Tomb Raiding!
This weekend I made a daring raid on a trove of Mayan artifacts. I thought I was going to get away with it – but suddenly, a guard spotted me. I made a run for it, evading dogs and searchlights, slipping under the wire only seconds ahead of my pursuers. I managed to lose them in the dense jungle on Yonge Street.
These are the only sketches I could smuggle out of the tomb.
[10×14″, ballpoint and brushpen sketch, water colored after the fact]
What actualy happened is, I learned the hard way that Toronto’s Royal Ontario Museum does not allow drawing in traveling exhibits.
At least not without pre-arranged permission. Which cannot be arranged on a weekend. They don’t have a problem with you sketching in the permanent collection – but since they don’t own the work in the temporary shows they don’t allow photography, and apparently, no sketching either. So, let that be a lesson – just because they say sketching is allowed when you buy your ticket – they may not mean in all areas of the museum. Next time I’m going to make an Urban Sketchers Press Card to tuck into my fedora.
Citizen Sketcher 
Beautiful tones to that first sketch – glad you were able to get it.
Boo to TO’s ROM – sketching should be considered as a form of appreciation (and good press for them).
Well *I* think so :) I’m interested to see if I can do it properly next time – actually come in with official permission – perhaps even after hours with a sketching group! We’ll see how it goes next time a similar show is in town.
Lovely post. I have a lovely image of a maddened sketcher laying about him with of those Indy whips……