a block of Portofino 140lb hot press watercolor paper and trying to fit drawing in between seeing friends and going to art shows.
Airport and plane, flight to New York.
Drawing in the European sculpture court at the Metropolitan. The museum allows only pencil, charcoal, crayon for sketching--no ink or watercolors.
Brunch, Petrie Cafe, Metropolitan Museum.
Matisse-designed coat for the opera Le Rossignol. I was too busy looking at the other Matisse work to draw--and being limited to pencil sketching was a dampener amid all that color.
Bust of a supercilious man, the Russian art show at the Guggenheim Museum.
In which we stop for a quick rest at Central Park before catching the plane home and I reluctantly decapitate one of the three bears.
Funny that even though you decapitated the one bear, it made for a very interesting composition. I think it's probably much better for it.
it's nice to see a little bit of your trip. philly has an art museum too you know.
Posted by: NIFF | September 20, 2005 at 08:36 PM
The sketches are wonderful.
Posted by: Stink | September 20, 2005 at 04:11 PM
OH! the Bears are just amazing!!!! Clearly MY favortie of the bunch!
Posted by: Big Harry H | September 19, 2005 at 08:48 PM
Wonderful. Love the nude on 4 sheets of paper. And the drawing on the plan? The pattern on the shirt is something else entirely. Surrounded by Matisse and no color? Next time. Oh, and poor bear.
Posted by: janey | September 19, 2005 at 08:36 PM
Laura! These are great! Really, I'm impressed with the drawing on the plane -- having tried that, and failed miserably, it amazes me that anyone can draw a plane interior! Sounds like you had a great trip.
Posted by: Linda | September 19, 2005 at 07:27 PM
Thank you, you nice people, you. Wally, I wish I were not too shabby with a paintbrush today--bad day in the studio. Oh, well. Tomorrow.
Posted by: Laura | September 19, 2005 at 04:50 PM