Just got back from Chicago yesterday, and I must say, definitely one of my favorite cities I have been fortunate enough to visit. One of my favorite parts about traveling is the plane ride. It gives me time to sketch and just relax and not worry about deadlines!
These two are from my last plane trip and never got to share them.
We also got to visit the Art Institute of Chicago which is one of the best museums I have ever been. So if you are ever in Chicago you should definitely go. Here are few images of some the great artwork I got to see. And hopefully I can share all the images on drive or something.
Beach at Cabasson -Henri Edmond Cross
Still Life: Corner Of A Table - Ignace Henri Jean Fantin-Latour
I loved the way Latour renders all the different objects. In what seems like a simple still life, is actually very complex. Every object in the painting is a different material, each with their own reaction to light. They all have to obey their properties in order for the scene to be truly believable. Notice how the light hits the decanter with a much sharper highlight then the wine glass.
Also the refraction of light from the wine on the table...awesome.
Suspension Bell (Bo)
Bronze-China-Eastern Zhou dynasty 770-256 BC
One thing that I absolutely loved was studying many of the Chinese artifacts. How ornate and intricate every detail of most objects were. There was hardly any surface that wasn't touched with patterns or sculpted.
Tripod Wine Vessel (Jia)
Bronze - China - Shand Dynasty (1700-1050 BC)
Georges Seurat
1859-1891 - Oil on Canvas
This painting was one of my favorites to see. I never realized how large it is in person. What was amazing to see was the blend of colors at a distance, but the closer you got you could see the wide range of colors Seurat used.
"Bueller...Bueller..."
