sketches

Day two hundred and eighty-nine: Before I went to back to school to get an MA in Art History, I used to visit art museums, and whenever possible, take pictures. I was fascinated by the ways in which the art was installed and displayed, and I wanted to someday put together exhibitions of great art myself. Today’s sketch is based on a photograph taken in 2005 at the Rodin museum in Paris, and it’s one of my favorites from those early art museum photo sessions. Because the galleries are in a converted mansion, Rodin’s sculptures are lit by natural daylight through the windows, and thus their forms and the shadows they cast change throughout the day. In this picture, I love the way the window light cascades across the white wall behind the small bronze of the seated muscle-bound man, known as the “American Athlete.”