Wednesday, 23 March 2011

How to describe your artwork - mnemonic

Alyson Stanfield reminded all artists the proper way to describe their art: “Don’t forget that artwork is always listed as height by width by depth in inches or centimeters.” In other words: “Always H x W x D”. Read the whole article Crediting your artwork for the fine details or refer to Alyson’s excellent book I'd Rather Be in the Studio! (Affiliate link).




The trouble is that I can never remember the correct order when I need it (typically if I write an article for the blog or post a new painting on the website). So, I created a very simple mnemonic to help me to remember: How We Describe art.



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5 comments:

  1. Cmichaudart23 March 2011 at 11:42

    So clever! and such a good student, I don't think I will ever enter hxwxd that I don't think of you! THX

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  2. M D Jordan23 March 2011 at 15:36

    Thanks for the reminder. I do tend to forget!

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  3. Alyson B. Stanfield23 March 2011 at 15:41

    Oh, love it! I'm totally stealing (um, "appropriating") this.

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  4. Heather Freeman23 March 2011 at 15:57

    The thing I've never understood about HxWxD is that standard paper sizes aren't described that way. Letter-size paper is 8.5x11, WxH. So why is art different? (A rhetorical question, but it irks me!)

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  5. Benoit Philippe23 March 2011 at 17:39

    Alyson,

    Of course you can use it in your class (or blog or book). Really enjoyed your Cultivating Collectors class... and still working on it.

    Benoit

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