Master copy: Carl von Marr

Carl von Marr (1858 – 1936) was an American painter and I only recently discovered him. I learned so much from this little portrait study. Here's the original painting.... It's nothing less than bad ass

Figure sculpture in progress

I think figure sculpting may just be the ultimate achievemant in art history, ecspecially in marble! But we, meak little painters can learn too from figure sculpture in clay! I'ts amazing how much I've been learning from working with the figure "in the round".  There's an echo in my brain, "without structure and function, we are lost." Hearts out to dear friend, sculptor and teacher Mike Magrath at the Gage academy of Art.