Monthly Archives: April 2011

David_Bernini

David

15 Apr Filed under Figures, Italy, Master copies, Sketches. 1 Comment.

From the Gallery Borghese in Rome, a sketch of David by Bernini.  That museum blew me away with all of its works from such heavy hitters as  Titian, Raphael, Caravaggio and of course, Bernini.  His Daphne and Apollo is absolutely incredible as it has the … Read More →

Ink-Wash

Figure in Ink

8 Apr Filed under Figures, Sketches. No comments.

A figure study using chinese ink and brush.    

Windmill

An old windmill

6 Apr Filed under Greece, Landscape, Paros, Sketches, Watercolors. 2 Comments.

There are quite a few old windmills atop the hills around Paros.  Many of them have completely fallen apart.  They look as if they have crumbled from within.  I’m really drawn to these aging structures–I think they help the landscape look even more beautiful somehow.  … Read More →

Buttes_ChaumontINK

Buttes Chaumont Park

2 Apr Filed under Paris, Sketches. No comments.

Here’s a drawing from the Parc des Buttes Chaumont (here’s another).  This time in ink.  This is a small drawing–only 18 x 15 cm.  But it took me a looooong time.  Too much detail, too much.  When there’s a lot of information to draw I … Read More →