MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - A St. Paul man has found a unique way to get a new perspective on some classic creations.

Calm, quietness, happiness and joy

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At the Minneapolis Institute Of Art (MIA), there are masterpieces by world-famous painters like Van Gogh, Monet and Cezanne.

But the artistic expression on display inside the museum isn't just limited to the works of art hanging on the gallery walls.

Every week, John Murphy gets up close and personal with the creations in the museum's print study room.

He chooses a painting that catches his eye, then uses a pencil to draw it in his sketchbook, creating his own impression of the image on the canvas.

"What I like about art today is the fact of what does it say to me? What is it trying to express? What is the artist actually

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