This drawing is based on the sculpture, Cherub, from the doorway decoration at the Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Florida. The drawing is one of the many on now display at the Burrison Gallery through September 28. 

An opening reception will be held on Friday, September 8 from 4-6 p.m. at the Burrison Gallery for the new exhibition of sculptural drawings by Ross Webber. The drawings will be featured at the Burrison Gallery through September 28.

Drawing and painting have been lifelong avocations for Dr. Webber. In anticipation of retiring from Penn, he enrolled in courses in the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (PAFA) where he studied for five years. There he was introduced to sculptural drawing in a course in cast drawing. The drawings in this show are based on fountains and monuments in countries that he has visited in recent years. All are drawn with graphite pencil on 11-by-4 inch 80-pound paper.

Dr. Webber’s previous shows in the Burrison Gallery include Faces and Places (2008) and A Wandering Eye: Urban Landscapes (2011). In addition, his paintings and drawings have been exhibited in the Burrison’s Annual Members’ Show, as well as in PAFA student shows and at the Markheim Art Center in Haddonfield, New Jersey.

The Gallery is located in the University Club at Penn on the 2nd floor of The Inn at Penn, and is open Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.