Drawing Lessons from the Famous Artists School

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For each of the Famous Artists, drawing was a tool for seeing — 

an integral aspect of artistic expression that allowed them to

formulate and capture the fleeting essence of ideas and refine

picture concepts. As we’ll see in this chapter, creative approaches

to drawing let the mind roam free and help ideas take shape.

Norman Rockwell rarely had time to sketch uninterruptedly unless he was traveling — 

an activity that refreshed him and took him away from the deadlines of a busy illustration

practice. He traveled extensively throughout his life for both business and pleasure. This

rare sketchbook page documents the artist’s travels to France in 1932, where he recorded

the architectural details of the historic Pont Neuf, the oldest standing bridge across the

Seine River in Paris.

DRAWING

AS A TOOL

FOR SEEING

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Norman Rockwell

Sketchbook drawings, 1932

Pencil on paper

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