Melvyn snoozing at The Metropolitan Museum of Art NYC
Day two at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. We didn’t cover everything on Day one so we went back and by mid-afternoon we were both shattered. I sat on a bench and asked Melvyn to pose while I drew him. He promptly fell asleep but I carried on drawing. Then a large museum guard with a GUN noticed him and stormed over. So I put on my VERY BEST British accent,
“Oh I’m SO sorry Officer, I asked my husband to sit for me while I drew him in my little sketchbook here and he dozed off. Silly old thing. IS it a problem?” [big cheesy smile].
He softened straight away.
“That’s OK Maaaaam, perhaps you could just raise him up a bit?” and off he went, smiling.
So I kicked Melvyn and warned him not to doss around in posh world-famous museums where the guards carry GUNS!
The Italian Renaissance painting in the background is a bonkers piece by Andrea Sacchi of Apollo crowning the noted Castrati, Marcantonio Pasqualini, with a very strange bit of bondage going on in the background.
That’s brill Rose! You could have mentioned he’s getting on a bit and needs a regular nap!
hahaha he’s always napping lol
What a great experience and after admiring great art its nice to have a snooze on a chair! Top Drawing:)
hahaha thanks Rayya, he was quite embarrassed when I woke him up and told him – the place was packed but I think they were quite gentle on us because we were foreign lol
LOL! Fab excuse! Quick thinking too 🙂
hahaha it was a bit worrying at the time.