tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208834882024-03-19T06:00:32.828+00:00MHBD's BlogMHBDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04461022052968859578noreply@blogger.comBlogger5574125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20883488.post-87638375707711001072024-03-19T06:00:00.025+00:002024-03-19T06:00:00.139+00:00Hills and Valleys<p>It's been so grey this week that it's hard to photograph my art. I do have a good light at my desk, but it's not quite the same as daylight.</p><p>So I'm back to thumbnailing and enjoying the process. I'm trying not to think about potential paintings. Just putting paint to paper. Inspired by the landscape of Beara.</p><p>Using Isaro and Aquarius watercolours. Very different colours from my usual. Yet, it's still me. I think I'm missing emotion in these, though. Need to dig out my box of emotions (literally!)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzbwTigw-elAKztuRK1FAwYQvniyGFSHDkg0RBMJkyfX3BxS40CePtapiGU0iLzbSS4GT9a_B6t8SHWzoL9j31WFayFLqH682iJT2jWJUch1JaASr0RE8WlBz3PZNO5Et4VGmFEM3UIgo2r5X6nyiqXEAEq0Pi2Nc0t3Fl8KtQVWC85E2lJqM0/s3528/P1200109.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2633" data-original-width="3528" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzbwTigw-elAKztuRK1FAwYQvniyGFSHDkg0RBMJkyfX3BxS40CePtapiGU0iLzbSS4GT9a_B6t8SHWzoL9j31WFayFLqH682iJT2jWJUch1JaASr0RE8WlBz3PZNO5Et4VGmFEM3UIgo2r5X6nyiqXEAEq0Pi2Nc0t3Fl8KtQVWC85E2lJqM0/w640-h478/P1200109.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25BSQTm5O_WjRBW9uMGQSUIC1AWs0D0igECHOEA6k1D5o9qi49YLqJzU9_0bv2uEBra8ny9Wuzh-Uaud9vrl-nnDh2OhTLIopLVfPfBBA2ZwBivl4Il9pIhJ9YoZFOqOo5UJQF8gaV3wznHwkh5MdnsN44cgqPJVSy9_Q4SDeWT9FKMdyVHR3/s2661/P1200110.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1837" data-original-width="2661" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25BSQTm5O_WjRBW9uMGQSUIC1AWs0D0igECHOEA6k1D5o9qi49YLqJzU9_0bv2uEBra8ny9Wuzh-Uaud9vrl-nnDh2OhTLIopLVfPfBBA2ZwBivl4Il9pIhJ9YoZFOqOo5UJQF8gaV3wznHwkh5MdnsN44cgqPJVSy9_Q4SDeWT9FKMdyVHR3/w640-h442/P1200110.jpeg" width="640" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25BSQTm5O_WjRBW9uMGQSUIC1AWs0D0igECHOEA6k1D5o9qi49YLqJzU9_0bv2uEBra8ny9Wuzh-Uaud9vrl-nnDh2OhTLIopLVfPfBBA2ZwBivl4Il9pIhJ9YoZFOqOo5UJQF8gaV3wznHwkh5MdnsN44cgqPJVSy9_Q4SDeWT9FKMdyVHR3/s2661/P1200110.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCcsh8lYlnZdNgkpdnb-je7hw-oJ0lw2-mTVqQcBA9MzL5wUpqY-2lZ8tUvoCePMU8aFKlrTNZKR57cuoRsjP_XgqJoz2peVxgbY7r9erGdvAq1XdRZ0Ya5bKH1iuWuiQQrkfIPEKrCrLHFqPHNKTXLeWE-ATgb6XqtR8VyAFfOBAnBc2cyDAP/s3044/P1200113.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2207" data-original-width="3044" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCcsh8lYlnZdNgkpdnb-je7hw-oJ0lw2-mTVqQcBA9MzL5wUpqY-2lZ8tUvoCePMU8aFKlrTNZKR57cuoRsjP_XgqJoz2peVxgbY7r9erGdvAq1XdRZ0Ya5bKH1iuWuiQQrkfIPEKrCrLHFqPHNKTXLeWE-ATgb6XqtR8VyAFfOBAnBc2cyDAP/w640-h464/P1200113.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmEcB0GQayVR99qbXzgEsdF5nmX9giqhsM91QhiWoQv8pVtxfEwxxpK_iiySJHY5yze9z8a-LMGPVE_soiCqrMa4x6Chz48XmldDPpCgWddBgwqrFZdio-4V4aaMc-EW03f8oeNT84U_FgmvuleNIUF-wQ1KWGKY1KQGKeLkG97SqTdiUgXRv0/s2786/P1200111.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1888" data-original-width="2786" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmEcB0GQayVR99qbXzgEsdF5nmX9giqhsM91QhiWoQv8pVtxfEwxxpK_iiySJHY5yze9z8a-LMGPVE_soiCqrMa4x6Chz48XmldDPpCgWddBgwqrFZdio-4V4aaMc-EW03f8oeNT84U_FgmvuleNIUF-wQ1KWGKY1KQGKeLkG97SqTdiUgXRv0/w640-h434/P1200111.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEglgbZtYrqS2Gjn9HolLSKjpXrpVhlYAHSPdzbjwCiYWfJGvzD83W_mHmIkLlCo1apIgzslxAI6kdBzwiksUyRTc6c2-LxpWhhqs310L42UU-Nn2WLam7ES_IfZ3faUllgGr2i1ZFBagDVoobRq3iDvsNiP4QJHx3gEl9JQ-lMoPGevU_iQxx/s2381/P1200112.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1805" data-original-width="2381" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEglgbZtYrqS2Gjn9HolLSKjpXrpVhlYAHSPdzbjwCiYWfJGvzD83W_mHmIkLlCo1apIgzslxAI6kdBzwiksUyRTc6c2-LxpWhhqs310L42UU-Nn2WLam7ES_IfZ3faUllgGr2i1ZFBagDVoobRq3iDvsNiP4QJHx3gEl9JQ-lMoPGevU_iQxx/w640-h486/P1200112.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /> <p></p>MHBDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04461022052968859578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20883488.post-53511636207597057282024-03-18T07:00:00.026+00:002024-03-18T07:00:00.351+00:00The Last Bookshop<p>No, I didn't sketch the Last Bookshop. It's not that it wasn't sketchable or interesting. It's just that I need to listen to my own voice. And sketch what I love. On that day, it was the cement lorries and other trucks queuing up outside the site of the new Garda Headquarters. There was about 10 lorries queuing up and every time one moved on, another one came to replace it, orchestrated by men in red hi-vis overalls. The moment I saw the scene, I knew that's what I wanted to sketch. Even if it was cold. And even if it wasn't a shopfront! I wish I listened to that voice inside of me all the time. But I'm getting better at it!</p><p>And when I was done, I had to sketch another cement lorry. It was grey and blue, like all the others. But when I got home, I decided it had to be yellow!</p><p>Then I went and met up with the others and sketched Frank, who was deeply absorbed in his own sketching!</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmgpSm6HlGyyLYOmZGE9xb5t1f_DfCf-PrRICtAC2M-LErTT6mEd57Eu77HQuYwY-oMwcnvWddoa3xHND_jHL0hGpKC-aVhFv88KrL2xBN2MtxrJ_JUFSmNe9vxdvEA7W4cHl8BLVOAxFnaSaotG1VbgS0j5ByWnD70-uvt-GGUiQu6R_UK7Gw/s4206/P1200107.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2571" data-original-width="4206" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmgpSm6HlGyyLYOmZGE9xb5t1f_DfCf-PrRICtAC2M-LErTT6mEd57Eu77HQuYwY-oMwcnvWddoa3xHND_jHL0hGpKC-aVhFv88KrL2xBN2MtxrJ_JUFSmNe9vxdvEA7W4cHl8BLVOAxFnaSaotG1VbgS0j5ByWnD70-uvt-GGUiQu6R_UK7Gw/w640-h392/P1200107.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiltH7fZ2-9FsMS5IHjjTWFDe3tssRPrYfi1doMN3hTYxmW3zIiBaYS45VWEiwnIf7qPWv16GP9YB4OTkBq0L9wTS67bk8ybPbkwv4zs9M1Sp75r787-Ko-d0HMbwHxNMCY4YRzYq7kU7CcmJMNTOl3W5XkJy6D0Due5ZEesdMXTSCp_jbcQBZX/s4399/P1200108.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2673" data-original-width="4399" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiltH7fZ2-9FsMS5IHjjTWFDe3tssRPrYfi1doMN3hTYxmW3zIiBaYS45VWEiwnIf7qPWv16GP9YB4OTkBq0L9wTS67bk8ybPbkwv4zs9M1Sp75r787-Ko-d0HMbwHxNMCY4YRzYq7kU7CcmJMNTOl3W5XkJy6D0Due5ZEesdMXTSCp_jbcQBZX/w640-h388/P1200108.jpeg" width="640" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiltH7fZ2-9FsMS5IHjjTWFDe3tssRPrYfi1doMN3hTYxmW3zIiBaYS45VWEiwnIf7qPWv16GP9YB4OTkBq0L9wTS67bk8ybPbkwv4zs9M1Sp75r787-Ko-d0HMbwHxNMCY4YRzYq7kU7CcmJMNTOl3W5XkJy6D0Due5ZEesdMXTSCp_jbcQBZX/s4399/P1200108.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl6LyGTU6HYI4zJ7ED2LP63D8Za595zLEkzxH7SGs9t9IxtniKRrsz8dyJcVISi_d6isS1uaCPCvBy0K-HymtVD4f-6Bb209NZLBvFw9dgMBVw_ZXZ8Jx2xmkwJFgOL97J7c_585rEriX_hwbyV3bhSB9kDLLUMoD_HPWWRxp9rEfKOdVpLczJ/s3762/P1200106.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2694" data-original-width="3762" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl6LyGTU6HYI4zJ7ED2LP63D8Za595zLEkzxH7SGs9t9IxtniKRrsz8dyJcVISi_d6isS1uaCPCvBy0K-HymtVD4f-6Bb209NZLBvFw9dgMBVw_ZXZ8Jx2xmkwJFgOL97J7c_585rEriX_hwbyV3bhSB9kDLLUMoD_HPWWRxp9rEfKOdVpLczJ/w640-h458/P1200106.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>MHBDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04461022052968859578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20883488.post-79109864365850054532024-03-17T06:00:00.017+00:002024-03-17T06:00:00.140+00:00At the hairdresser's<p>I still can't draw Eddie's hands, Edward Scissorhands! But playing with markers and line is all I needed! Plus a good haircut. Feeling great after this!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6C3yZ8vo8ZdDN7AEDGkFFLJE6qb-G5i0o8V5vTEi2lSDHpEjujKRLDYyETB85bcSb334pv3Yguq7Ug-1gkTND1RQkVkj_2mCkKYB0rj8LRMu-vDs3rEXLPmzsRNC30RWZlP7Wj7YLSXLaAIudhSc1qARe5lJo2QffAriplWZ1bqSCsQwo2AFM/s3846/P1200105.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2696" data-original-width="3846" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6C3yZ8vo8ZdDN7AEDGkFFLJE6qb-G5i0o8V5vTEi2lSDHpEjujKRLDYyETB85bcSb334pv3Yguq7Ug-1gkTND1RQkVkj_2mCkKYB0rj8LRMu-vDs3rEXLPmzsRNC30RWZlP7Wj7YLSXLaAIudhSc1qARe5lJo2QffAriplWZ1bqSCsQwo2AFM/w640-h448/P1200105.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmRnxOlMdAbaEJMZBiO_K_QtZH3zA0j1PNjveRwVLdS-JDFrRxIIs4YywU7wU1yJYuyIQvLr41RctIM_ASPtS0Ntb6PH7UuVuRBDinGZXtlZjmPDAs-P46_tPuqjzhr0GU-96XuYyjqrRLy4uGq1VuYBRXQSMI6XfyWFrV2rJ1upob45y2v9nG/s3772/P1200096.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2675" data-original-width="3772" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmRnxOlMdAbaEJMZBiO_K_QtZH3zA0j1PNjveRwVLdS-JDFrRxIIs4YywU7wU1yJYuyIQvLr41RctIM_ASPtS0Ntb6PH7UuVuRBDinGZXtlZjmPDAs-P46_tPuqjzhr0GU-96XuYyjqrRLy4uGq1VuYBRXQSMI6XfyWFrV2rJ1upob45y2v9nG/w640-h454/P1200096.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgvRIAgIT99_T1vX5VJnyZeiOl6vdHO0eVz_ENHo6XCwjYyU6nw5225V8d9oebGOVkQVvbYMLnHt_7s9eKbeb_cR7apYRaeA7RT1qcVPyrHwdAugk29KVzyv3s3gRkS-b3FgZtdw_cyXklW62GnbhXbZ_zwctKOjO0Oz4aZcJlHy04F8R9UBkW/s3493/P1200097.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2489" data-original-width="3493" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgvRIAgIT99_T1vX5VJnyZeiOl6vdHO0eVz_ENHo6XCwjYyU6nw5225V8d9oebGOVkQVvbYMLnHt_7s9eKbeb_cR7apYRaeA7RT1qcVPyrHwdAugk29KVzyv3s3gRkS-b3FgZtdw_cyXklW62GnbhXbZ_zwctKOjO0Oz4aZcJlHy04F8R9UBkW/w640-h456/P1200097.