The first day at the Met Cloisters was spent on deciding on an ideal spot for me to paint for the duration of the Copyist Program.
All the preparation that I had put in to find the best place to paint worked out nicely and one of my top choices was approved to begin the Copyist Residency at the Met Cloisters.
My painting spot for the next 8 weeks
Once the spot was selected, I carefully laid down light canvas and opened the French Easel to begin painting.
At exactly 11:30 am, I began by toning my painting surface with scarlet sienna. I thought about toning it gray, but decided on the sienna in my tribute to Caravaggio.
This summer, I saw an opportunity to join the Met Copyist program at the Met Cloisters and I submitted a proposal for it. I made a few sketches to help me decide on the proposal, and the sketch shown is the one that stood out from the others.
The Met Copyist Program—just so you are aware—is one of the oldest running public program by the Met Museum, but the program never included the Met Cloisters. This fall program is the very first of its kind.
Some weeks ago, I received a voice mail from the Met that I was accepted to the copyist program!
As you can imagine, I am so excited for this opportunity to paint at the Met Cloisters. In the coming weeks, I will document my progress so stay tuned!
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When the Met Museum reopened its copyist program after closing it for 2+ years during the pandemic, I was invited to join the program.
The Art Students League of New York Presents an Exhibition of Outstanding Student Works
The Art Students League’s Annual Concours Exhibitions from this past school year includes thousands of artworks. The Red Dot Exhibition celebrates the exceptional accomplishments of students in the tradition of the concours–French word meaning “competition” or “contest”–follows a long-standing French atelier tradition.
It’s a great honor to be placed in such distinguished ranks as those of past red dot honoreesfor my work “Daedalus & His Wings” which I painted in early 2020 while studying under Janet A. Cook. This painting is a memorable piece, one of the last paintings that was completed before the Covid-19 Pandemic quarantine & social distancing. I look at the painting now, and I keep thinking to myself that we could all use the wings to get out of the maze we are stuck in now. (New to Greek Mythology? Google “Daedalus”.)
Fun Fact: One of the earliest recipients of the red dot award was Georgia O’Keefe who studied under William Merritt Chase in 1908. You can read more about the league here.
For view and read more about the exhibition please follow the links from the Art Students League below.
