When we visit Museums and admire the art objects we look at and the ones we like, we stop and look longer before we continue our visit. In general we look for seconds and sometimes for several minutes. One technique to intensify the looking and learn how to see is to draw the object.
Courses in sketching are offered more and more in museums in an effort to heighten the intensity of looking. The Medieval Museum Cluny in Paris offers classes on weekends with a teacher who gives basic tips of copying. http://www.musee-moyenage.fr/ang/index.html
I was one of the participants and was placed in front of this stained glass with the image of St. Jaques (shown above). After one hour of sketching and then one hour of coloring, the result was this:
Time well spent because I will always remember this particular image of St. Jaques which is on loan by the German Museum Schnutgen for the special exhibition 'Traveling in Medieval Times' which will close now February 20th. http://www.museum-schnuetgen.de/default.aspx?s=1415
