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Classic Bust IV
Pencil
9 3/4 x 6
$600

 

I am a plein air oil painter who encourages viewers to share the mystery of forms in nature. In my search for exotic locations, I walk great distances with small canvases and paint supplies.

At my destination, I search for views for dramatic compositions with patterns of sunlight and shade, shapes, space and drama. I paint fragile gardens in Pompeii, Venice, Rome and Lake Como. Chiaroscuro makes a garden: In early morning, cypress trees cast dark shadows on sun-drenched lawns. Afternoon best suits a villa at Lake Como when the intense sun hides behind a loggia and shines on the water.

 

Drawings From The Florence Academy Of Art at My September First Friday

 
After long wishing and planning to study art in the center of the Italian Renaissance, I am keeping my wish alive.  I arrive at the Florence stazione (train station) and walk for three blocks to the Florence Academy of Art. At last, I find the bell cord, the lock clicks, and the door opens into a small entryway where bicycles line up. Through an archway, I can see a garden as I enter the art studio to the left. Standing at his desk is Daniel Graves, an American painter and the director of the academy. He welcomes me with a hug. Strangely, I already feel at home in my new city.

I don’t know what to expect at the academy.  Following the 19th-century French Academy which developed neo-classicism, Daniel sets an agenda for new students like me. Immediately I am assigned to draw an exact copy of a finely defined pencil drawing of a man wearing a hood. He very much resembles the Florentine poet Dante.

To learn more about my experiences in Florence, and to see the other drawings that will be on display and for sale at the First Friday, visit my blog on this website.