tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post6948508921336695199..comments2024-03-18T07:23:32.809-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Posing AnimalsJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-64241359692243317702012-01-24T09:38:54.949-05:002012-01-24T09:38:54.949-05:00I'm not sure if the Pennsylvania Academy of th...I'm not sure if the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts still has the animal drawing studio, but they use to have this huge studio with barn doors for a class on drawing and painting horses and other large animals.jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03014751431677271423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-57070615642516618782012-01-24T05:41:41.097-05:002012-01-24T05:41:41.097-05:00That's so interesting! If there were a class l...That's so interesting! If there were a class like that today, where you draw all day and talk about art all evening, I would sign up!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05600673251180423439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-38483099715148527302012-01-23T10:34:08.341-05:002012-01-23T10:34:08.341-05:00My in-laws have a small farm with a pony and a few...My in-laws have a small farm with a pony and a few sheep, goats, chickens, turkeys and rabbits. I think the turkeys were my favorite to draw. Part of the fun was doing the quick gesture sketch of the pose of the animal and then I had to really study the form to do the more detail touching up of my initial sketch.<br />It was a real challenge that helped me think about the animal in 3 dimensions rather than just a study of what I was seeing. I don't think it would be as fun if they stood still.jeffkunzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11778948523420524882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-18648216991064076082012-01-22T05:02:50.200-05:002012-01-22T05:02:50.200-05:00Thanks James! Some additional thoughts I had:
I l...Thanks James! Some additional thoughts I had:<br /><br />I love the mammals by Schleich (especially the horses), they are excellent. For reptiles and dinosaurs I prefer the french brand Papo (with posable jaws for the carnivores...Schleich will produce a new line of dinosaurs (with as well posable jaws)in May...I am very curious.)<br />Papo:<br />http://www.papo-france.com/<br />Schleich:<br />http://www.schleich-s.com/en/toys/<br /><br />What might as well be interesting is that Paul Meyerheim was also known as the "Löwen Meier" ("Löwe" is the german term for lion), because they were his favourite subjects.<br />(check the link of the post! I love his work so much!)<br /><br />A good trick for drawing animals in Zoos I found in Victor Ambrus' "Drawing Animals":<br />Most animals will return to different pretty similar poses after a while (not only those paralised movements that you find in animals that have been captivated in too narrow cages) and it's worth while to spend some time just watching the animals and layout some different poses on one sheet that you can switch inbetween when the animal is changing it's pose. <br />Sometimes it works fine like that...Christian Schlierkamphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14486181495859389834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-33191797314543754722012-01-22T04:37:10.313-05:002012-01-22T04:37:10.313-05:00Love that story with Billy the goat, I was crackin...Love that story with Billy the goat, I was cracking up!David Teterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747334525619423349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-14201460504551131962012-01-22T03:52:27.865-05:002012-01-22T03:52:27.865-05:00Carol, glad you mentioned those. I love them. I al...Carol, glad you mentioned those. I love them. I also have a set of Britains miniatures, mostly farm animals, from the early 1980s.<br /><br />Herman, yes, and hats. How did they keep from getting covered with paint?<br /><br />Pen, the taxidermy at AMNH is still state of the art. Birds must be the most difficult to get right. You can also ask to draw their study skins, which are kept in the collection. ...I'll have to try that with chipmunks. ....One other Rockwell story: didn't he somehow attach a turkey's foot to a board? Sounds awful. Turkeys can be pretty fierce.<br /><br />David, the logistics of getting animals to art schools is pretty difficult, so you were lucky. A few schools, like Laguna College of Art and Design, have a regular program that they've set up with a zookeeper.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-81427871866747331212012-01-22T03:01:06.608-05:002012-01-22T03:01:06.608-05:00When it is difficult to have a real animal to pose...When it is difficult to have a real animal to pose, I use Schleich plastic models. These are very good, a little small but very accurateCarol Scown-Raynalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12644877800215462377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-73562490017265134082012-01-22T03:00:01.877-05:002012-01-22T03:00:01.877-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Carol Scown-Raynalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12644877800215462377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-26893895125470041502012-01-21T18:06:00.933-05:002012-01-21T18:06:00.933-05:00I love the people painting in their suits.I love the people painting in their suits.Herman Gonzaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12820275662006354119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-33045033827658530402012-01-21T16:59:50.099-05:002012-01-21T16:59:50.099-05:00PS American Museum of Natural history is a great p...PS American Museum of Natural history is a great place to study animals- they are beautifully articulated. <br />I have noticed with the birds however, the 'glow' and sheen of the feathers is completely lost.My Pen Namehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10163003696435139513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-14441080123897239442012-01-21T16:58:59.446-05:002012-01-21T16:58:59.446-05:00In norman rockwell's autobiography, I recall a...In norman rockwell's autobiography, I recall a couple of stories about animals: 1. a farmer told him to pet the heads of chickens and they would freeze for a half hour... 2. he got a cat high on catnip. <br /><br />My dad catches and releases chipmunks (they tear up the garden) i sketch them when they are in the cage and sometimes they will freeze for 20 minutes or more - no doubt scared out of their wit - while I sketch them.My Pen Namehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10163003696435139513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-46139851293685305692012-01-21T14:53:56.198-05:002012-01-21T14:53:56.198-05:00I was lucky to get in to the one animal drawing cl...I was lucky to get in to the one animal drawing class they offered when I was in school. It really is incredibly helpful (if sometimes incredibly frustrating). And weekday zoo trips aren't bad eitherDavid Palumbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14842762706216506725noreply@blogger.com