The self portrait behind me is of John Vanderlyn, who does seem to be watching. Xxx The guards definitely noticed me sketching them, but they didn’t seem bothered by my pens, either because they really weren’t pens or because I was pretty careful and far from the artwork. There were painters in front of the Velazquez paintings with oil paint on brushes, so go figure on the policy. People sketch in the museum all the time, so you don’t stand out at«1» People sketch in the museum all the time, so you don’t stand out at«1» People sketch in the museum all the time, so you don’t stand out at«1» As far as people noticing me staring at them, the art-lookers were facing away from me, and the guards just glanced and kept moving anyway.
