Drawing at the Met - the yearning cow

This is a drawing from a painting is called Young Herdsman With Cows by Aelbert Cuyp. Obvs, I didn't quite get to the young herdsman. No time, no time.

Drawing at the Met - Rosa Bonheur painting

This is from a painting is called The Horse Fair. It's gigantic. I included my notes and practice sketch on the first page. The second drawing is unfinished, obviously. I kind of like the horse's hooves on that second sketch--by the time I got there I'd finally loosened up.

These drawings elicited a lot of unsolicited advice from passing tourists. I guess they thought I looked confused and squinty-eyed (well, I may have been), and wanted to help. I met a lot of people that morning.

Drawing at the Met - Sargent paintings

v. quick sketch of the values from the balcony above