While studying figure drawing in Paris, I kept a sketchbook to document my experience. Here are some of my favorite pages. Click an image to fit to screen.
Sculpture studies: Pierre Mignard and Phryne by Joseph Chinard
Study of the sculpture Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss
Study of The Death of Euralys and Nisus by Jean Baptiste Roman
Study of Polypheme by Corneille Van Cleve
Study of L’Amour by Pierre Cartellier
St. Georges monument
Left: Jo, my drawing professor’s cat
Right: Study of Cleopatre Mourant by Claude Bertin
Band performing at Chez Camille in Montmartre
Performance at Cafe des deux Moulins on Valentine’s Day
Carousel at the foot of Sacre Couer
George playing guitar at the American Church in Paris
Sketches from Musee Jacquemart Andre
Left: Study of Polyphemus Surprising Acis and Galatea, part of a fountain in Jardin Luxembourg
RIght: the reading area on the top floor of Shakespeare and Company
Cafe des Deux Moulins, famous for featuring in the film Amelie
Study of the painting Venus Anadyomene by Theodore Chasseriau
Le Social Bar, my favorite bar to visit in Paris!
Diary Comics at Centre Pompidou for Hourly Comics Day, February 1st, 2025