Traditional Figure Painting

Here is something I came across on Robert Genn's Twice Weekly Newsletter.  It was inspiring to me to learn of an artist who is determined to maintain tried and true, traditional methods of figure painting.  Jacob Collins is a New York artist and art teacher.  His self-proclaimed goal is to be "an old-fashioned painter".  Jacob works from life, be it nudes, still life or figures, in his dark but strategically lit studio.  He carefully draws his subjects by the time honoured method of draw, correct, refine, until he has captured the nature and character of his model.  Some may liken Jacob to a modern-day Rembrandt who stands out in contrast to many of the current avant-garde artists who surround us.  The following video attests to the skills of a modern-day master.  Enjoy!