This Fall I took a class with artist Michael Klein on memory drawing and painting with the figure. When Daniel and I saw this new course offered on GCA's schedule we jumped at the chance to take it. Daniel knew of the benefits of practicing memory drawing from his experience working with murals while I knew of its importance from taking a class with Sam Wisneski. Sam opened my eyes to it a while ago when he would have us work on exercises such as drawing the figure backwards, drawing only the gesture from the model than the rest from memory and so on. We learned a lot from Michael and are thankful we had the opportunity. It's the kind of course that doesn't come around often. Below are examples of artists throughout history utilizing aspects of memory drawing.
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| Leonardo da vinci, Group of riders in the Battle of Anghiari |
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| Whistler Nocturne Blue And Silver |
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| Leonardo da vinci, Study of battles on horseback and on foot |
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| Michael's sketchbook | | | | | | |
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The day after the last day of the class we went to see some of Michael's latest paintings at his studio in the city before he shipped them out for a show in Texas. He shares a studio with artist Joshua LaRock. Here are some paintings we saw at the studio.
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| Floral Painting by Michael Klein |
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| "Beauty Veiled" by Michael Klein |
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| "Studio Table with Flower and Glasses" By Michael Klein |
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| Rodrigo Mateo, Michael Klein, Brandon Beckstrom, Charlie Mostow, Jessica Artman, Leeanna Chipana, Joshua LaRock, Tom LaRock. |
