That Daring Manner
by Paolo Bertelli “What has ever equaled the vivacity of the invention surrounding the Palazzo Te in Mantua?” Quote from Johann Heinrich Füssli, (One hundred and fifty-first aphorism on art). “The…
Learning Classical Drawing
My most memorable experience with learning classical drawing began with a crisis. Like most people who draw as adults, I never really stopped drawing as a child. Almost all young children…
Classical Drawing for Pavement Art
An excerpt from the book Asphalt Renaissance, available on Amazon. This part of the book describes my ideas, innovations and philosophy about the role of drawing in pavement art. The parts in…
Perception and Drawing
Perception and Drawing: Part 1, What is Drawing? We cannot effectively teach subjects in the arts, such as perception and drawing, that we do not understand conceptually or intellectually. Institutions that…