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p><br /></p><p> </p>MHBDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04461022052968859578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20883488.post-47635318430575626092024-03-16T06:00:00.000+00:002024-03-16T06:00:00.137+00:00Interiors are tricky for me<p>Interiors are tricky for me.</p><p>And also, of the importance of awareness of how I feel, what signals my body is giving me, and do I notice them?</p><p>These are the thoughts I want to hold from that afternoon sketching in a gorgeous pub, with people I love. And yet, I was struggling. Struggling in my sketches, but also fighting my inner demons. Do I belong here? It's all too much. I can't draw. Why am sketching this? Is it any good? Why do I feel the need to compare? Do I feel the need to leave? Should I listen to that voice? Embrace it or suppress it?</p><p>Yes, there was a lot going on inside my head. No wonder, I wasn't feeling in the flow!!</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQS5SVg6hMGqmDomd0ZedbhfKWHTBGhjUrtwsKu0zshvYN1h1KUyOBaB_Lnw8HhBg_lqGQWKudGvz-bxU_e8TZgNQBg-cVU0Dbh3ceV_Um4YoOh_cOdLMU6MyQFV1-mCL2qxEQNtuauStKZo5DQrFKQYkiVsh5GRzWxGGcpc_OgLlGyMNTm3n/s3593/P1200092.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2446" data-original-width="3593" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQS5SVg6hMGqmDomd0ZedbhfKWHTBGhjUrtwsKu0zshvYN1h1KUyOBaB_Lnw8HhBg_lqGQWKudGvz-bxU_e8TZgNQBg-cVU0Dbh3ceV_Um4YoOh_cOdLMU6MyQFV1-mCL2qxEQNtuauStKZo5DQrFKQYkiVsh5GRzWxGGcpc_OgLlGyMNTm3n/w640-h436/P1200092.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY02wLLiBPzXB9HIDGxShgdAQREKfkkgqzi4OnpitcLZ3USrL9sTmxEsKN6dnWr5JGZSHAorg1T9xZSfrgTkJh_kqwkS2vEh3i-WWAhex6nbzFBoKrgtF6VcwAQWE36kwF-Ns1szlePkXRmZzd-71L-WgNFf1cmcM_cGOVAiHhcSL3I09zqoxN/s4032/P1200093.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2533" data-original-width="4032" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY02wLLiBPzXB9HIDGxShgdAQREKfkkgqzi4OnpitcLZ3USrL9sTmxEsKN6dnWr5JGZSHAorg1T9xZSfrgTkJh_kqwkS2vEh3i-WWAhex6nbzFBoKrgtF6VcwAQWE36kwF-Ns1szlePkXRmZzd-71L-WgNFf1cmcM_cGOVAiHhcSL3I09zqoxN/w640-h402/P1200093.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p>MHBDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04461022052968859578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20883488.post-38259696822379232792024-03-15T06:00:00.044+00:002024-03-15T06:00:00.133+00:00Colours that pop with Suhita<p>Nothing like an online workshop to re-ignite the fire!! <a href="https://sketchaway.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Suhita Shirodkar </a>is a great teacher, in person and online. Here she partnered with Art Toolkit to give us a workshop about finding colour where there is none! Well, not quite, but about rethinking our way of looking at a landscape or a scene that we would call dull on first impression.</p><p>It started with mixing colour and swatching, one of my favourite things to do, and then using these colours and seeing how they can be applied to scenes that are quite subdued, foggy landscape, grey pebbles. </p><p>I was so inspired by this workshop and I really think it's unlocked the part of me that sees the joy of spring where other people might only see another dull day in Dublin!</p><p>We worked from Suhita's photos, first in pen and watercolour, then we added pencils and other colourful tools. Leaving whites, using strong blacks for attracting attention, and following the contours of the shapes rather than applying big bland washes are the three things I want to keep in mind next time I'm sketching.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Ju3ySrMLAZSRP_5CRY3JWCKVKYUx1ydJfEJyVjbMXTxqhIjds3TQbLaJP3TYhvegocAnqBVL6sw8XZGFV9MWDUH-s9urIIK2jx-aiAmJ1gwptTmaRsDpvMQZno1_4iY6Nf9wIWa1U0vj-21j_VQxIf49p7ZKyC90j0Qs_zQIS76L6TlPPQfS/s3352/P1200082.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3352" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Ju3ySrMLAZSRP_5CRY3JWCKVKYUx1ydJfEJyVjbMXTxqhIjds3TQbLaJP3TYhvegocAnqBVL6sw8XZGFV9MWDUH-s9urIIK2jx-aiAmJ1gwptTmaRsDpvMQZno1_4iY6Nf9wIWa1U0vj-21j_VQxIf49p7ZKyC90j0Qs_zQIS76L6TlPPQfS/w458-h640/P1200082.jpeg" width="458" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcG_btdzl7d5wlnm_A4r616BYbSBtr8BdoKXOaDAeCmxnZq9RHT07qSJoZHJz3i9KzqtHVPQ061yDNVAGKjuOJ1DUTLxKfE61hxTFQ-TIjaaHPM9T4MgaiktNVXsUdtPdAhGL2xwEx2O5a4lauC9wuwy9_Um9bfeURFZd4hGNti0FxbBCBdvRl/s4093/P1200083.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2074" data-original-width="4093" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcG_btdzl7d5wlnm_A4r616BYbSBtr8BdoKXOaDAeCmxnZq9RHT07qSJoZHJz3i9KzqtHVPQ061yDNVAGKjuOJ1DUTLxKfE61hxTFQ-TIjaaHPM9T4MgaiktNVXsUdtPdAhGL2xwEx2O5a4lauC9wuwy9_Um9bfeURFZd4hGNti0FxbBCBdvRl/w640-h324/P1200083.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ZhyuMnGxs0jWf_pgsgiKXTiBb4ch6uP7kb_vfjPMCnprSQGCO_T8M7OuXljNdbnlRx3bkZWZAr1-rOnlXos181bRsuSS3djLNCIkM6n_UxiDtk8VNibw0c-_4lYZkX_h81H91_XGZrEw2zapWuIAqJaKw_5zH2HUHEYlRgB1Ho6cqhOCV2iN/s3362/P1200084.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3362" data-original-width="2992" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ZhyuMnGxs0jWf_pgsgiKXTiBb4ch6uP7kb_vfjPMCnprSQGCO_T8M7OuXljNdbnlRx3bkZWZAr1-rOnlXos181bRsuSS3djLNCIkM6n_UxiDtk8VNibw0c-_4lYZkX_h81H91_XGZrEw2zapWuIAqJaKw_5zH2HUHEYlRgB1Ho6cqhOCV2iN/w570-h640/P1200084.jpeg" width="570" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSTs4lQC4iRDN7KUDgI0GmckyN4WYrGQi8OtgEd54CBLv_A6gURGxZyAKIXjKWDzHHlRn7rR1juYFCpUo-ytIO0XOC7kPRerwz7MXU_RSBw2UJTo5BMe00cGQTZceCgJ6VGgPLnSqQkgMtQjot-MgUa0MtH_O5XbrSVF4mzekCGyRzP_6mH-wF/s3869/P1200085.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3869" data-original-width="2564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSTs4lQC4iRDN7KUDgI0GmckyN4WYrGQi8OtgEd54CBLv_A6gURGxZyAKIXjKWDzHHlRn7rR1juYFCpUo-ytIO0XOC7kPRerwz7MXU_RSBw2UJTo5BMe00cGQTZceCgJ6VGgPLnSqQkgMtQjot-MgUa0MtH_O5XbrSVF4mzekCGyRzP_6mH-wF/w424-h640/P1200085.jpeg" width="424" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><p></p>MHBDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04461022052968859578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20883488.post-26382099167687274432024-03-14T06:00:00.039+00:002024-03-14T06:00:00.247+00:00Finishing a painting<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlWyledYS1Y2iG6iga6bMV7oStBJgh7OotprfNKXW31xnaYBDIJ0ykIvkDyUunT_-TxO9_VB5EwhLt_fTecPrYM_aQr-31JVt8oOfzlDIIvVCbQZEPtLQq4GKz8_5v3IEcBoaT6RtSv0FPAXqRm5jRDl-rFh5bsiuzKlcfOTyLCy6L-av-VPTC/s3963/P1200076.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2629" data-original-width="3963" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlWyledYS1Y2iG6iga6bMV7oStBJgh7OotprfNKXW31xnaYBDIJ0ykIvkDyUunT_-TxO9_VB5EwhLt_fTecPrYM_aQr-31JVt8oOfzlDIIvVCbQZEPtLQq4GKz8_5v3IEcBoaT6RtSv0FPAXqRm5jRDl-rFh5bsiuzKlcfOTyLCy6L-av-VPTC/w640-h424/P1200076.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I had left this painting unfinished for a few weeks, between travelling here and there and everywhere. I like the three-dimensional feeling on the right hand side. And the sweeps of colours. It's certainly got a feeling of flow, but also the idea of lava, which is connected to my interest in plate tectonics and the effects of these deep movements on our landscape.<p></p><div>It's probably the last in the series, in half sheet. And yet, when I look at the postcard-sized thumbnails, I see many more possibilities. What if I shift a colour? What if I allow for more sky? What if I create a lot more texture? I haven't been at my easel much lately. And I think this year is going to be more of the same. But tomorrow, my new work table (a simple Ikea desk) should be delivered. And I think it will open many options for me!</div>MHBDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04461022052968859578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20883488.post-16451230434977809562024-03-13T06:00:00.042+00:002024-03-13T06:00:00.344+00:00Resourced<p>I had never thought before about the concept of resourcing, going back to the source of my inspiration, that is. But nearly a week on the Beara peninsula, sketching every day, has put a lot of ideas in my head, and images in my Google Photos!</p><p>It being February, the weather was flipflopping between glorious sunshine and grey/wet days. Not the best clouds, so I don't have many skies in my head. But I have lots of mountains, dark rocks and golden tones. Here is where I am with the current idea. I used a wax-resist pencil for the white lines in the first two pieces (done in Etchr Perfect sketchbook). I like the sense of volume in them! And then I explored values with alcohol-based markers, and brushpens.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWCZ8myaSi7u7l_vNhLZ4jOkKpiHrvnTRKQ_-nwAS5pi6wKjJ4F7WUPQ9Bu3RWLCw1v7Ydn6OG7mAjzf83JiN_-AuKZ15_IC_xfSpSHRORZWKFkIfCSEUzzQ3xWxV8fBt0jffCZt2nCci6BENPxrBbQXJcyZkC7Jx4M-Ep1v_uqPqvHSwLE-YU/s3533/P1200087.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2433" data-original-width="3533" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWCZ8myaSi7u7l_vNhLZ4jOkKpiHrvnTRKQ_-nwAS5pi6wKjJ4F7WUPQ9Bu3RWLCw1v7Ydn6OG7mAjzf83JiN_-AuKZ15_IC_xfSpSHRORZWKFkIfCSEUzzQ3xWxV8fBt0jffCZt2nCci6BENPxrBbQXJcyZkC7Jx4M-Ep1v_uqPqvHSwLE-YU/w640-h440/P1200087.