Link to Vermeer Website :http://www.essentialvermeer.com/

Head Study, Graphite & White Chalk on Canson Grey Paper.

Classical drawing, Portrait drawing, portrait study, classical realism.

Paxton, Boston Painter, Pastel Study.

Degas & Cassatt, Pastel on Paper, Economy of Line!

Limited Palette, Skin colors within the face and back. Carolus Duran and Vermeer.

Details, Color Study.

Wednesday Drawing & Color Study.

Classical figure drawing, realism.

Features of the Head

Back and Drapery Studies

Portrait of Gabriella, Limited Palette on Red Ochre Ground.

More Back Studies, The Russians.

Back Studies

Economy of Line.

Graphite on Green Hahnemuhle Paper with white chalk.

Classical realism, figure drawing.

Planar Head, Great for understanding the planar mass and volume of the head.

Classical figure drawing, realism, traditional.

Link to Scott Eaton's Anatomy Site: http://www.scott-eaton.com/

Short Pose, Light and Shadow Shapes, Soft Vine Charcoal, Chamois, Mid-tone Papers with Soft Vine Charcoal Ground.

Classical Drawing realism, charcoal drawing, short pose drawing.

Boxing in the Basic Volumes of the Figure, Basic Figure Structure Block-ins.

Classical figure drawing, realism.

Red Chalk Drawing, Check the Line Spacing & the Directional Rhythm of the Lines. These are working drawings, "Less is More." When using Red Chalk, select good papers that respond to the material. You can also try to shellac the paper to give a better surface.

Carracci, DeSarto, Unknown Artist. Red Chalk, Classical realism, drawing.

Limited Palette color break-downs, Carolus Duran detail, John Sargent.

Humanist, realist, classical realism, limited palette.

Studies of the skull, head & planar, Russian Academy.

Classical anatomy, drawing, realism, figure drawing.

Link to the Getty Collection, close-up zoom-in. @ http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=313

classical figure drawing, red chalk, drapery study.

Basic constructs of the eye and mouth.

classic realism, figure drawing, portrait drawing.

Solomon J. Solomon link to online book http://www.painting-technique.com/painting_1.html @ http://underpaintings.blogspot.com/2011/09/color-palettes-solomon-j-solomon-1860.html

Great Link to all things Vermeer @ http://www.essentialvermeer.com/index.html

Link to Ingres Drawing Techniques, Materials, Paer, Etc. Check out the Highly detailed zoom function. http://www.themorgan.org/collections/works/ingres/drawing.asp?page=3

Anders Zorn, Master of the "Limied Palette" comes to America. Link@ http://www.gardnermuseum.org/collection/exhibitions

Classical realism, limited palette, figure painting.

Skull Construction, Russian Academy

Classical realism, figure drawing.

Link to Sargent Book: http://openlibrary.org/books/OL6703332M/John_Sargen Very readable text.

Multiple Head Rotations