I teach a drawing class at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I had to share this awesome room with you, it’s such a great place to draw. Plan a trip to a museum near your home and definitely take your sketchbook. Visit Drawing Tutorials Online to get your member only weekly podcast to take along on your museum trip. The video and audio quality is not the best with this “Drawing Tip of the Week” but I think you’ll get a kick out of this out of site room!
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June 22nd, 2010 at 11:36 pm
Love the best way this reads, not just like the tales I normally read. Not that it was too technical however just a bit more difficult than what I’m used to.
March 18th, 2010 at 11:28 am
Wow! You really covered this topic well. Are there other resources that I should check out?
October 30th, 2009 at 8:10 am
Metropolitan Museum of Art is The Met
October 27th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
Matt,
I am not familiar with the MET gallery that you showed in the video.
Is this a special place for art students? Where is it at the MET?
How do you gain access?
I went to the MET website, but could not find anything that listed a special place where art students could get close to the paintings and sketch.
Thanks
October 20th, 2009 at 10:56 pm
Thanks Matt,
wish me and my family could live in New York, when I was in my 20’s a wonderful lady named Fran Simon, who owned a tech college I went to wanted to send me to school at SVA, but like alot of El Pasoans I was chicken to take the chance, I didnt think I was any good. I know now what I missed J. S. Sargent is one of my many Idols thanks for sharing. And God Bless Ms. Fran Simon may she rest in peace.
October 20th, 2009 at 9:06 pm
wow , i feel so inspired now. I think i’m gonna try to get to the met sometime next week. i’ve been dying for a museum trip , one of my favorite things about art is seeing different people’s approaches and idea’s its amazing! thank you for having such a great site!!
October 20th, 2009 at 2:50 pm
Wow thanks for the great comments, no Mary the little girls were not a Sargent painting. Next time I do something like this I will add the names of each artist. When I go back to the Met this Thursday I will write the names down for you all.
October 20th, 2009 at 9:53 am
Were the 2 little girls a Sargeant ~ loved the soft expression. If you could included the artist of the landscape, we could look it up on the net ~ not as good as being there but a help. Liked the idea of studying the way the masters positioned hands. That would be a great tutorial with real hands positioned next to the masters (same light).
Thanks for all your effort ~ you are great!
October 20th, 2009 at 8:51 am
Thank you Matt,
I have not been to the Met in probably 10 years and I see they have changed things with the paintings in the glass cases. You have inspired me to go for a visit again.
You are amazing. I will say this until blue in the face. This is the “BEST” art instructional website available !!!!!!!!!! Incredible!
Thanks for taking this GA girl for a visit to the Met.
October 20th, 2009 at 8:11 am
gorgeous work Matt. But were those paintings from John Singer Sargent? He’s one of my favorites! Could you give us some more info about those paintings like some names of the artists and if they’re done recently of in the very past days?
Thanks again.
October 20th, 2009 at 7:13 am
The video at 4:10 is a gem. As a beginner, it is sometimes overwhelming to look at the wonderful sketches and drawings that you and your students are capable of. So watching the drawing at 4:10 and hear about matching values was excellent to me.
Good stuff, the next iPhone will hopefully have a better camera
Tom
October 20th, 2009 at 6:47 am
What beautiful pictures you shared with all your friends. The statues everything was a joy to watch! I am not a member yet but will be soon. You give me so much inspiration I am drawing again and am thankful to you.
Thanks again
October 20th, 2009 at 6:32 am
Hi Matt,
Thanks for the drawing tip!
I’ve been on the Met two times but never been in this room. The place I like to visit there is the room where the painting “The Death of Socrates” is, and the greek and roman sculpture (I would spend hours in this one and always get disapointed when I have to leave). Next time I go there I’ll try to find out where “Pygmalion and Galatea” is.
I’ll seek museums in the city I live, hope there is something classic around (like greek and roman sculptures and paintings from the masters).
Kind regards,
Helio
P.S.: I’m looking forward for the next student sketchbook!
October 20th, 2009 at 5:36 am
Hi, Matt, I can appreciate the awesomeness of your trip to the Met. This past August I was able to go to the Louvre and Orsay in Paris. It is just overhelming seeing so many orginal master pieces in one place.
Thank you for all your hard work in putting this site together.
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