Sketch of Scholder bronze skull
I loved, loved sketching this Scholder bronze at the New Mexico Museum of Art in Santa Fe.
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Sketch for a sculpture of Christ Crowned With Thorns after Bouts
A gouache sketch for a sculpture, after Bouts’ Christ Crowned With Thorns, in the Nelson Atkins museum of art. A mildly absurd, decorative copy of Albrecht Bouts’ work of 1495, including the original’s inseparable round frame. Conceived as a vacuform object and also as a dimensional, popup-like work on separate panels.
Pencil and watercolor sketch of Angolan Katayo mask from the Stanley Collection in Iowa City
Pencil and watercolor sketch of a striking and beautiful wooden Katayo mask ( Chokwe, early 20th c.) from the Stanley Collection in Iowa City. Additionally, a sketch of a “friction oracle”, and observations from the Neo Rauch show at the Des Moines Art Center.
Study of Napoleon bust, Beth
Pencil studies of the Sèvres Imperial cast after Antoine-Denis Chaudet bust of Napoleon, from the Nelson Atkins exhibition, Napoleon: Power and Splendor. Also, a quick sketch of chef Beth Barden.
Gouache and cardboard modello for Adoration of the Magi
Gouache, watercolor, string and chipboard half-size modello for a larger oil on board painting after Bassano’s Adoration of the Magi (1563). Each individual shape is laser cut and assembled on a slotted wooden base of my own design. The base allows both for painting and display without a frame. I suppose it’s more of a painted sculpture […]
Drawing of Elephant Hunter sculpture, by Malvina Hoffman
Pencil study of The Elephant Hunter sculpture (1927), by Malvina Hoffman. This was one of the most striking pieces from the current retrospective of Hoffman’s work at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art. If you are in Iowa, I recommend taking time to visit this exhibition.Like her mentors Borglum and Rodin, Hoffman gravitated toward interpreting the […]
Bust of Emperor Caracalla, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
45-minute sketch in pencil. Not as fine as the bust of the same brute in the Nelson-Atkins Museum collection, but still a treat to draw.