Last weekend a group of us had the wonderful opportunity to visit the home of Fred & Sherry Ross for a tour of their art collection. Every wall was crammed with unbelievable drawings and paintings and it was like visiting a museum of 19th century art. Fred & Sherry run the Art Renewal Center which is a great resource for artists pursuing academic training or just wanting to learn more about art history. We are sending out a big thanks to them for inviting us into their home and sharing their passion for art! I included a few of the paintings we got to see, but you can check out all of them and more at the ARC online museum.

Here we are.

Detail of a Bouguereau painting

Jeunes Bohemiennes by William Bouguereau

Portrait de Gabrielle Cot by William Bouguereau

Bouderie (Gustave Courtois in his studio) by Pascal Dagnan Bouveret