Pierre-Paul Prud’hon Black and white chalk on blue paper
I am passionate about drawing the body, drawing out the human, representing the person, presenting the individual. Read more
Learning to draw the figure
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L’Académie de la Grande Chaumière
As a reaction against the constricting teaching of the Parisienne École des Beaux Arts, the Grande Chaumière (academy of the large thatched cottage) was founded on the left bank of Paris in 1902, which at the time was the heart of forward thinking intellectual and artistic life. Read more
The dying art of the figure?
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he human figure has been a subject in art for thousands of years, since prehistoric times. The classical Greek style is firmly rooted in analytical corporal observation, such as this inspirational late hellenistic era Laocoön and his Sons in the Vatican Museum. Read more
Simply (inspirational) Sketchbooks
I like to pay attention. That is, I try and undertake all things I do with awareness, with a focus and concentration. Read more
Musée Carnavalet, Paris
Musée Carnavalet is dedicated to the history of Paris from its origins to the present day. It is housed in two neighboring mansions: the Hôtel Carnavalet and the former Hôtel Le Peletier de Saint Fargeau, and was opened to the public in 1880. Read more
Académie drawing
Pierre-Paul Prud’hon (1758–1823)
An académie is an observational figure study drawn from a live model over many days such as that of French artist Pierre-Paul Prud’hon, who used drawings as the foundation for his work.
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Musée du Louvre
Art-Students and Copyists in the Louvre Gallery, Paris, 1868. Winslow Homer (1836-1910)
The Louvre is the book from which we learn to read. Paul Cezanne
The Louvre is the world’s most visited museum and one of the world’s largest. Read more
New York Exhibition
In the midst of the contemporary art scene in Chelsea, New York, Xanda McCagg has a wonderful studio and gallery space, the Xanda McCagg Project Gallery. In 2014, she invited me to show some of my drawings of figures that were created in Paris over the winter. Read more
Studies
These life drawings are an immediate record of the model and of the pose. They differ from figure academies, which are drawn over days and can take up to 20 hours. Read more
Victory of Samothrace
The Winged Victory of Samothrace, also called the Nike of Samothrace, is a 2nd-century BC marble sculpture of the Greek goddess Nike. She is one of the most beautiful statues at the Louvre, and one of their most famous. Read more