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_QwLFqyVKvXeVGFFBhlEev9isqAe3p41KC5keOvQfcGfpBRl5p2AGkorCL61utR4a5ns8xgpENIg2ACPv_Zh3BQuyHC9QvXGx4nv5DScTSXhpxEBo_Hv3tycB8bwTBsxygeYX5UlndTVay-BsorIGAuEIpIXvqOidTbqtK62bIAbFQvoPqXkT/s3728/P1200088.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3728" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_QwLFqyVKvXeVGFFBhlEev9isqAe3p41KC5keOvQfcGfpBRl5p2AGkorCL61utR4a5ns8xgpENIg2ACPv_Zh3BQuyHC9QvXGx4nv5DScTSXhpxEBo_Hv3tycB8bwTBsxygeYX5UlndTVay-BsorIGAuEIpIXvqOidTbqtK62bIAbFQvoPqXkT/w640-h444/P1200088.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixSBgOIWXPGwSvXubWGTccnt5-0-DdHDNU19HmeLqblX2vqaV_PKeoKzUbAm2I5H55nEatrBU3TB4J0Fd6wbC2LtRsGsAb6EX6ZtFj9LvDx61LRkHozsgWv6M8oDnt_rdUqgMSBxz0UC8qhmduymObCYVycXM3f5Z0pj6ziYSgrI4y4-CbE2zR/s3951/P1200089.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2818" data-original-width="3951" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixSBgOIWXPGwSvXubWGTccnt5-0-DdHDNU19HmeLqblX2vqaV_PKeoKzUbAm2I5H55nEatrBU3TB4J0Fd6wbC2LtRsGsAb6EX6ZtFj9LvDx61LRkHozsgWv6M8oDnt_rdUqgMSBxz0UC8qhmduymObCYVycXM3f5Z0pj6ziYSgrI4y4-CbE2zR/w640-h456/P1200089.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6AYsqe1t6R9u0Zt0aOPEhSLcJvLufZ9yaOJp8ULg9d8NM_HsQOWyGI5eVD9mz27Y4_t1Rnk01cANVt0LZP481cFann7t-tmkgfmX3B6fi5dkPDh-3LaWlhNAiC5dsKP6y3wVikO1-G2YMPygQfW1Rhhjc40LOGz59I7pv4bbDjnmQmSR3Oder/s3579/P1200086.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2458" data-original-width="3579" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6AYsqe1t6R9u0Zt0aOPEhSLcJvLufZ9yaOJp8ULg9d8NM_HsQOWyGI5eVD9mz27Y4_t1Rnk01cANVt0LZP481cFann7t-tmkgfmX3B6fi5dkPDh-3LaWlhNAiC5dsKP6y3wVikO1-G2YMPygQfW1Rhhjc40LOGz59I7pv4bbDjnmQmSR3Oder/w640-h440/P1200086.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br />MHBDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04461022052968859578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20883488.post-33949737170623133632024-03-12T06:00:00.013+00:002024-03-12T06:00:00.160+00:00Highs and lows<p>Back home and once I get everything tidied up, I'm not sure what to do with myself! That always happens after travels and creative highs. There's always a low. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglKZ1oaRo_tvVDzdmyPNIR0S4VwCno2hCixxgWlf13nhn0Lwx2iLu5iBNJiMnDliqaAbwabXZ3YKemsbW6VYG3ve6ImFXiITkwCHxItMaLQvV9tD0DaKmOI-AdWjOVsEtYkMKGIs-8Ujj6pYBnk561l2D5sU7YGu_B-Q40wGbV4HlS-bJqHGeu/s3111/P1200074.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2206" data-original-width="3111" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglKZ1oaRo_tvVDzdmyPNIR0S4VwCno2hCixxgWlf13nhn0Lwx2iLu5iBNJiMnDliqaAbwabXZ3YKemsbW6VYG3ve6ImFXiITkwCHxItMaLQvV9tD0DaKmOI-AdWjOVsEtYkMKGIs-8Ujj6pYBnk561l2D5sU7YGu_B-Q40wGbV4HlS-bJqHGeu/w640-h454/P1200074.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbsotlEN-2wPpbP_TQZ-ve-U_B2hYLc4i76lSaQTTnxaG6wVaTwxrOeR2Gag7UG_aQVJUl89iL73lprdDpYQB1h0qTfYz_up9Gphvxm-62UmmrotJHzUFsIyIJhoUdL_vJ298kuF5l3_CGbIkMrzvY_HJom9YFt2a3EoUPQt5sOd982Yo8Qpv/s3241/P1200075.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2198" data-original-width="3241" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbsotlEN-2wPpbP_TQZ-ve-U_B2hYLc4i76lSaQTTnxaG6wVaTwxrOeR2Gag7UG_aQVJUl89iL73lprdDpYQB1h0qTfYz_up9Gphvxm-62UmmrotJHzUFsIyIJhoUdL_vJ298kuF5l3_CGbIkMrzvY_HJom9YFt2a3EoUPQt5sOd982Yo8Qpv/w640-h434/P1200075.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>MHBDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04461022052968859578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20883488.post-28352933759588877462024-03-11T06:00:00.046+00:002024-03-11T06:00:00.131+00:00Beara Day 5, fog, yoga, stone circle, spa and more food<p>My final day. Woke up to heavy fog. Decided to go to a yoga class. Then it was time for lunch. My energy levels were not very high. It is intense to spend 5 days exploring and sketching.</p><p>The stone circle in Kenmare was a bit underwhelming, but I felt the need to sketch them all the same. They are not big stones. Some tourists sat on them for their photos. and also the setting denies them their purpose. They've planted tall hedges behind them, so the Westerly sun doesn't touch them anymore. Some of the shadows I had to imagine!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-4Yauc3OGSVjuekeMK6YxX_1oqVr_lYz8m4RvLNIbp504IipgLARog03gni21-x3zSBaIb5uIKrf2l_9p9fHLgYSwcXDoRZ-LbNvZwm3fkuDm9S-1KJUJCRVzV0jAJ-yVy9NdDgU-VFe-Rr93okTXa8HdFxJBdTWzjCQdvhRIxO9NduO1ROJq/s3457/IMG_4023.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1234" data-original-width="3457" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-4Yauc3OGSVjuekeMK6YxX_1oqVr_lYz8m4RvLNIbp504IipgLARog03gni21-x3zSBaIb5uIKrf2l_9p9fHLgYSwcXDoRZ-LbNvZwm3fkuDm9S-1KJUJCRVzV0jAJ-yVy9NdDgU-VFe-Rr93okTXa8HdFxJBdTWzjCQdvhRIxO9NduO1ROJq/w640-h228/IMG_4023.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I thought I was done. But my energy came back and I had a few more trees and mountains I wanted to include in my sketchbooks. It was all pretty dull, then the sun came out and colours reappeared!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7SGE28l9SY_7Ikk8EWFn832Qt15a3NSHTAq4-j5VflJFLXxj5H_wq-gBBBw4VPw5hKjJTHjyh77tbjYeFkYTjewdKIP09chCafE1U2KjyLxd8vJgvUarxgqhJS8alQGGiCiTZDRX-3c42V20xY3HnXVA7fAPlALsI-qFo4fdLvryuokzipKW2/s2984/IMG_4038.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2142" data-original-width="2984" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7SGE28l9SY_7Ikk8EWFn832Qt15a3NSHTAq4-j5VflJFLXxj5H_wq-gBBBw4VPw5hKjJTHjyh77tbjYeFkYTjewdKIP09chCafE1U2KjyLxd8vJgvUarxgqhJS8alQGGiCiTZDRX-3c42V20xY3HnXVA7fAPlALsI-qFo4fdLvryuokzipKW2/w640-h460/IMG_4038.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNdXMFoU8l_jbku26dNlWBeb1EuhJHR0ahAbOB2aVXMVYIkSvRgZYoFMsXOoxvn9LqXuT1pTsj31npyELjuWD1cN8o13DrFjHV3H6Fm92l2qSDhWD1xCwjyBU4kGajUXNGNve7iwyYIV6J4BeY1nJA2G0vwdLyIgpZ3N36H1T-_vRnOnptgaix/s2778/IMG_4037.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1977" data-original-width="2778" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNdXMFoU8l_jbku26dNlWBeb1EuhJHR0ahAbOB2aVXMVYIkSvRgZYoFMsXOoxvn9LqXuT1pTsj31npyELjuWD1cN8o13DrFjHV3H6Fm92l2qSDhWD1xCwjyBU4kGajUXNGNve7iwyYIV6J4BeY1nJA2G0vwdLyIgpZ3N36H1T-_vRnOnptgaix/w640-h456/IMG_4037.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGqnYzKL1bYr_T7BKF9FAlpLveUeOi4i_2QNGzn2HNvYTYZuk4dPTWbSBUi0MnUSxpnMSdc2Lk6p_TsGbhDKMLGqYnlwiQYbtmKVAzuMoKicBhY4EQB58KjaradjNJvbEUt9q9K9xCDgH4wj2-gmc6bApIeAXX6DIncIxhz4jw7GZE_RG483n/s3021/IMG_4036.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2145" data-original-width="3021" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGqnYzKL1bYr_T7BKF9FAlpLveUeOi4i_2QNGzn2HNvYTYZuk4dPTWbSBUi0MnUSxpnMSdc2Lk6p_TsGbhDKMLGqYnlwiQYbtmKVAzuMoKicBhY4EQB58KjaradjNJvbEUt9q9K9xCDgH4wj2-gmc6bApIeAXX6DIncIxhz4jw7GZE_RG483n/w640-h454/IMG_4036.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht8MZEQVRndwZ4CaxL-zFmm2xynWMbWGwuRKLZSiUi594ZhbSUuS5aPCjLsKMUIzXz2gS1Y-3i7Z3v4J0JRgQMihyjigQ3Ib77gCW09oM46iBEcTcCyluYRA2OJcD7zv4tGJWiz9H_4HhGYOeXxX9Bt1YAXHVzWgOaxwoGXT5C4OMNPE_usYK6/s2637/IMG_4024.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1927" data-original-width="2637" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht8MZEQVRndwZ4CaxL-zFmm2xynWMbWGwuRKLZSiUi594ZhbSUuS5aPCjLsKMUIzXz2gS1Y-3i7Z3v4J0JRgQMihyjigQ3Ib77gCW09oM46iBEcTcCyluYRA2OJcD7zv4tGJWiz9H_4HhGYOeXxX9Bt1YAXHVzWgOaxwoGXT5C4OMNPE_usYK6/w640-h468/IMG_4024.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>MHBDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04461022052968859578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20883488.post-77442495177392370092024-03-10T06:00:00.053+00:002024-03-10T06:00:00.135+00:00Day 4 on Beara - glorious sunshine and lots of driving<p></p>Day 4 and the sun was shining! I headed off early and drove up towards the Healy Pass. Not a soul there. It was cold and windy on the Northern side, but much more sheltered as soon as you drove over the top towards the South. I sketched in ink and marker. And yes, I did obsess about a particular rock.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6yagrqo7ongDAro7JeVlb5ip7KHZvNk5sxLQuMSk2OL6COAIOA3cFU6OvqHGKaT10vwTe13y9Gi2JZf5gG2Nmo6YpMjTiNaH3RWzMJAiI5Oh9GgQB-8QtWQVRTPk68X7l36NlQDHVc1Lsa_8xikZl0t-EXraYyZ96NdnkSU2xiQrhaySCvOOS/s3860/IMG_3926.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1391" data-original-width="3860" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6yagrqo7ongDAro7JeVlb5ip7KHZvNk5sxLQuMSk2OL6COAIOA3cFU6OvqHGKaT10vwTe13y9Gi2JZf5gG2Nmo6YpMjTiNaH3RWzMJAiI5Oh9GgQB-8QtWQVRTPk68X7l36NlQDHVc1Lsa_8xikZl0t-EXraYyZ96NdnkSU2xiQrhaySCvOOS/w640-h230/IMG_3926.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiPC77nEcx5FjG6ZuhLTAEMynFKA1UinJQZHHiN8UDc1DRxbZ0UfHgaIzpgH0MxhKmd5QHHQZYQZBWAi2kb75m5Ahc08TsLHK3ZhxdLebip9F-N-yagg8-9JxH28zoUW_poNVqekQ-7PPkPZU86oJgh5Hv5H0jne32S9e_uTPI0FbJX7odkm5h/s2860/IMG_3925.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="2860" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiPC77nEcx5FjG6ZuhLTAEMynFKA1UinJQZHHiN8UDc1DRxbZ0UfHgaIzpgH0MxhKmd5QHHQZYQZBWAi2kb75m5Ahc08TsLHK3ZhxdLebip9F-N-yagg8-9JxH28zoUW_poNVqekQ-7PPkPZU86oJgh5Hv5H0jne32S9e_uTPI0FbJX7odkm5h/w640-h438/IMG_3925.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When I got to Castletownbere, I went to McCarthy's Bar and had a scone. Sketched a little, but it was quiet and I just doodled really. Colour added later in the day when I was back at base.