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Dorothy Tanner at Work and Play

Sketch and Sculpt

Mel and Dorothy Tanner worked with the same material, acrylic glass, in very different ways. Dorothy liked to have a lot of material around and then begin her construction. Mel Tanner always sketched first, often filling the sketches in with colored pencils so that they were very precise. The drawing(s) very closely resembled the completed sculpture.

Here are some examples of Mel Tanner’s sketches compared to the photos of the completed works:

 

Sketch of Visitor by Mel Tanner

 

 

 

 

 

 



Visitor by Mel Tanner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sketch of One Two Three by Mel Tanner

 

 

 



One Two Three by Mel Tanner

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sketch of Post-Egyptian by Mel Tanner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Post-Egyptian by Mel Tanner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Post-Eqyptian by Mel Tanner

 

Sketch of Island by Mel Tanner




Island by Mel Tanner

 

Mel Tanner sketches what will be a lighted wall for an installation

 



 

A lighted wall and ceiling installation by Mel Tanner

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