Kindred spirits
Posted: August 28, 2012 Filed under: Art, Design, urbansketchers | Tags: baie d'urfe, nature, nostalgia, weepng willow 4 CommentsAfter discovering so many wonders in Baie D’urfe with its lush nature and beautiful lake I found this weeping willow almost talking to me. It felt like he was saddened by so many things, nostalgia from better days, a lost optimism and just weeping there while no one really noticed. Him and I shared a lot of the same feelings….
Singing Rocks
Posted: August 24, 2012 Filed under: Art, Design, urbansketchers | Tags: baie d'urfe, oils, paints, rocks, water 2 CommentsDriving through this beautiful place called Bair D’Urfe I discovered this oasis of lush gardens, fertile ponds and lots of vacant areas to sketch. The sound of the water hitting the rocks was intoxicating. I even met an artist painting in oils, wow, I have a hard time getting my watercolors out as to not disturb my surrounding and not draw attention to myself. Yet he looked so peaceful…
The Casual Sketcher 