One wintery day
August 13th, 2009 § 14 Comments
Oh, I wish it snowed here! It’s a great excuse for drinking hot chocolate and warming yourself in front of a log fire, and it would make drawing snow drifts much, much easier. There’s nothing like drawing from life.
Mind you, it would be a bit chilly, and I imagine numb fingers would give my line work an entirely different quality. My pencil would fall out of my chattering teeth every time I tried to use an eraser and I’d be forced to stop and regularly slap all four cheeks to avoid frostbite setting in or finding myself frozen to a park bench.
Hmm… on the other hand… Drawing snow from eye-witness accounts, vague personal memories and arty reference shots is inspired, leading to a highly creative result every time. Ahem, just like I always said!
You’ll find lots more warm and wooly creative spaces over at Kirsty’s.
Second image | ‘Angels.. On the edge of the wood’, Denis Collette | Click on the image for licence details.
I love this first picture. I love the icy blue. I used to live in an area that had winter. And, even though I’ve come to enjoy the heat, there are times when I miss the change of seasons, including the cold of winter. This is a great space.
as always – inspiring.
You know what I reckon? Numb fingers would most likely give your (beautiful, by the way) work a quality akin to drawing with a whole lot of sticks…Win Win!
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Your post made me laugh! It’s great that you realised the good old “be careful what you wish for” before it happened!!
Your photos are beautiful. I love the picture of the girl in the wind.
Gorgeous work. I love the blue too. Your creative space looks like a lovely place to be.
What a delightful place you have here.
Your working is so calming and wonderful!
i love your wintery girl up there, but ahh, that hot chocolate(?) is making my mouth water
Oh wow. What beautiful work! what an amazing talent you have. I love your drawings. Can’t wait to see what comes of them.
Such a wonderful space. I love the blue paint shot.
Your creative space has a beautiful atmosphere…this crisp blue sky photo is puting a smile on my face;)The memory of snow flakes too
Lovely space. Your work is really fantastic. I’m getting a tad over winter myself… looking forward to spring…
Your work is beautiful, snow present or not
It’s so cold here, you would think it snowed! Especially in our house, and this little hidey hole where my computer lives! Thanks for the lovely comment on my blog post a few days ago. Best of luck with these next few months and hope things sort themselves out.
Cheers
Lucy
just beautiful.