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Saturday, September 22, 2012

A pen sketch

Hello blog buddies, if there's anybody out there.  I was pet-sitting earlier and wanted to sketch and having the Rembrandt exhibit from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts fresh in my head, I decided to sketch a Rembrandt.  I guess I can call this one Rembrandt after Rembrandt, as it is after a Rembrandt painting of Rembrandt himself.  Not a good likeness, as it was done with a pen, so no erasing, but I rather like it as a sketch.  I am really glad that I made it to the Rembrandt exhibit, despite the crowds that stood in the way of taking a good long look at most of the paintings.  Really, nobody painted portraits like Rembrandt.  He was quite the master.  I was able to get a close look at some of his sketches and etchings (people were more into the paintings) and I really liked that.  As much as I like paintings, drawings and sketches can sometimes be even more interesting (or just as interesting) to look at and they are never appreciated as much.

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