Silverpoint/metalpoint was the Old Masters’ pencil before there were graphite pencils. These artists used the medium for delicate, detailed work, and for cartoons under frescos. Contemporary artists are exploring the medium because it is now easy to use, in any size and for many subjects.
The FEI Art Museum, in Yokohama, Japan, will present the exhibition Max Ginsburg: Contemporary American Social Realist Artist, September 22 through October 2, 2017.
Alex Zwarenstein will be teaching a two-week workshop, “Painting in Perspective with an Impressionist Palette,” in Civita Castellana, Italy, August 7–21, 2017.