Soudan Man Drawing

Larry Aarons is a true native New Yorker from the Bronx NY. He graduated in 1965 from the School of Visual Arts in NYC. In his previous career he was considered a top creative mind in the advertising and marketing industry. He is noted for his focused mantra "To Reach The Head You Must Touch The Heart" as you view his portrait work you will see how true this mantra is conveyed with emotion in everything he does. Although honored with many industry awards he never left his love for art far behind. He continued to study and create throughout his career. In addition to studying illustration and painting at SVA he has studied at: The Art Students League in NYC, Long Island Academy of Fine Arts Long Island Nassau County Museum of Art The Artists Studio Long Island New York, The Academy of Fine Arts NYC
www.larryaaronsart.com "THE"ˆMYTHS of MAN" Who are we? Who came before us to make us who we are? Artist Larry Aarons has created a series of emotional one of a kind pastels portraits that bring to life - the famous - the historic faces of The Myths of Man. Through research and on site location searches from the crescent and cradle of civilizations his framed portraits use the chiaroscuro method of lighting adding warmth and life like detail to the names imbedded in our memory. Some of his classic Roman, Greek and African mythological images: Zeus, Cleopatra, Apollo, Alexander, Caesar among others are brought to life.