The Richard Ford Award

A young man with glasses and a black face mask stands in an art gallery. Behind him is a drawing of a Dinamoscene scene, and to his left are framed paintings and an explanatory plaque on the wall.

In 2021 I recieved the Richard Ford Award to study Spanish painting at the Museo del Prado in Madrid. I spent three months drawing almost everyday in the museum with an easel and fell in love with Spain in the process.

Colorful drawing of a family relaxing outdoors near a tree and a body of water, with an adult, children, and a dog.

After Veronese’s Venus and Adonis, pastel pencils on Ingres paper, 70x50 cm

A sketch of a man with a beard and long hair, shirtless, lying on his side with one arm raised and the other resting on a yellow cushion, rendered with expressive black, brown, and gray lines.

After Titian’s Tityus, pastel pencils on Ingres paper, 70x50 cm

A detailed sketch of a dramatic and emotional scene with multiple figures, including a woman holding a child, soldiers with weapons, and a person in a military uniform, set against a background of buildings and a cloudy sky.

After Veronese’s Martyrdom of St. Menas, pastel pencils on Ingres paper, 70x50 cm

A colored sketch of three nude figures in a natural outdoor setting, involving a tree and leaves, with one person reaching up and touching a branch, another interacting with the first, and a third seated nearby.

After Titian’s Adam and Eve, pastel pencils on Ingres paper, 70x50 cm

A black and white painting of a woman in traditional attire sitting with a glass of wine nearby, holding an open book.

After El Greco’s St. John the Evangelist, pastel pencils on Ingres paper, 70x50 cm