Sunday, December 9, 2012

Art Museum

The demographic of the students where I teach is drawn from young people who are obsessed by:
VFX driven movies, comic books, and video games.
The majority of them have no interest or knowledge of Art History.
Some know a few artists names but only the ones that are Ninja Turtles.
Many of them have never set foot inside an art museum.
Its my job to take them there.
 I give them the basic tour and talk about the various periods and artists.
Then they have to study and draw some of the art.
It's an invaluable lesson from the past.
 I always try and knock out a few sketchbook drawings while I’m there.
Here’s a couple from the other day.
 I block them out quick and then increase contrast and selective details. 
(I have a lot of drawings I do at various museums and may put more up later.)

Bust of Pope XXI 10'' x 8''


Rodin - Thinker - 10'' x 8 ''
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