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq_8UjjQWSaEYfjQXdKmkIS0ZdOUPL1wrULGV5yGfZlvqkO3Q-nxc681JQ0MIvLGUAql_q9gB1f7ar1shQzjAd4_97SU2s3kQRfyxibkriyw_BA2EU4oZV2bPsiIzr9fngofaBkkrjBIHxK1i8uKdqS5ITvJm3ZNh5sMtPopHFOnQPM7nA95MV/s6952/Image%20037.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5032" data-original-width="6952" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq_8UjjQWSaEYfjQXdKmkIS0ZdOUPL1wrULGV5yGfZlvqkO3Q-nxc681JQ0MIvLGUAql_q9gB1f7ar1shQzjAd4_97SU2s3kQRfyxibkriyw_BA2EU4oZV2bPsiIzr9fngofaBkkrjBIHxK1i8uKdqS5ITvJm3ZNh5sMtPopHFOnQPM7nA95MV/w640-h464/Image%20037.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhbXKQbgLdrbQZdkKA8oko5rvAbirAyY8b7C9PgFdPP2G1xUeUp6I4oh7aIVHtkyiLOYk4yFXSowNh7wMf0kN-vyFu46Yq-E-pp9tk0DuHGD_VoWjL3qsK8mkeSZ9d8-kdy7t3rRrk9Jrmp-LpOGPP0O9j_aba-H868HGf6_OrpmHGpLH0rKRS/s6952/Image%20038.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5032" data-original-width="6952" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhbXKQbgLdrbQZdkKA8oko5rvAbirAyY8b7C9PgFdPP2G1xUeUp6I4oh7aIVHtkyiLOYk4yFXSowNh7wMf0kN-vyFu46Yq-E-pp9tk0DuHGD_VoWjL3qsK8mkeSZ9d8-kdy7t3rRrk9Jrmp-LpOGPP0O9j_aba-H868HGf6_OrpmHGpLH0rKRS/w640-h464/Image%20038.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I headed to the pier and sketched the Ocean Challenger, a tug boat, basically there for rescue missions when ships get into difficulty. The man in charge told me the red things at the top were cannons for firefighting. Loved sketching all the equipment on the deck too!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPsl1WavVgR8TPWCySVJILQ-VGSpNbymkEZ9D8OIAnaNA6qUACz83o5aiQ2V8CtCS3YgVoDyZVQPLfKdQlT_ozfcfsP_cB_Df7ekPn-OwYVzHn6GS754zNyC30zTYmLPHbJY1lRvMULhQpCKKZbM56EDRvXpmPcgYnGHZ1y3cmImzhTqhSLMA/s6952/Image%20039.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5032" data-original-width="6952" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPsl1WavVgR8TPWCySVJILQ-VGSpNbymkEZ9D8OIAnaNA6qUACz83o5aiQ2V8CtCS3YgVoDyZVQPLfKdQlT_ozfcfsP_cB_Df7ekPn-OwYVzHn6GS754zNyC30zTYmLPHbJY1lRvMULhQpCKKZbM56EDRvXpmPcgYnGHZ1y3cmImzhTqhSLMA/w640-h464/Image%20039.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I didn't sketch any more that day, though I saw many beautiful things, from the buddhist retreats on the hills beyond Castletownbere to the fabulous blue of the ocean at Allihies. I took lots of photos and I feel I have lots of paintings that are ready to be painted. But that's another project!!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSxec8y0V1qeCn_01Q4SM7xdvqSvOgOaTYfB1NktxNLNELjXFbjzLJMixtKsvvAv5R-5XzPvcqRFO9RAiiijcp8nxL_ACSWYRvd0rWmmAlc1vCFoof7I76JTlI_EJySauDM0U4C3wtmBGsGKOsfE2SriLm-IOCkSPWEQYX5Qb85mmYS3FkW6sh/s2748/IMG_3929.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1956" data-original-width="2748" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSxec8y0V1qeCn_01Q4SM7xdvqSvOgOaTYfB1NktxNLNELjXFbjzLJMixtKsvvAv5R-5XzPvcqRFO9RAiiijcp8nxL_ACSWYRvd0rWmmAlc1vCFoof7I76JTlI_EJySauDM0U4C3wtmBGsGKOsfE2SriLm-IOCkSPWEQYX5Qb85mmYS3FkW6sh/w640-h456/IMG_3929.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlyFpj7anmfc0yEtJlRvMtMlVIkauP174HfeHcrFeR8jB5oDvlMyLsCnCADy96LLk2TIDy14Dz-Gq3phQC2064GeEkGtlVfnUpFGJaMzIDqzsex6XPsA6OnVME4tC7WqDgxsCNrqPNCJfdoXabDgIvXJsLnZYz6rujdaWAhw3KbJkUhiYPjR8N/s2757/IMG_3928.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1945" data-original-width="2757" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlyFpj7anmfc0yEtJlRvMtMlVIkauP174HfeHcrFeR8jB5oDvlMyLsCnCADy96LLk2TIDy14Dz-Gq3phQC2064GeEkGtlVfnUpFGJaMzIDqzsex6XPsA6OnVME4tC7WqDgxsCNrqPNCJfdoXabDgIvXJsLnZYz6rujdaWAhw3KbJkUhiYPjR8N/w640-h452/IMG_3928.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGXmLfgte6Gu6THwfCfF8JaBtxl_qLZWg8HxM0huqFMAZnBUP0wBAos5iSdxZTwqvsU0-kgPo84SzyExHVTOiMLbVZsxpvaUrlTPe3nNYN_nqtZSXYReEp2NS01FY8crXIQqNrEsz0GK5N10a3kHHRQ2MWP_jRrI2lboxo89sSjILpVZ23lIP0/s2734/IMG_3927.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1935" data-original-width="2734" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGXmLfgte6Gu6THwfCfF8JaBtxl_qLZWg8HxM0huqFMAZnBUP0wBAos5iSdxZTwqvsU0-kgPo84SzyExHVTOiMLbVZsxpvaUrlTPe3nNYN_nqtZSXYReEp2NS01FY8crXIQqNrEsz0GK5N10a3kHHRQ2MWP_jRrI2lboxo89sSjILpVZ23lIP0/w640-h452/IMG_3927.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_77040Iqx2zGO7MW4lZwUvNckOLQoy8MVLpiL0k9SLs-1Umgg8HhU2xawsm5sLFXi9dcuda98IPS4syr9TBHFro9pRkKMS0yPP5CDykZxjDZT1JxybDr-64303o24gIIAmxKXZRz9PFRlAC7Nf0BAKaKedhuZQabkUmpo9MRedH_9VR75Ckma/s2953/IMG_3924.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2050" data-original-width="2953" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_77040Iqx2zGO7MW4lZwUvNckOLQoy8MVLpiL0k9SLs-1Umgg8HhU2xawsm5sLFXi9dcuda98IPS4syr9TBHFro9pRkKMS0yPP5CDykZxjDZT1JxybDr-64303o24gIIAmxKXZRz9PFRlAC7Nf0BAKaKedhuZQabkUmpo9MRedH_9VR75Ckma/w640-h444/IMG_3924.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p></div>MHBDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04461022052968859578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20883488.post-21389695125203773132024-03-09T06:00:00.024+00:002024-03-09T06:00:00.147+00:00A rainy day in Beara - Day 3<p>Day 3 was rainy, and a slower day. So I took the opportunity to colour some of the sketches I had done at Helen's Bar and on the pier the previous day. And then I went to a pub in Kenmare for lunch and sketched some more. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpvYpl_n70rfG0UFiv8NI2bRjX5LZLJVK7X_dGYYKGRIQbia1F1rT4aCEgy7D0Mw2XqXHXYPmtTbxh91pqsj6ciDma5gHvdtdCOUpxriRwAqf7NwKRq5OX2bUtIXTdhYPwmyIXeZp2l1xF6PxYnp7qWPcovamHBkSdvFWKSxCn7AxrT0v8jjnH/s2802/IMG_3760.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1964" data-original-width="2802" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpvYpl_n70rfG0UFiv8NI2bRjX5LZLJVK7X_dGYYKGRIQbia1F1rT4aCEgy7D0Mw2XqXHXYPmtTbxh91pqsj6ciDma5gHvdtdCOUpxriRwAqf7NwKRq5OX2bUtIXTdhYPwmyIXeZp2l1xF6PxYnp7qWPcovamHBkSdvFWKSxCn7AxrT0v8jjnH/w640-h448/IMG_3760.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT9xEDTchp9NwWhZ451YTtUNAyQhpTpqiwal-Am-TW9ylKZxC81OavUOxqHP11DbTRcLFpNcUVXzNgmC6fV_fNTc12WS9JnK8Y_J36BXrgs73ot0avZPKUMx-U_9sRDdUTeXvE2ZmjvXwoWca5C-vvn1pDlkIze-JJoyW9qSxHWyc_-uObkEjC/s2809/IMG_3761.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1885" data-original-width="2809" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT9xEDTchp9NwWhZ451YTtUNAyQhpTpqiwal-Am-TW9ylKZxC81OavUOxqHP11DbTRcLFpNcUVXzNgmC6fV_fNTc12WS9JnK8Y_J36BXrgs73ot0avZPKUMx-U_9sRDdUTeXvE2ZmjvXwoWca5C-vvn1pDlkIze-JJoyW9qSxHWyc_-uObkEjC/w640-h430/IMG_3761.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga49Xo4Ztx3-1WaLI_djq6tZgHcmNd0dxOcvEYMhc6VGMUwerAa-HaQbEM4pBQAx4F_Aq37w-6ao2HdJ6sOC6i233-lRvpw9B35nmhCLw5t0ON_h9M9DtSZcNPjuWwIVNfQocUJXMzVnM2Yr7dw4U0aY9a1lp7hg8DrwaFG5vaUwqO8lEjgnAA/s2650/IMG_3762.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1889" data-original-width="2650" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga49Xo4Ztx3-1WaLI_djq6tZgHcmNd0dxOcvEYMhc6VGMUwerAa-HaQbEM4pBQAx4F_Aq37w-6ao2HdJ6sOC6i233-lRvpw9B35nmhCLw5t0ON_h9M9DtSZcNPjuWwIVNfQocUJXMzVnM2Yr7dw4U0aY9a1lp7hg8DrwaFG5vaUwqO8lEjgnAA/w640-h456/IMG_3762.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUgKBdr3tzOPZpR7geajj5OQIs8Vzl_PxE1oM19pPTHNhfd-OntMdce7OUf6obyczjvvT61WrgHR6aJOpepV-kbNHLQ_lAA33hUh51XM_LiillU9QzEkbk98dFI1laO54jq3KjV3cvmHCRzEtlI_4iULsfisb5Sg29jJPvGJcYuSR3KlVX2Vcm/s2700/IMG_3776.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1881" data-original-width="2700" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUgKBdr3tzOPZpR7geajj5OQIs8Vzl_PxE1oM19pPTHNhfd-OntMdce7OUf6obyczjvvT61WrgHR6aJOpepV-kbNHLQ_lAA33hUh51XM_LiillU9QzEkbk98dFI1laO54jq3KjV3cvmHCRzEtlI_4iULsfisb5Sg29jJPvGJcYuSR3KlVX2Vcm/w640-h446/IMG_3776.jpeg" width="640" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSocdoULM8pHqOrafvLwHMTiJIJuuGsIl8SLVUZumTdXomlBS4BDzlelq-4amkGFdPiNiK0y16RZvWh4nzMJd3mqSQOJDEbfCyN1eiPl1a-JeP4Nvh4bjy-Shq_EbmRR-uwzSVumyLX2HZOeUQ5cr5Wq_qDq5oiDOYjLnyCQ-6TgT2aZLCop9e/s2662/IMG_3777.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1915" data-original-width="2662" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSocdoULM8pHqOrafvLwHMTiJIJuuGsIl8SLVUZumTdXomlBS4BDzlelq-4amkGFdPiNiK0y16RZvWh4nzMJd3mqSQOJDEbfCyN1eiPl1a-JeP4Nvh4bjy-Shq_EbmRR-uwzSVumyLX2HZOeUQ5cr5Wq_qDq5oiDOYjLnyCQ-6TgT2aZLCop9e/w640-h460/IMG_3777.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><br /><p></p>MHBDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04461022052968859578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20883488.post-26374348733142302982024-03-08T06:00:00.105+00:002024-03-08T06:00:00.142+00:00Beara Peninsula - Day 2 - A bit of sunshine and revisiting old favourites<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On my second day on the peninsula, the weather was drier and I think I even got a bit of sunshine to accompany me on my travels. Of course, I had to stop at my favourite spot on the peninsula, looking at the Caha Mountains at the only place on the road where you can actually pull in. Next time, I want to have a camera stuck to the outside of the car so I can film the whole progress and paint and draw from these images. I know I can use Google Maps, but it's not the same!! Because every twist and turn in the road is amazing. And even with a bicycle (if I had the strength to pedal up those hills!), there is really nowhere you can pull in and take in the view. