I know that I’ve been promising pictures to everyone—well, the time has finally come…
Here is the front door to the New York Academy of Art. I love that there are sculptures in the front windows. These are plaster casts made from the original sculptures.
Here is the one of Donatello’s St. George that I had mentioned previously. I like to think of him standing watch over the school as the original did over Florence.
Here is a picture of one of the classrooms. (Click to enlarge)
It is almost like having the great masters of old looking on as you work; watching, encouraging and also challenging you. Definitely the best classroom in the school.
Even though today was Saturday, there was a workshop scheduled. We were drawing from the Charles Bargue ‘Course of Design’ book, which was the very work that artists such as Picasso and Van Gogh used a century ago, when they were students. I didn’t get a chance to finish my drawing, but you can see that it is getting close.
The school is impressive, the faculty are incredible and the students are hungry. What a great place to learn.
– Jeremy
