This cluster of apartment buildings Was once the workplace of Reviews some of Howard Pyle's Most Famous illustration students, Including Frank Schoonover, NC Wyeth, Stanley Arthurs and Harvey Dunn.
in this 108 photograph is Harvey Dunn, Henry Peck, NC Wyeth and Clifford Ashley.
Frank Schoonover we stayed in the studios up to His death in 1965. The studio rooms are still filled with the memorabilia de son Spent life painting and exploring: snowshoes, canoe paddles, powder horns, paintbrushes, palettes, and lots of paintings.
It's all curated by His grandson, John, Who Welcomes visitors by appointment. From left: John Schoonover, Jeanette, me, Jean-Baptiste Monge, and Margo. Mr. Schoonover pointed out Some pencil That His grandfather DID portraits of trappers in the far north.
While John Talked and Showed us around, I couldn't resist sketching His portrait in watercolor pencils . He: has a lean, athletic face, with a twinkle in His eye.
To do a standing portrait of a moving, talking means clustering subject HAVING your supplies handy in a belt pouch while you're working, Because You-have to keep moving around all the time to stay in front of your quarry.
Thanks, John!
History of the Schoonover Studios
Home page Schoonover Studios
Garin Baker Took The interior picture and aussi DID post about the visit
Howard Pyle exhibition, aussi in Wilmington
Previously on GurneyJourney:
Video of Harvey Dunn
Schoonover is Color
.... and thanks to Charley Parker for the nice blog post on Lines and Colors Dintopia about the 20th Anniversary edition.
