Vintage Photo: Teddy Roosevelt and Horse, Shrouded for Maintenance, Museum of Natural History NYC June 1988

When I took this one, the workers were sandblasting, painting  or doing something else messy.  Teddy Roosevelt, his horse and Indian Guide had to be wrapped up.  I just heard that there is some talk of removing this monument, given the interest in removing offensive statuary.

Statue and Aura

I came across this little statue in a wonderful shop. They sold plants. Off a ritzy main drag of a well-to-do town, this shop took me back in time. The entryway was just like any other store. Once inside, it was a tunnel of greenery. I saw this little figure on an out-of-the-way shelf, way […]

Proportions

Today’s experiment: I remember how difficult it used to be for me to estimate proportions in my drawings of faces and figures.  It is still not my forte.  On a whim, I wanted to see how I would fare with a sketch today. Sketch subject – my Jaguar Begin digression: Before I describe today’s sketch I […]