The Barge
January 12th, 2007Watercolour on paper.
Life class II – Female body
December 20th, 2006
A short 5 minutes pencil sketch of our model, Doreen. When doing short poses, I found that general lines are much more important than details to suggest form, expression, and even weight. To be able to draw quickly, I need to look more at the model and look less at what I am drawing.
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After several “warming up” short sketches, a longer one (40 minutes) allows more time to observe detail and textures.
Two months in Argentina
December 6th, 2006I have spent the past two months in Argentina, were my husband and his parents joined me later in November. As we expected, the two families got on very well and we had a lovely time all together.It was the first time that my inlaws visited the country and they were delighted with it. The quality (and quantity) of the food, the level of service, the weather, etc. were what surprised them the most.
One Sunday, we got all together at an estancia (= in Argentina, this is the equivalent of an American ‘ranch’) where Robin and me made our vows to each other (again!), and my Mummy, Robin, and Robin’s father made their speeches in a very small chapel and behind two bales of hay. The family and some other people witnessed the event, and then we all had an asado criollo with wine, folk music and dances.
The vows
The Speeches
The Chapel
The following day, my Mummy, Mary, Freddie, Robin and me started a trip to Bariloche. For those who have never been there, it is a kind of Lake District but in ‘Argentine’ scale, and it would be impossible to describe its beauty in words. Photos do not make justice.
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