Silverpoint Drawing Complete
References, Resources & What Now?:

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FAQs

Questions are welcome, but check the FAQ's first - somebody might have asked already. Then again, if you ask one that isn't answered in the FAQs, it'll be here for someone else!

References cited

Cennini, Cennino,Craftsman's Handbook. Dover Publications, ©1978. (Translated from Il Libro dell'Arte.)  Available from Amazon.com. Perhaps the definitive work on artist's methods of the medieval and Renaissance periods, although primarily limited to those as practiced in Italy.
Mayer, Ralph, The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques. Viking Press, ©1991. Available from Amazon.com. Long a standard reference for the practicing artist and art student, with histories of methods and materials, formulas, and sources.
Smith, Ray, The Artist's Handbook. Knopf, ©1987. Available from Amazon.com. An excellent presentation, well organized, and accompanied by clear charts, illustrations and photographs.
Massey, Robert, Formulas For Painters Watson-Guptil, ©1967. Available from Amazon.com. Traditional and contemporary formulas for gessoes, sizes, mediums, and just about anything else the do-it-yourself artist might want to make. Nothing specifically for silverpoint grounds, though one can experiment and modify other formulas for the purpose.
—, The Dictionary of Art — MacMillan, Ltd., ©1996. Available from Amazon.Com. Current retail is $995, and some used sets, or check your local academic library.
Ames-Lewis, Francis, Drawing in Early Renaissance Italy  Yale University Press, ©1981. Available from Amazon.com. Good discussion, good illustrations. Very valuable in understanding "shop practice" of the period.
Watrous, James, The Craft of Old-Master Drawings . University of Wisconsin Press, ©2002. Available from Amazon.com Solid contemporary research and description of Old Masters' craft, technology, recipes and techniques. Back in print.
Weber, Bruce, The Fine Line: Drawing with Silver in America . Norton Gallery & School of Art, ©1985. Frequently available used, from Amazon.Com Catalog of an exhibition at the Norton Gallery and School of Art, Florida.	[No image, out of print]

Museums where you can see online images of metalpoint drawings

These are the places where I found many of the images discussed in these pages

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, US

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, US

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Smithsonian Museum of Art, Washington, D.C.

The British Museum, London, United Kingdom

The Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia

What Now? Opportunities & Competitions

It's been said that silverpoint drawings are in greater demand now than any other form of direct drawing. How can you take advantage of the renewed interest? In this section I have listed places where you can show or market your work, apply for grants or find residencies.

 

Art Deadlines List:

art contests & competitions, art scholarships & grants, art jobs & internships, juried exhibitions, call for entries, residencies, festivals, auditions, and other opportunities for artists, art educators, and art students of all ages.

Well-regarded online galleries:

NextMonet  iTheo    

ABX - Arts Business Exchange
ArtBusiness.Com - articles for Artists

WetCanvas!: Cyber Living for Artists

ArtQuest Direct Listing Service

ArtTalk Technical Newsletter

Selling Your Art Online by Chris Maher

Art Cellar Exchange

ArtSupport-Art/Photo Career Info/Resources

International Sculpture Center

Graphic Artists Guild: Online Resources

Grants, Awards, Residencies, etc

The Foundation Center

"Your gateway to philanthropy on the web" - Try using the boolean search artist AND pennsylvania just to see what it'll do! I was impressed! Click on the "Home" link to get general information, FAQs, access to their online directory and much much more. (note: this resource featured in IUP's Office of Grants & Research newsletter.

MidAtlantic Arts Foundation

Providing leadership and support for artists and organizations in the arts in DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA, VA, WV and the US Virgin Islands. Includes links to state partners and regional arts organizations.

Pennsylvania Council on the Arts

Provides current information on granting programs and deadlines, as well as upcoming conferences, workshops, events and job opportunities at the agency.

 

Americans for the Arts Clearinghouse

Dactyl Foundation

Last update: February 2007