In the 1860's France was overrun by the poor quality work coming from all art students including those coming from the famed school Eco...

happy new year to all, and may you all get what you desire most in your life!

Recently went to the Queens Museum in the Flushing Meadow Park caught the art of Ismael Checo in a group exhibition along with some other ar...

I have managed to get my hands on a copy of the Bargue - Gérôme Drawing Course book and as my official entry into the art world I will be t...

Raphael Sanzio (1483–1520) Considered 1 of the 3 great masters trinity of the high renaissance along with Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci...

Lord Frederick Leighton English painter, sculptor, illustrator & writer born 1830- died 1896 Of the Academicism Movement. His works wer...

More small progress on the course. Little by little i will get to where i want to arrive.

here's a quick post on progress on plate 1.2, again using pencils HB to 2B.

Just saw the met exhibit of his so called 1st painting, wanted to impress on how good a draftsman he was as well as a sculptor, and to show ...

This beautiful painting by Jean-Leon Gerome resides at the Met in NY. I love it, it takes an incredible use of brush strokes and tones to ma...