When I draw in museums I am always sitting in a chair in front of the painting. I always sit far enough away so as not to bother the other patrons and also, because I am seated, people can easily see over me if they want to view the work from the center (or take pictures). And I never complain or show displeasure when the other patrons move in front of me; I just pause and drink my water (I also like seeing how other people view artworks and what details or aspects of a work they find interesting). 
But because of this seated position, my lower perspective alters the shapes of the figures I am trying to draw. I was seated on the grass below the Rodin sculpture (which was also on a pedestal) so my perspective was far more distorted than my “chair views” in the museums (and you see this in the video).
I made this video to illustrate how the dimensions of my drawings compare to the images of the paintings (or sculpture) when they are layered over the originals (in their properly aligned viewing angles).
I find it interesting which parts of my figures align and which do not (or how badly I fucked up). Also I think it’s beautiful how the original works morph into my interpretations (and I love this song “Caribbean Blue” by Enya).
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