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Various, pencil in Moleskine I had to work this morning, a special backstage tour for Members. Apart from having to be at work at 8:00 am on a Saturday, it really wasn’t too much of a hardship. Meet and greet and then sit and listen to Jackie and J… [...]
7″X5.5″ Pencil in Moleskine Yesterday it really did feel like Spring but it was quite a bit colder today. This was sketched during a lunchhour last week. I am hoping that there won’t be many more opportunities to draw such a chilly scene. I haven’t … [...]
5.5″X7″ Pencil in Moleskine Last night I had to work at a fund-raiser in Toronto until late. One of the perqs was getting to stay at the Royal York. I always enjoy this grand old hotel. I woke up early and thought I would sketch my view. At first I … [...]
7.5″X5″ Mixed media in Moleskine This is actually the same tree from two different vantage points. The fist was painted at ground level, looking up slightly, the second from the porch, you can see the ocean (Atlantic) in the background. Even be… [...]
Various sketches in Moleskine I have been back from Puerto Rico for several days but recovering from the culture shock and time change has taken its toll. Combine that with the horrific things going on in the world and I have had little heart for … [...]
6″X7″ Mixed media This started as a charcoal and conte study for a painting of my sister’s cat, Chipper. He likes to steal from the compost heap and here he has snagged a piece of bread. I didn’t like it much and found myself “photoshopping” after … [...]
7″X5.5″ Pencil in Moleskine It was supposed to rain all day but we seem to have been spared. I went out at lunchtime, down to the river, and watched the geese for a while. They are always entertaining. These might be sketches for a bigger piece. … [...]
3.5″X5.5″ Pencil in Moleskine I went to a conference yesterday. I had to leave home at 5:30 in the morning in order to be in Toronto for 8:00. The conference lasted until 5:30, I wasn’t home until 7:30. I am not even sure why I was there as it was… [...]
5.5″X8″ Pencil on paper As I was sketching this I realized that I had added an extra leaf. Oh well, one of the advantages of drawing plants, you couldn’t get away with giving a dog an extra leg. [...]
Pencil & Watercolour in Moleskine I just got a new scanner so I have been looking for things to test it with. I found this in my sketchbook from a couple of weeks ago. The building is the Shaw Festival Theatre. [...]
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