As
you probably know these past few months I have been trying to
strengthen my drawing and sketching skills having hung up my pens,
pencils and brushes many years ago.
Laast
week I uploaded a pen and ink sketch of Goldie Mill here in Guelph.
My
friend Connie added a comment or was it a challenge ?
“Are
you going to make a painting of this”? She asked.
I
said no but after a series of sketches at home I used a brush pen and
added watercolour to it.
Then
I redrew the scene once again this time on Aquarelle watercolour
paper and pulled out my brushes …
The
attached photo is the result “one small step for a man, one giant
leap …. for me” :-)
After
another quiet morning spent in the marsh at Valens Conservation Area
I must admit that this sketching stuff is becoming addictive. Yes I
had my camera, yes I made a few images but the overpowering serenity
that one feels when just sitting, watching and listening is like a
drug.
“We
live in a very tense society. We are pulled apart... and we all need
to learn how to pull ourselves together.... I think that at least
part of the answer lies in solitude”. ~Helen Hayes
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