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was out of season, of course, so no other car came by looking for my spot. But there are large lorries driving those roads. There must be some major construction going on somewhere. The peninsula is bigger than you'd think. I still haven't reached the very tip. The furthest point I got to is Allihies, and a lady who is from the peninsula told me that if you live in Allihies and you have an emergency, you don't call an ambulance, you call the helicopter. It just takes too long to get to the main town, on the mainland so to speak, in Kenmare. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, back to my view. I did a 180-270 view. I started behind the car, in watercolour and ink, but then realised it would take forever if I continued in watercolour. For the next panel, I used ink and ArtGraf watersoluble graphite (in a cute little tin, which I got in Porto in 2018! I do use it often enough, so I'm surprised there's still so much left!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitIqPqp3UM1ywOEkAu9r9mATGYxlN_EuKPUmMwpWavbabZ3nwMEe0keSqyyeVwlhH0FzQ6ajeDmyzlWiK_WChtBdi1lZjMp1xH4nGo6vM3hk2izoZvBj0RPpj-tEMyh-1KlkAOvRnmI4CToYUszMhs-6TIfpQE20ZcUiVuyvxKpOSBVhtB3wZe/s4032/IMG_3732.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1097" data-original-width="4032" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitIqPqp3UM1ywOEkAu9r9mATGYxlN_EuKPUmMwpWavbabZ3nwMEe0keSqyyeVwlhH0FzQ6ajeDmyzlWiK_WChtBdi1lZjMp1xH4nGo6vM3hk2izoZvBj0RPpj-tEMyh-1KlkAOvRnmI4CToYUszMhs-6TIfpQE20ZcUiVuyvxKpOSBVhtB3wZe/w640-h174/IMG_3732.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I saw an otter, but wasn't quick enough to capture it on camera, let alone on paper. It sounded like a dog running on the squishy seaweed! Then it slipped into the water! There was other fantastic views to be captured, but I only had time to scratch the surface. I had got cash with me this time, and paid for the two days in the honesty box!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uX7Jy9rIzFcG-xzly9eQVVurC4h6-H3oLpd8PLXKayMAVjjQe5E44hSem1dL8BzpLUlxTntAsE_yQQDNegJa50lqxoD7l64ODi77Xihi84m-xoaqkzTOyXEiJbNXxYFjDqVtdntJ0-0uQc-AWsPtmQyvrVIMUPLRMFIvM__BxCs-uZE5HD6t/s2794/IMG_3724.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="2794" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uX7Jy9rIzFcG-xzly9eQVVurC4h6-H3oLpd8PLXKayMAVjjQe5E44hSem1dL8BzpLUlxTntAsE_yQQDNegJa50lqxoD7l64ODi77Xihi84m-xoaqkzTOyXEiJbNXxYFjDqVtdntJ0-0uQc-AWsPtmQyvrVIMUPLRMFIvM__BxCs-uZE5HD6t/w640-h464/IMG_3724.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiersXGjZlQeu0Dtyq7L_z_6vSep7nLVsDXyOwKwtQ8RvwTOuTGxUfwZ-cvPjS7OUs_TxUSKXbUgzKOg3LkFHf8gp0TEF7GtOWz4vXpvpkZS1c1dC9Vsm4ImfVko5MI1qCB5J5u3DKTW-dV9TwaG-BVmpmEmPl_8JybB2DhRSAzScSFRNaE8EX-/s2629/IMG_3725.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="2629" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiersXGjZlQeu0Dtyq7L_z_6vSep7nLVsDXyOwKwtQ8RvwTOuTGxUfwZ-cvPjS7OUs_TxUSKXbUgzKOg3LkFHf8gp0TEF7GtOWz4vXpvpkZS1c1dC9Vsm4ImfVko5MI1qCB5J5u3DKTW-dV9TwaG-BVmpmEmPl_8JybB2DhRSAzScSFRNaE8EX-/w640-h446/IMG_3725.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>I also did some more sketches from my room. The light coming from the West in the late afternoon was amazing! A good day!</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgopoD3VDcTY93R93ZshLezamdH0Ti0tDNR5QB-_-HwicrkvwnpXzXzb85uKAgKBZ2snMsVNy9Er3d72icgWwOndMZ1zunNzXbOoiekMZyDlkr_NuJlFqjK7-dnHE04bBwIak32yPL55DVBS6Rcfw5PJrGCM9pqHk_jhUmB_vkMTGeXuST0k-iP/s2871/IMG_3722.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2037" data-original-width="2871" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgopoD3VDcTY93R93ZshLezamdH0Ti0tDNR5QB-_-HwicrkvwnpXzXzb85uKAgKBZ2snMsVNy9Er3d72icgWwOndMZ1zunNzXbOoiekMZyDlkr_NuJlFqjK7-dnHE04bBwIak32yPL55DVBS6Rcfw5PJrGCM9pqHk_jhUmB_vkMTGeXuST0k-iP/w640-h454/IMG_3722.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Nl9V9PtUmPg_S2Il3HJWvwqvsCEF35KRjfQW0pjVXvXnVWU6uVyQ5kKdFRW6KuLGyKFUlrp9vhx_4CDTwLo4LhFR1A7vtcmeAPJ1x49JydeKv1sOpFNEvl-MWqzYqyJPlV1Kfps3KuKofnDVBa_Mhyy4nGTqW1cYu9TfqcB_0W3AH9Y8xfXI/s3013/IMG_3723.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2023" data-original-width="3013" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Nl9V9PtUmPg_S2Il3HJWvwqvsCEF35KRjfQW0pjVXvXnVWU6uVyQ5kKdFRW6KuLGyKFUlrp9vhx_4CDTwLo4LhFR1A7vtcmeAPJ1x49JydeKv1sOpFNEvl-MWqzYqyJPlV1Kfps3KuKofnDVBa_Mhyy4nGTqW1cYu9TfqcB_0W3AH9Y8xfXI/w640-h430/IMG_3723.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div></div>MHBDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04461022052968859578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20883488.post-48071934632790736302024-03-07T06:00:00.067+00:002024-03-07T06:00:00.141+00:00Beara Peninsula Day 1 - It's snowing!<p>Just back from the West Coast of America, and I'm driving to the West Coast of Ireland!</p><p>An exhilarating drive down to Kenmare. The light was amazing. I took a wrong turn and ended up driving through Cork city centre. It was quite straightforward actually, but probably lost 45 minutes on the way. But then, drove the Macroom bypass and the road was so good and fast. And I could see snow on top of the higher mountains. It was so beautiful!</p><p>The following morning, I drove to the Beara peninsula. Stopped at my favourite spot where the landscape opens up. Sketched from the car. And it snowed! Thankfully it didn't stick. After that I went to Derreen Gardens, which were in great shape despite the wet weather. I found shelter in various spots. It was all very exciting. I was the only visitor to the gardens. The gardeners said hello. And when I drove back towards Kenmare, the sun was hitting the snow on the top of the mountains on the other peninsula. It was magical!</p><p>Some of these sketches will be part of the Crosscurrents project for ArtNetDLR. We still have a lot of work to do, but today, I scanned my sketches and we looked at them on the telly. There are a few I need to scan again to improve the quality. And yes, I should have worked in a sketchbook that matches the 16:9 television format. Didn't think of that. Don't even know if there is such a thing. And I don't think I have the skills to make my own accordion sketchbook, nor the patience and time! And of course, once I start sketching on location, I forget everything, so I didn't leave enough space at the top of most sketches for Cathy's words to fit. Brendan is already thinking of technical solutions for that, thankfully!</p><p>Not all sketches will make it into the final project, as not all of them will work with the words and music. As as I said, once I start sketching, I forget everything else. It's a very immediate thing, not like planning a painting, and doing thumbnails, etc. I see something that catches my eye and imagination, and I <u>have</u> to sketch it. Cathy and Brendan might not find my fascination with the mountains and rocks of Beara quite as inspiring!! But we have made a start. And I'm excited!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSjlWHhpZZ2f7LsKBdSLtSLUx4hByw2vo5sl8wR-xPrKFCEhleoP__7XDi-4c5wacPrtETbIziavNyd9Y41NEjCWZm9q9CCtt_KMg6gxuFbjmPSw3wLGW5VLvQzMY0cvp9fEkkptrWcUUWaplhh8CWdpfalQo5PW5Ldo7oN8APUeVtidmuS-Rj/s2682/IMG_3740.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1898" data-original-width="2682" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSjlWHhpZZ2f7LsKBdSLtSLUx4hByw2vo5sl8wR-xPrKFCEhleoP__7XDi-4c5wacPrtETbIziavNyd9Y41NEjCWZm9q9CCtt_KMg6gxuFbjmPSw3wLGW5VLvQzMY0cvp9fEkkptrWcUUWaplhh8CWdpfalQo5PW5Ldo7oN8APUeVtidmuS-Rj/w640-h452/IMG_3740.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOHUOCyIhwBwDx1n__cz-5gJiuT9yDrB8DYOJ2Sb9AK2T8wXKzyVuki5ylOruw3Wd0fPcXMYqX5LgtyohReJzpnwQlwFOrI42cVmdYFp85nduGzaSjFf8i61kibSezRQCRXq43l73WWepW6-2epBkspiAYSpSN30STghVAbQI3FCQAhhQcnqN7/s2659/IMG_3741.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1886" data-original-width="2659" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOHUOCyIhwBwDx1n__cz-5gJiuT9yDrB8DYOJ2Sb9AK2T8wXKzyVuki5ylOruw3Wd0fPcXMYqX5LgtyohReJzpnwQlwFOrI42cVmdYFp85nduGzaSjFf8i61kibSezRQCRXq43l73WWepW6-2epBkspiAYSpSN30STghVAbQI3FCQAhhQcnqN7/w640-h454/IMG_3741.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2k89vfuladiBYFzQ1IHtNOluwkEOm-DJbF0eBzXFFw4PrIugnmfxfzbknkqxCY2Kjo_IwaarqybYOBh6vGJNALHkNHSEAwusnke1GliF50aR9p_bJV2WFsGMlSyAoUk2YbMVsGqcZ-1d9h8id8gAvi7tjDuCFo_e7IbN44wo-oZtLa79KNmgS/s2633/IMG_3742.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1845" data-original-width="2633" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2k89vfuladiBYFzQ1IHtNOluwkEOm-DJbF0eBzXFFw4PrIugnmfxfzbknkqxCY2Kjo_IwaarqybYOBh6vGJNALHkNHSEAwusnke1GliF50aR9p_bJV2WFsGMlSyAoUk2YbMVsGqcZ-1d9h8id8gAvi7tjDuCFo_e7IbN44wo-oZtLa79KNmgS/w640-h448/IMG_3742.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikFG0P7P_CQhNyYNrwGuJcoFk9cwUdFUKxTaiN22ryWrjLEvUoLoDBal2tVXnp-AYjXUrEwDx6ZbVouIECVp0vbKSDlSVDopE9wdFxn0Ds-vJcCiCiFWlLeLnebrCGFkuFNyn7l8lfH-f4Meaeb2kfvHTH0nQ7867HYjyzVefGvap9txpsSpXZ/s2830/IMG_3743.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2015" data-original-width="2830" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikFG0P7P_CQhNyYNrwGuJcoFk9cwUdFUKxTaiN22ryWrjLEvUoLoDBal2tVXnp-AYjXUrEwDx6ZbVouIECVp0vbKSDlSVDopE9wdFxn0Ds-vJcCiCiFWlLeLnebrCGFkuFNyn7l8lfH-f4Meaeb2kfvHTH0nQ7867HYjyzVefGvap9txpsSpXZ/w640-h456/IMG_3743.