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What is the art of making marks on a surface called?

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What is the art of making marks on a surface called?
The art of making marks on a surface is called mark-making. However, you may also see people refer to it as drawing. Artists who produce drawings use a variety of materials, including chalk, pastels, crayons, markers, pencils and charcoal. Find a diverse assortment of drawings from some of the world's top galleries and dealers on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertNovember 13, 2024
Woman in Flight /// Contemporary Fantasy Female Figurative Pastel Painting Lady
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Frank Rakoncay (American, 1936-1998) Title: "Woman in Flight" *Signed by Rakoncay in pencil lower left. It is also signed again lower right Circa: 1980 Medium: Original Oil P...
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1980s Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel, Pastel, Pencil, Graphite

Flowers In Brown Striped Vase - Abstract Botanical Mixed Media Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Krisanne Souter weaves together elements of nature and ancient feminine archetypes, such as the Mother and the Mystic. Botanical themes, playful elements, and unexpected surprises ar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil

Flower in Bowl - Abstract Cool Tone Botanical Mixed Media Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Krisanne Souter weaves together elements of nature and ancient feminine archetypes, such as the Mother and the Mystic. Botanical themes, playful elements, and unexpected surprises ar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil

Summer Landscape near Sundsvall, 1911
Located in Stockholm, SE
In this radiant drawing from 1911, Swedish artist Oskar Lycke captures the quiet grandeur of a summer landscape near Sundsvall in northern Sweden. The view stretches across a serene ...
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1910s Post-Impressionist Mixed Media

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Paper, Crayon, Ink

Play 1, 2 and 3 Triptych. From The Play Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Neerja Chandna Peters enjoys navigating harmony through the play of lines with their symmetrical synchrony and rhythmic interplay, manipulating the nuances, their saturation and thei...
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

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Archival Ink, Acrylic, Bamboo Paper

Red Cascade - Cypress Gardens - contemporary, abstract, acrylic on paper
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The kaleidoscope of colours and the dynamic form of nature are expressed in this joyful celebration of nature. Rendered in right red, yellow, blue, green, orange and yellow—the colou...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Monoprint

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