Sunday, July 10, 2011

Sketching Statuary

Friday, the Compagnons de'Esquisse sketched at Versailles Gardens, in NW Portland. The lions were compelling, but they were trickier than they looked.

This one looks a bit wistful...



This one seems to be taking on a humanoid face....
And this one may have a bit of both....


So I moved on to the dimpled cherubs and grape leaves...

And finished up with this statue whose sweet stone face I didn't capture.

I see why classically trained art students used to spend hours drawing the statuary.

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