as well as galleries in Florida.
Please contact me for further details.
"Quality is not an act but a habit." -Aristotle
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- Price: $1,000.00 USD
- Seller: Todd Lane, USA
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About Artist:
Artist's statement: Regardless of the medium, I believe it is only art which speaks truth that holds a lasting resonance with the viewer. Therefore, I do demand anatomical accuracy from my work. Howerver, since art in an interpretation, I also believe my work is enhanced by incorporating a judicious degree of exaggeration. These are my goals.
"...Todd. A fellow traveler in the world of wonders." -Walter Matia
Polymath Artist: I am an award-winning sculptor, illustrator, a former newspaper comic strip cartoonist and memoirist.
"Ostinato Rigore" (relentless rigore) -Leonardo da Vinci
I received my formal art training at Montgomery College in Rockville, Maryland. There I studied a myriad disciplines to include: cartooning, illustration, drawing (all levels), advertising art, design, and sculpture. In addition, I studied human anatomy, physiology and kinesiology for 18 months which has benefited me enormously in giving life to my work.
Following art school, I served an extended seven year apprenticeship under master wildlife sculptor Bart Walter. I also studied under master sculptor Walter Matia for over one year and briefly under artist Phillip Ratner.
As a result of my years of formal training, professional understudy and consistent work, I have come to understand that creating fine art is fundamentally about developing the ability to see your subject--any subject--with uncommon clarity. You will not be capable of imbuing your art with a true sense of life until you have learned to see in this way.
And to do so, you must consciously be thinking about: shapes, distances (i.e. positive and negative space), mass, movement and symmetry as you sculpt or draw. It's an ongoing exercise in problem identification and problem solving and the completed art is the result of that process.
In addition to my personal mentors, the artists that I've been most influenced by are: Jacob Epstein, Alexander Pope, Felix de Weldon, Henry Moore, August Rodin, Alberto Giacometti, Bill Watterson, Gary Larson, Jim Unger, Wiley Miller, John Callahan, Bill Mauldin and Berkley Breathed.
About Artwork:
This drawing is image #4 of my "Kenya Safari 2005" series, and is of an East African Spotted hyena inspired by my safari in Kenya.
* Interesting facts:
Despite what the movie "Simba" would have you believe, spotted hyenas don't just steal from big cat kills. Spotted hyenas hunt and kill in packs. Ninety-five percent of what a hyena eats comes from hunting. A group of hyenas can devour an entire zebra, leaving no leftovers (not even the bones) in under half an hour. However, this feeding frenzy comes at a cost; hyenas rip, claw, and fight with one another over the remains of their meal. And hyenas can literally bite through elephant bones.
Check out my sculpture and original drawings for sale on Artplode.