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>MHBDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04461022052968859578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20883488.post-37790197124511116082024-03-06T06:00:00.010+00:002024-03-06T06:00:00.157+00:00Airport sketches. Las Vegas and San Francisco<p>We had a 10am flight from Las Vegas, and a 5pm flight from San Francisco. Everything ran smoothly. And I even had a little bit of time to sketch at airports! And yes, I am more interested in the paraphernalia of airports than planes themselves!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97_0Qv_cw_GepAU2yOUVoDezwayZmzQ13lQeauDlQzR_-O-x7A270nb8xISCOgq5_dxGJ4vRewsDmg0lCTTL78zOOs2xzFUNB5HwVERojshnqGNRkvhJjmTc5o1WbH-Si0nMh6fPnu4FE2_0yQ1rpewog9qMo82ENEB2PKs7L15_1n_SOdq0f/s3978/P1200064.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2526" data-original-width="3978" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97_0Qv_cw_GepAU2yOUVoDezwayZmzQ13lQeauDlQzR_-O-x7A270nb8xISCOgq5_dxGJ4vRewsDmg0lCTTL78zOOs2xzFUNB5HwVERojshnqGNRkvhJjmTc5o1WbH-Si0nMh6fPnu4FE2_0yQ1rpewog9qMo82ENEB2PKs7L15_1n_SOdq0f/w640-h406/P1200064.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwK4WrKOW5kFR9PCb3R6MhfIn88y9_N-3_jZ3uVdbcjthUF2vAkl7uX6r2bOoTyqhGo_5x5u70-Etb0FUOZDYntCamkAlCrhusaInWbG-VUjTCSlBdjCqyk9mDIJ6uQyA0tNO53f-hFyrm-9-oARWkbqiFTT32Y5CIBVq6b0z7TqEbMgnLBaGI/s4001/P1200065.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2536" data-original-width="4001" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwK4WrKOW5kFR9PCb3R6MhfIn88y9_N-3_jZ3uVdbcjthUF2vAkl7uX6r2bOoTyqhGo_5x5u70-Etb0FUOZDYntCamkAlCrhusaInWbG-VUjTCSlBdjCqyk9mDIJ6uQyA0tNO53f-hFyrm-9-oARWkbqiFTT32Y5CIBVq6b0z7TqEbMgnLBaGI/w640-h406/P1200065.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p> </p>MHBDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04461022052968859578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20883488.post-21773848932413353672024-03-05T06:00:00.014+00:002024-03-05T06:00:00.140+00:00Las Vegas - catching up with Kelly and Jim<p>It was a very social holiday. On our last night, we met up with Kelly and Jim, who happened to be in Vegas with their son for a few days. Kelly and I shared a flat with Lorna and Orla in 1986, when I first moved to Dublin to live. We actually shared a room! No luxury apartments in those days! We had a sash window that kept slipping, and my dad fixed it with a broomstick! No more drafts.</p><p>So we had a wonderful evening catching up, and it was the perfect end to a perfect holiday!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_JZIkiCSP8Tnn2Nv164TqHqmCYZIUyK0vl9xHjlCgyal4bvwL0ptdhXHb55ag6F9udtI_A5GLEKyIif80VAIYElELFDmT2Ub7eqzNH6Vy_KCQcYQzFSfvYtEGuO9uRzDF1GHi_d4k8y-wMQZ7hmRsQaLfBEG2dA94negRTd0FM6jzluD4ZPo/s4032/IMG_3384.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_JZIkiCSP8Tnn2Nv164TqHqmCYZIUyK0vl9xHjlCgyal4bvwL0ptdhXHb55ag6F9udtI_A5GLEKyIif80VAIYElELFDmT2Ub7eqzNH6Vy_KCQcYQzFSfvYtEGuO9uRzDF1GHi_d4k8y-wMQZ7hmRsQaLfBEG2dA94negRTd0FM6jzluD4ZPo/w640-h360/IMG_3384.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhoQh9n5GdymyhngvfaviJpjEs5bVV1vuYPB0NuAZFqbJEnpGfWEuGQCLt05vIMdengZNL-hE98VpGiVuLc4w-zI1Oeik-zPPqr1ufG6vgcRV3-EF9UO0MYw799z53qVyiESiA0YHyuyirilFhImornE0oUPCpBLOmkqsRO3IIC5p0Rec-EjoC/s4032/IMG_3387.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhoQh9n5GdymyhngvfaviJpjEs5bVV1vuYPB0NuAZFqbJEnpGfWEuGQCLt05vIMdengZNL-hE98VpGiVuLc4w-zI1Oeik-zPPqr1ufG6vgcRV3-EF9UO0MYw799z53qVyiESiA0YHyuyirilFhImornE0oUPCpBLOmkqsRO3IIC5p0Rec-EjoC/w640-h360/IMG_3387.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>MHBDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04461022052968859578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20883488.post-70067048553062619712024-03-04T06:00:00.003+00:002024-03-04T06:00:00.148+00:00Las Vegas - sketching with friends<p>I just love the Urban Sketchers community! You can go anywhere in the world and meet up with friends! A few months ago, I had met Becca in Dublin, as she was travelling in Europe and stopped by to sketch with us on a fairly dull day at the War Memorial Gardens. So, I contacted her to ask her if she wanted to sketch together when I was in Las Vegas. She said yes! She picked a great location - Ferguson's Downtown. She arranged for a few sketchers to meet us there. And she even picked me up at my hotel!</p><p>And look at what we sketched! Only in Vegas!!</p><p>Thank you so much, Becca, for making the time to meet up and sketch together. It meant so much to me!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtDUF5Di_Q8dC95SPsmgDJDduDH8rAJiEnEjT6nlOVLfqZhbsg7rOOf9aXhvzduGVIfI0cpNo4iIhX3ixMYSeVeKGhT12flEGOXPMoe9ElFQ2_zFIbUUljYFJ1nphlWs08GgvA6lV6VaVW3gR5WP4XWY2yt-XgLDOl7Ew6m4awo5HqYzXHYySj/s4056/P1200063.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2552" data-original-width="4056" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtDUF5Di_Q8dC95SPsmgDJDduDH8rAJiEnEjT6nlOVLfqZhbsg7rOOf9aXhvzduGVIfI0cpNo4iIhX3ixMYSeVeKGhT12flEGOXPMoe9ElFQ2_zFIbUUljYFJ1nphlWs08GgvA6lV6VaVW3gR5WP4XWY2yt-XgLDOl7Ew6m4awo5HqYzXHYySj/w640-h402/P1200063.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Some serious issues in this sketch, but hey, half of it looks great, which is more than I was expecting, particularly as I was working in direct watercolour!<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It was out of this world.</p><p>For videos, you can go to the band's website, and probably also YouTube where people are uploading the full concert!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9tcxwt7nnJwmSqAky3DI4SUuJ-Qz9qB42UIDTl249SMZmh4PB8oR-znLr7RYxYR7GGopax7y86yIfZV2FI3tY0vmShA4sTIPzbLxWZL1ivgiyM65BL3xXkQCXcDHEKo4n-L1dfYtjqd3jlUzDd5Ys7bWhip8nYfKYLr2yJbdoQFkkUmMOythZ/s4032/IMG_3344.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9tcxwt7nnJwmSqAky3DI4SUuJ-Qz9qB42UIDTl249SMZmh4PB8oR-znLr7RYxYR7GGopax7y86yIfZV2FI3tY0vmShA4sTIPzbLxWZL1ivgiyM65BL3xXkQCXcDHEKo4n-L1dfYtjqd3jlUzDd5Ys7bWhip8nYfKYLr2yJbdoQFkkUmMOythZ/w360-h640/IMG_3344.heic" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzbXlJfgtzYjXfgYC03AVK4z-YspyECSWCAkAbMBwo54ACfZSWZCgIU7UcivtMAU-LK-DKFcoeDUCd-CkhiIBHTccl5DyC64M19yWbhm2Ukj7q3cuZhGZ413C2m06g3IU1pFSrWCLpp4Pmk8bJ0eo-qUUpL6ufFYW3GLsCX3QzI57PGDA9VnF4/s4032/IMG_3342.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzbXlJfgtzYjXfgYC03AVK4z-YspyECSWCAkAbMBwo54ACfZSWZCgIU7UcivtMAU-LK-DKFcoeDUCd-CkhiIBHTccl5DyC64M19yWbhm2Ukj7q3cuZhGZ413C2m06g3IU1pFSrWCLpp4Pmk8bJ0eo-qUUpL6ufFYW3GLsCX3QzI57PGDA9VnF4/w360-h640/IMG_3342.heic" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJya4vIDaidwcqACRaVUHZ1QRirZ17nnX7NfzGbHQ5nCY8WIgu3xAZd-Wv921VmNIV17gFS3o-juZ7ZUttfvoMc5xEg7_hcpmg-wCrFGbyM8Pg9DJjhgdQPiqmQ2PKrhsaaTDAvIMFQXvdOShjMuwJU5V6-9zgko5SzKtwhi8smLqPRLkhelg/s4032/IMG_3328.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJya4vIDaidwcqACRaVUHZ1QRirZ17nnX7NfzGbHQ5nCY8WIgu3xAZd-Wv921VmNIV17gFS3o-juZ7ZUttfvoMc5xEg7_hcpmg-wCrFGbyM8Pg9DJjhgdQPiqmQ2PKrhsaaTDAvIMFQXvdOShjMuwJU5V6-9zgko5SzKtwhi8smLqPRLkhelg/w640-h360/IMG_3328.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>MHBDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04461022052968859578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20883488.post-21249960644915933162024-03-02T06:00:00.075+00:002024-03-02T06:00:00.146+00:00Las Vegas, Vision Pro, <p>One of the first things we did in Vegas was go to the Apple store, where Brendan had made an appointment to test the Vision Pro. He was really impressed, but felt it was a bit too heavy to wear for more than 20 minutes. Maybe for the next iteration! Plus, it needs a killer app. Our suggestion would be the U2 concert at the Sphere, to be made available to view as an immersive experience! Anyone in Apple, let us know when that happens! He might be tempted then!!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7i411j4Vd6WVtS8FYj1t0AaZ3ePxZBCxIBuHlzzmTzjkr6Tb72woggxZrglywbC1L-UjGthqPYgcAhOdfYh6RZZgNCQA-D9dBNU46NamKxQk4-UbGjhwraMYLDwSG41NhKnbZfqtvY9lXhzNW_CBxZCJAzQ7SscAB4ve7DNSrkogiu4txr8yt/s4084/P1200059.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2531" data-original-width="4084" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7i411j4Vd6WVtS8FYj1t0AaZ3ePxZBCxIBuHlzzmTzjkr6Tb72woggxZrglywbC1L-UjGthqPYgcAhOdfYh6RZZgNCQA-D9dBNU46NamKxQk4-UbGjhwraMYLDwSG41NhKnbZfqtvY9lXhzNW_CBxZCJAzQ7SscAB4ve7DNSrkogiu4txr8yt/w640-h396/P1200059.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had great views from out hotel room. This sketch, just done with a yellow Tombow marker, is one of my favourites from our trip. Sometimes, it's the simple things...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-y6Ch4hYWK11ERwIRxe6-BVyCeWBde7E-PccP1Sswu3A-klgNhsvAoB_oy1ev4_AYbQd_f89Kthx1Ss7yIPPKdnDHyAyaIHLXt6_O8JtPYssT6LRwxw8OjCDQS-Oup8GrlDuJnLM-DvTYaEtuu51phKljlvpyLUD9NUzogOMIlUnHGq7GJDWV/s3409/P1200061.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3409" data-original-width="2524" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-y6Ch4hYWK11ERwIRxe6-BVyCeWBde7E-PccP1Sswu3A-klgNhsvAoB_oy1ev4_AYbQd_f89Kthx1Ss7yIPPKdnDHyAyaIHLXt6_O8JtPYssT6LRwxw8OjCDQS-Oup8GrlDuJnLM-DvTYaEtuu51phKljlvpyLUD9NUzogOMIlUnHGq7GJDWV/w474-h640/P1200061.jpeg" width="474" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They take their lifeguard duties seriously. No phones allowed, full attention to the job, and regular contact by walkie-talkie, plus they rotated quite often. Yes, it was warm enough to sit out! But it got cool quickly as the sun went down. And the music was blaring. Probably to cover the sound of the planes turning after take-off. I found Vegas challenging in terms of noise levels, and also the smell of cigarette smoke drifting off from the casinos.