John Sloan on Drawing and Painting By John French Sloan

John French Sloan August 2 1871 September 7 1951 was an American painter and etcher He is considered to be one of the founders of the Ashcan school of American art He was also a member of the group known as The Eight He is best known for his urban genre scenes and ability to capture the essence of neighborhood life in New York City often observed through his Chelsea studio window Sloan has been called the premier artist of the Ashcan School and also a realist painter who embraced the principles of Socialism though he himself disassociated his art from his politics. SourceThis illustrated practical record of talks and instructional advice by a member of the Ashcan School of American painting discusses line tone texture light and shade composition design space perspective related issues Also figure drawing painting landscape and mural painting much Wealth of helpful suggestions and exercises John Sloan on Drawing and Paintinghttp attentiveequations. com 2014 03 272 I never tire of this one Never So much to think about and each time I walk away with something new 272 Sloan in his own curmudgeonly words what a trip He was an influential and passionate teacher and shares his methods and theories here in a sometimes dated but always fascinating way The Marratta color theory is particularly interesting 272