Mainely Art Gallery Introduces a series of signed, numbered, limited editions of Pointillism lithographs by Wm.C.Harrison. Each is approximately 16" x 22". $1,000.00 each. Call for additional details: 207.828.0031
What Is Pointillism?
Pointillism was a style of painting that was popular among French Neo-Impressionists of the late 19th century. It involved applying small strokes or dots to a surface so that from a distance the dots blend together into forms.
This technique of painting or drawing in which tiny dots are combined to form an image requires great mastery. Pointillism is more focused on the specific brushwork or drawing used to apply paint or ink.
When two shades of black and white are right next to each other your eye mixes them in a process called, "optical mixing", creating a brighter picture. Painting or drawing a Pointillist piece is a slow and pain-staking process. Seurat’s "Sunday in the Park" took two years to complete. The dots in Pointillism can be as small as 1/16 of an inch in diameter! "Sunday in the Park" has approximately 3,456,000 dots!
In black and white drawing, the painstaking dots, one next to the other in shades of black, create a clarity of detail that is unmatched in other drawing disciplines."With color the artist is able to show emotion on canvas … with black and white, emotions are pulled from the viewer.