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQakNLJy1BOsV8vtDbW3HYjue7A67hJPRqqltnZCK4YjCJ6NJR-AZ41-xYzlYJvva1Cytf53mc6iD5y1l2vgdqBkXWlQlPkfQC-JTKQAiFjvQG0BWb_j6PJaARrDeYTsYKq1_dDMfwbmNyF9sx-em2n661lgcLsIf_Xx5AlD3R-8ULBFnQIxN2/s3488/P1200062.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3488" data-original-width="2726" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQakNLJy1BOsV8vtDbW3HYjue7A67hJPRqqltnZCK4YjCJ6NJR-AZ41-xYzlYJvva1Cytf53mc6iD5y1l2vgdqBkXWlQlPkfQC-JTKQAiFjvQG0BWb_j6PJaARrDeYTsYKq1_dDMfwbmNyF9sx-em2n661lgcLsIf_Xx5AlD3R-8ULBFnQIxN2/w500-h640/P1200062.jpeg" width="500" /></a></div><p><br /></p>And this one, a little bit of an everything everything sketch. I'm sorry I added red and blue to the eiffel tower. I might try and lift it and see what happens!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja5_9kbv5_Ljv-X36hf7N1T_HcJ3vO9q1VJCeXprT9nwWfeVgx3eUaBEdhAmlhWQ2mpqZ3pqpHppPBW-RxPcq5fQOphiVTXVE9vjXdKMz5PVfwVPlgfmUOSGUp34FvdCB0Jh4QxFfyGYObdnIhRZ8W68sR41AsVT09l_keh7n4VCdwsi5MhTro/s3493/P1200060.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2113" data-original-width="3493" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja5_9kbv5_Ljv-X36hf7N1T_HcJ3vO9q1VJCeXprT9nwWfeVgx3eUaBEdhAmlhWQ2mpqZ3pqpHppPBW-RxPcq5fQOphiVTXVE9vjXdKMz5PVfwVPlgfmUOSGUp34FvdCB0Jh4QxFfyGYObdnIhRZ8W68sR41AsVT09l_keh7n4VCdwsi5MhTro/w640-h388/P1200060.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br />And all the hotels had the Chinese New Year decorations out in full extreme Las Vegas fashion. Didn't get a chance to sketch them, so here is a photo. One thing that struck me is how long it takes to get from A to B in Vegas. First, you have to get from your room to the lifts, then through casinos and shops, getting across the roads can take ages, as the lights are definitely in favour of cars, and also it's easy to get lost through the hotels, particularly if you're feeling a bit chill! <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRSc0rIaicTWMDKuobcIMIu8CeWXzUp6GFonWW5DCWEDJfShdMVMtPwYtdT73hhp8eNvOU6TFQeJxXgEJ1jUmhQvgYrpnAZBGjwqAxgTNlegXmDsnlXbA8aZA2hROyD_Hh9Zk9yH5Zx9Zd7s_OnW-otI5VWZeSRVjbw6a9Io7uxQqRLBU-oKdK/s4032/IMG_3280.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRSc0rIaicTWMDKuobcIMIu8CeWXzUp6GFonWW5DCWEDJfShdMVMtPwYtdT73hhp8eNvOU6TFQeJxXgEJ1jUmhQvgYrpnAZBGjwqAxgTNlegXmDsnlXbA8aZA2hROyD_Hh9Zk9yH5Zx9Zd7s_OnW-otI5VWZeSRVjbw6a9Io7uxQqRLBU-oKdK/w640-h360/IMG_3280.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br />MHBDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04461022052968859578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20883488.post-43840417668482962122024-03-01T06:00:00.002+00:002024-03-01T06:00:00.137+00:00Sketching in Dundrum<p>A little interlude in my posts from the US. I'm glad I've prepared drafts for all my posts, with titles, and some notes of what I want to say. It's funny how quickly things fade from memory.</p><p>Sketching in water-soluble pencil, while it was drizzling on and off, while standing. I got very confused about the slope of the street. I'm blaming it on the jetlag! Deveney's is an off-licence in Dundrum village, just down the road. There's lots to sketch there, actually. I might make a project of it some day!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1X9yG1NahN1YysN9Ak-nFlwMCWCJYnOjglR6qtEwWB4ZR63KcTPWo4QXXjZtO01NVBu3qCL-WS1owEZcJxEta4UQSqF2vAwXn7lK37aJg1UhD9g6vQHlgwC_aMeSLfrAyjuQFh4bHp9e6-KjeqH75JPO1MHYjigKeO91gTqd4jAinQnVAF10w/s4006/P1200073.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2788" data-original-width="4006" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1X9yG1NahN1YysN9Ak-nFlwMCWCJYnOjglR6qtEwWB4ZR63KcTPWo4QXXjZtO01NVBu3qCL-WS1owEZcJxEta4UQSqF2vAwXn7lK37aJg1UhD9g6vQHlgwC_aMeSLfrAyjuQFh4bHp9e6-KjeqH75JPO1MHYjigKeO91gTqd4jAinQnVAF10w/w640-h446/P1200073.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Caroline kindly invited us to her house for tea and cake afterwards. So much to sketch there! I was doing this while chatting away. It felt very social and lovely.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitRnyxly6GmbeHpwfsGPrBDlKNQfkJOOQsILqoCR7VwoxBfE88xI9AWlYqTpcB9sR7whQjGTm_IZEvqcvu1wznAGsLVZJpxhhe1V8Xaf2WFFhMHuj4jkNFS7KI72MlIRiawX6lXO6MjuBLsNwmTvU5yoK2tZMWycRvEve1kqJ8oaG3Q_0-clZ4/s3743/P1200071.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2242" data-original-width="3743" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitRnyxly6GmbeHpwfsGPrBDlKNQfkJOOQsILqoCR7VwoxBfE88xI9AWlYqTpcB9sR7whQjGTm_IZEvqcvu1wznAGsLVZJpxhhe1V8Xaf2WFFhMHuj4jkNFS7KI72MlIRiawX6lXO6MjuBLsNwmTvU5yoK2tZMWycRvEve1kqJ8oaG3Q_0-clZ4/w640-h384/P1200071.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>MHBDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04461022052968859578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20883488.post-81224031335151943162024-02-29T06:00:00.009+00:002024-02-29T06:00:00.138+00:00SFO to Las Vegas<p>Transit day. The picture says it all. Well, the text in the picture.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFmMVzYuUJ_TBEDh6gAr_Rt8Ig3HP55G1bFmSM2Jtf9LlVeL6NUN0SGP6dKShID_4L6d3cIpFkbHr6zFOfMGfhqA8GPP0ZbVvTir4mSRYOzwl9FYhYhQcsCu1jvYGKak9kJyxteNO_Ym4zSa3flRq9LavulNowpHYotdHWt_63etuvxhZeitqT/s3916/P1200058.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2452" data-original-width="3916" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFmMVzYuUJ_TBEDh6gAr_Rt8Ig3HP55G1bFmSM2Jtf9LlVeL6NUN0SGP6dKShID_4L6d3cIpFkbHr6zFOfMGfhqA8GPP0ZbVvTir4mSRYOzwl9FYhYhQcsCu1jvYGKak9kJyxteNO_Ym4zSa3flRq9LavulNowpHYotdHWt_63etuvxhZeitqT/w640-h400/P1200058.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>MHBDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04461022052968859578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20883488.post-72756463277735350042024-02-28T06:00:00.030+00:002024-02-28T06:00:00.139+00:00San Francisco Day 4 - Japantown and lots of gorgeous houses<p>Only one sketch, done at the end of the day, when Brendan popped in to the Apple store on Union Square. But that's alright! I got to go to Japantown and eat matcha icecream with the bubbles like they do in bubble tea (I have no idea what they are!). I didn't take a picture, but I took a photo of our ramen! And we saw lots of fabulous houses as we hopped on and off busses and cable cars. We found out that a bus stop might just be a light pole with yellow paint on it. And we saw the craziest high-rise building in a city prone to earthquakes</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg9ky0Ca32cKkhO9OOjQnQc6Pdsf_IJBQZi75VYJOTMr1PzGm8ns-DMHrxHRmfxXNFacIbJKf2J3TC827hXQeBOwwNYDRDm-hmv7giOuJ3dNJk58dzWSQTHRoyjVjNW0HpK728nLNvNTWi3BtaoIVJCV-vpDIDHN1VcAIc26ne5I8JHUet7tNs/s3627/P1200056.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3627" data-original-width="2776" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg9ky0Ca32cKkhO9OOjQnQc6Pdsf_IJBQZi75VYJOTMr1PzGm8ns-DMHrxHRmfxXNFacIbJKf2J3TC827hXQeBOwwNYDRDm-hmv7giOuJ3dNJk58dzWSQTHRoyjVjNW0HpK728nLNvNTWi3BtaoIVJCV-vpDIDHN1VcAIc26ne5I8JHUet7tNs/w490-h640/P1200056.jpeg" width="490" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJsNYvxd74YTng1BiDdft9T7VwAhRKVV0M_A4SwOkNpB2jmQnTyXoBl7CD16Lxsves-rtLu_E7X1GwtpkQsTDPE4mYr1SADMSSJ6xZYBcs_9y7rroKcVUK-WP2x95xrjQbSs5b9Dm90MBTUFOHJ2pya0beRqv4qL-tEY00DZgSfuqjjJA-lg9J/s4032/IMG_3223.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Sorry for the absence of narrative. 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Sketching with friends<p>This is a day I want to hold in my heart for the rest of my life. Catching up with friends from half-way across the world, including a friend I had never met in person before. </p><p>Uma had arranged to pick me up at my hotel - now this is the morning after the opening of her exhibition. I don't know where she found the energy, but she did. She had arranged to meet up with Suhita and Nina in this residential neighbourhood at the very top of a hill, with a road that I recognised from a painting she did as a demo for an online class. And then to the side, these amazing steps looking down towards the Pacific ocean. I think the area is called Sunset. Suhita and Nina only had an hour to spare - all three of them have busy lives, with lots of work and family, and they had to drive from San José to meet me. So that's an hour each way. I felt so privileged that they made the time.</p><p>I know Uma well, from online courses and lots of back and forth chats via social media. I have met her a few times in real life and I am the lucky owner of 6 of her paintings. I have also met Suhita before, at Urban Sketchers Symposiums and online classes. And this was my first time meeting Nina in person. But we knew each other through Instagram, and of course Ukraine. </p><p>It was like we lived next door to each other, and picked up a conversation we had started the previous day. We talked about family, the world, sketching tools, the quality of light, sketching in a location that is special to someone, and seeing it through their eyes. It was the most wonderful feeling. Three friends from across the world, connecting instantly. All while sketching of course. And yes we had a throwdown at the end.