I got to the museum this morning just before the doors opened - it's always nice to arrive just then, so I get the maximum time to work on my copy. A couple of other copyists arrived just after I did, and we all chatted in the copyists' locker room for a few minutes. Having just switched my copying day to Tuesday, I'm enjoying meeting the other copyists who work on that day. Then I went upstairs to my gallery, only to discover that I forgot to bring my paint thinner with me. Back down to the locker room, where I met another copyist who had just arrived. Finally I was back upstairs in my gallery and ready to get down to work.
I worked for a couple of hours, repainting the sky and the mountains. My mountains are still too dark at the top, so I'll be repainting them again next time. Then it was time to break for lunch.
One of the delights of copying at the National Gallery is seeing all the fantastic art that just sits in out-of-the-way places. This sculpture of a dancer is in the area at the top of the escalators that go down to the cafeteria. I think she's wonderful, so I took some pictures of her today.
I'm fascinated by marble sculptures that depict weightlessness and grace, from the diaphanous fabric to her dancing feet.
After a nice lunch with another copyist, I went back to work. I managed to cover almost everything with paint, but there is very far to go.
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