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib-hoRlBs-WCwXMlSEY0r1dNT2ONnxpVPlsrfvpwepIbMWNjOVEHsklw3Y950RTg4gGwJiWuATf1l0GwaPR7uwhUaCbCeMKjm4XgbQCTFzSGXyGHdZcIPWn7XiXldaNX03Yf0jBupKSjPVhrX5IxUAlLbSIy5dEKrqevvvTXFjCXY41I2uZs-N/s4032/IMG_2946.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib-hoRlBs-WCwXMlSEY0r1dNT2ONnxpVPlsrfvpwepIbMWNjOVEHsklw3Y950RTg4gGwJiWuATf1l0GwaPR7uwhUaCbCeMKjm4XgbQCTFzSGXyGHdZcIPWn7XiXldaNX03Yf0jBupKSjPVhrX5IxUAlLbSIy5dEKrqevvvTXFjCXY41I2uZs-N/w640-h360/IMG_2946.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDX9VVkD6c824FtKtRAgtoIDz9ZZKPyeyJG4eayzCPvdQLiZH6XZ_AWxadP7COW9qP_i0TkOqWOuHwf7enDQzlkapUgPzx_RtdfgYYx5Zr0Y3bc-fG9_9nTXcehfvdLRGiHgP-jkoNhYrxgd4Lxfk4t9Jhtw1Ta5-AYeG9l8jeO4wJdWTZuATU/s4032/IMG_2948.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDX9VVkD6c824FtKtRAgtoIDz9ZZKPyeyJG4eayzCPvdQLiZH6XZ_AWxadP7COW9qP_i0TkOqWOuHwf7enDQzlkapUgPzx_RtdfgYYx5Zr0Y3bc-fG9_9nTXcehfvdLRGiHgP-jkoNhYrxgd4Lxfk4t9Jhtw1Ta5-AYeG9l8jeO4wJdWTZuATU/w640-h360/IMG_2948.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlYgiL7Jkx1m842wRCFODta5JrADtyXzz8hUmVQrB7CfPwWpRC9T62uSBk7KXonnc1uZGNhW2iUEcARJs0WDvSMmlRiDbq8PJwZie_3jG2MQVcvbR5-b_xWK1St6LKsMIGVoXYRftq-LwaaJv9pUeBHnSTPBO46ZG3aZgQYsO5IINIXe7LqHsp/s4032/IMG_2949.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlYgiL7Jkx1m842wRCFODta5JrADtyXzz8hUmVQrB7CfPwWpRC9T62uSBk7KXonnc1uZGNhW2iUEcARJs0WDvSMmlRiDbq8PJwZie_3jG2MQVcvbR5-b_xWK1St6LKsMIGVoXYRftq-LwaaJv9pUeBHnSTPBO46ZG3aZgQYsO5IINIXe7LqHsp/w640-h360/IMG_2949.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ_rnYdpDWhd4OjO_QnJg6Ogc8t_5ZTstgNjE9vTUa_XCNhiEmuTVBcjBBq-9f9Wfl2hAhf3sDK6u2RebIdaD35q8Iy5dvZ-im-IiU1oBmbVNXEdI9aPKVCwWp_KmEZYOK2rnAUm7t4Ra-ZC2B8YcQk7vNRB5hXJ76gxGq4mseF8U8SAqSb_2f/s4032/IMG_2951.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ_rnYdpDWhd4OjO_QnJg6Ogc8t_5ZTstgNjE9vTUa_XCNhiEmuTVBcjBBq-9f9Wfl2hAhf3sDK6u2RebIdaD35q8Iy5dvZ-im-IiU1oBmbVNXEdI9aPKVCwWp_KmEZYOK2rnAUm7t4Ra-ZC2B8YcQk7vNRB5hXJ76gxGq4mseF8U8SAqSb_2f/w640-h360/IMG_2951.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Then Uma drove me across the Golden Gate Bridge and we sketched some more. I took liberties with scale and the distance between the bridge and the city!!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8PJOkmJso2Q2gcgCb_34TroUPUYtVXAz4NU6WOeur9p7uTJSgU0oboiAoA9Wi237Es7UJe4Zrobd0JZMXW7bo-hVVZtBvtfZU_IBNMlUD6g0UbA9fOSoJymQPczPGpOp5QPsXVcqe_y6a7r1ajuizVVFlcXm36IhzqzUhQWnM5SU_ZFqCaVZG/s4032/IMG_2970.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8PJOkmJso2Q2gcgCb_34TroUPUYtVXAz4NU6WOeur9p7uTJSgU0oboiAoA9Wi237Es7UJe4Zrobd0JZMXW7bo-hVVZtBvtfZU_IBNMlUD6g0UbA9fOSoJymQPczPGpOp5QPsXVcqe_y6a7r1ajuizVVFlcXm36IhzqzUhQWnM5SU_ZFqCaVZG/w640-h360/IMG_2970.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp1reU_ksHfq1FGhU1nhiFRvv7d0xvvr23h0VPUVnlKaDXS8bVLRinKOtcqni694hHzbQ1MS4EugWRqASTLX3sOSfl9yA2TZlaJ9a6n0ETN-o4lQTETB5KabJyLiQst-XF957WzjXV91J_1HwHPc-CPfaGEQkDCX-vzb3FVJ3HteRjMGkDxzbT/s4032/IMG_2971.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp1reU_ksHfq1FGhU1nhiFRvv7d0xvvr23h0VPUVnlKaDXS8bVLRinKOtcqni694hHzbQ1MS4EugWRqASTLX3sOSfl9yA2TZlaJ9a6n0ETN-o4lQTETB5KabJyLiQst-XF957WzjXV91J_1HwHPc-CPfaGEQkDCX-vzb3FVJ3HteRjMGkDxzbT/w640-h360/IMG_2971.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here are the three sketches I did on that wonderful day:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHWAT12cSqWohHw6DxLXkeGCb3vn-31pWKqzdfZ7jNB9EOndpSW3Wb6w9I7Kd6hMpP16l_LnOrliBEb_igLvctK3zmI2mBUpwfsG0LLWWIbsqYYUZCdZpUtaPmnFWZzzii3AhjO0PxUwpxRWeXY2b9pq6ZkYlzl82UDoccZeKYp0xMqUpfungT/s3926/P1200052.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2457" data-original-width="3926" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHWAT12cSqWohHw6DxLXkeGCb3vn-31pWKqzdfZ7jNB9EOndpSW3Wb6w9I7Kd6hMpP16l_LnOrliBEb_igLvctK3zmI2mBUpwfsG0LLWWIbsqYYUZCdZpUtaPmnFWZzzii3AhjO0PxUwpxRWeXY2b9pq6ZkYlzl82UDoccZeKYp0xMqUpfungT/w640-h400/P1200052.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-jQwTa4NQ2oUn2unFoB1qGDFz1qxvxnV98WOy37Y12TfGFPZvgSkTRfL0yjiSAaUtTyIuS4U1GMPxWGGy4Wgffa1mWQkQIVJU5hRDJLhc-YcvA-MEBPeaVvlSOCKOTd4aFKHec9f2Sq1ipD7eXy2625SBiOKN1tTK8wVvpMw6Xscc0EMg-9Pm/s3920/P1200053.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2433" data-original-width="3920" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-jQwTa4NQ2oUn2unFoB1qGDFz1qxvxnV98WOy37Y12TfGFPZvgSkTRfL0yjiSAaUtTyIuS4U1GMPxWGGy4Wgffa1mWQkQIVJU5hRDJLhc-YcvA-MEBPeaVvlSOCKOTd4aFKHec9f2Sq1ipD7eXy2625SBiOKN1tTK8wVvpMw6Xscc0EMg-9Pm/w640-h398/P1200053.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3nMwaUdnemRdHPvzQ46fOHdmbW6yEHSlYzcR3HmK3tNDtdNrElp6X-HhMZe8Ph3V6xoDaWXX2VBLzT-5IEI8vzQswTvMUUUca467T9wYlkxiYJXXFK35-Yzzbop4tDYzfqfv_2ai7TMWOGuYjH_uf9faT2TJLl-iTaKb4Lvz1AzVpIBt6mJg/s3892/P1200054.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2519" data-original-width="3892" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3nMwaUdnemRdHPvzQ46fOHdmbW6yEHSlYzcR3HmK3tNDtdNrElp6X-HhMZe8Ph3V6xoDaWXX2VBLzT-5IEI8vzQswTvMUUUca467T9wYlkxiYJXXFK35-Yzzbop4tDYzfqfv_2ai7TMWOGuYjH_uf9faT2TJLl-iTaKb4Lvz1AzVpIBt6mJg/w640-h414/P1200054.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This last one was done at Super Duper Burger off Lombard Street somewhere. The vegan burger was sooo good! And yes, we kept on sketching and talking!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div>Photos from Suhita and Nina from their Instagram feeds:<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkTNbIP1jPjDtWpUVCvCGeRdmuh8CSnzUEdg1S_gGAdBa07U8beKFGz348YLW0i7vr1bec0XG_6mG2tIy6YmY0L9dhm554bEeWJ3oRZD_9HXOgKgPdzRgIvE3ZB0lysttuDFwIhxJklRVhQRx0f4eFzRhsmmonqJB1OlrzvZq7USkCAQ7NZlNH/s2436/IMG_2994.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2436" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkTNbIP1jPjDtWpUVCvCGeRdmuh8CSnzUEdg1S_gGAdBa07U8beKFGz348YLW0i7vr1bec0XG_6mG2tIy6YmY0L9dhm554bEeWJ3oRZD_9HXOgKgPdzRgIvE3ZB0lysttuDFwIhxJklRVhQRx0f4eFzRhsmmonqJB1OlrzvZq7USkCAQ7NZlNH/w296-h640/IMG_2994.png" width="296" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieI0NJfyF3XXhkOjc59qjRPOrdjcgRpCpLmvlbP4UCvyBYVDuhehLO7h-wcpWLYbkFAmMSBOHTT2M8C3Ba6fU8Fqz0qfYf71z-wgswhXK2aIOU2cS1V9kaSnl5PZsHyrhyiRJrJYJd1HYPC5i3UIkFszVWukAcgfWr-iYI6zE79VbEVnx2WN5W/s2436/IMG_2995.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2436" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieI0NJfyF3XXhkOjc59qjRPOrdjcgRpCpLmvlbP4UCvyBYVDuhehLO7h-wcpWLYbkFAmMSBOHTT2M8C3Ba6fU8Fqz0qfYf71z-wgswhXK2aIOU2cS1V9kaSnl5PZsHyrhyiRJrJYJd1HYPC5i3UIkFszVWukAcgfWr-iYI6zE79VbEVnx2WN5W/w296-h640/IMG_2995.png" width="296" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvfAj_piZXTnIJ0XzuddVQoZO0P6uHy3AjTIP0bxPMo2RNSIUVbiAzaqurAbcX0w7TWx6Y2GhlBYZhiJJfwHvFzue9cxQC__jAhWgflWy4R-Ah44o79KARRHDLzuZ8nx3TV3JC5BNQ9KH3pZvt5iHNT3kSRvl6DZQPuO3_bYS4Te49s8ExYbsV/s2436/IMG_3010.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2436" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvfAj_piZXTnIJ0XzuddVQoZO0P6uHy3AjTIP0bxPMo2RNSIUVbiAzaqurAbcX0w7TWx6Y2GhlBYZhiJJfwHvFzue9cxQC__jAhWgflWy4R-Ah44o79KARRHDLzuZ8nx3TV3JC5BNQ9KH3pZvt5iHNT3kSRvl6DZQPuO3_bYS4Te49s8ExYbsV/w296-h640/IMG_3010.png" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHmXEorrtbCf2rYnl3SX1me5jRdRhHBfjGsY2V5RSrrCZ7P03ie2khIohZHG4OoEA3h4pbIN_SsrRC_0aLitiwu98lh8Ug69NKlZF5KiEBOqApe9Xf_OOZaUVg0kHiBjNqlOIn1iO8yfvU0_3nUnlfO2_N6M-Vy-fLJQjlGghW2dLg1nQIG7Tb/s2436/IMG_3009.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2436" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHmXEorrtbCf2rYnl3SX1me5jRdRhHBfjGsY2V5RSrrCZ7P03ie2khIohZHG4OoEA3h4pbIN_SsrRC_0aLitiwu98lh8Ug69NKlZF5KiEBOqApe9Xf_OOZaUVg0kHiBjNqlOIn1iO8yfvU0_3nUnlfO2_N6M-Vy-fLJQjlGghW2dLg1nQIG7Tb/w296-h640/IMG_3009.png" width="296" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbkwHnEKc7S5FanOLUGrBCPxE8yt4dvxKk1n3VYz7ofvU9nWXcdxk9ym1mQ289knleNgd72MfRZ7AtzMQjkQXUjHlsqpaoJlzWz7R7zF_RDyzWhT9a1DejppM7c3t7JOQHwUseRnC8IjBmttva4E_bdepV5ghg4a7pTL64DOTriV1qoXpYvb0T/s2436/IMG_3011.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2436" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbkwHnEKc7S5FanOLUGrBCPxE8yt4dvxKk1n3VYz7ofvU9nWXcdxk9ym1mQ289knleNgd72MfRZ7AtzMQjkQXUjHlsqpaoJlzWz7R7zF_RDyzWhT9a1DejppM7c3t7JOQHwUseRnC8IjBmttva4E_bdepV5ghg4a7pTL64DOTriV1qoXpYvb0T/w296-h640/IMG_3011.png" width="296" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>MHBDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04461022052968859578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20883488.post-22613903856539847092024-02-25T17:30:00.001+00:002024-02-25T17:30:00.149+00:00Winsor & Newton watercolours<p>Bought a few random colours online over the Christmas. Just got a chance to test them now. Some are a bit meh, but others are quite interesting. The indigo is good. An interesting mix.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNBM0M0k6VK5QxP9LktbQueqDGR_Tf_HJtlR1j_8Y23wsj-yE0ntYHYSjRQ8tNic-UV4pexcrS503IhYNjmuU1Kz-lOl6luDM8SaAq_U0W1aEd0aU9lmLo0kZHdGIKo1-xQh0ERN68bLfxQa_g-2AWJvvkFfQL1-aGJGWipxk8S5cm56s_MFi5/s3615/P1200070.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1821" data-original-width="3615" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNBM0M0k6VK5QxP9LktbQueqDGR_Tf_HJtlR1j_8Y23wsj-yE0ntYHYSjRQ8tNic-UV4pexcrS503IhYNjmuU1Kz-lOl6luDM8SaAq_U0W1aEd0aU9lmLo0kZHdGIKo1-xQh0ERN68bLfxQa_g-2AWJvvkFfQL1-aGJGWipxk8S5cm56s_MFi5/w640-h322/P1200070.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>MHBDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04461022052968859578noreply@blogger.com0