PaulaMmm-mmm! There's nothing like a hot, sizzling plate of fajitas to warm your warm belly on a warm summer evening! And afterward, I sipped on coffee and tea as I relaxed and sketched the scene before me. When I finished, the gentleman at a nearby table asked me if I was sketching. Yes, I said. ...
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Sketches: Blues in the Park
I bicycled to another concert last night, this one being fairly close by. The Kevin Mark Blues Band played outside on the grounds at Stewart Hall in Pointe Claire, Quebec. I did some sketching, but not of the band. I struggled a lot, trying to like what was coming out on the paper, but unsuccessfully ...
Sketches: Big Band in the Park
It's concerts-in-the-park time here on the West Island! And, finally, one is actually IN the park! I pedaled down to Beaconsfield's Centennial Park last night to check out the music of The Centennial Band (put together for just this occasion). They played a string of 30's and early 40's hits of the Big Band era--String of ...
Newfoundland, Day 5: Ferryland
PaulaMonday was an easy day, with my in-laws and I driving down to Ferryland (on the coast, South of St. John's). We hiked out to the lighthouse where I did a few quick sketches. The fog was heavy and the cliffs, rocks and water below were hard to see, if we could see them at ...
Newfoundland, Day 4: Manuels River/Manuels Head
Day four was more relaxed. In the late morning, my FIL and I ran a few errands on the way to take a hike along Manuels River, on Conception Bay. But before that I persuaded him to stop at a few garage sales along the way. Then we were off for a hike. There is a ...
Sketches: "Canada Day '09"
I took part of yesterday off to enjoy some of the Canada Day activities that were within walking or cycling distance of where I live. First I had a late breakfast at the Beaconsfield Yacht Club, where I leisurely sketched the aftermath of ...
Sketches: Sagapool at Stewart Hall
I almost missed this Thursday evening, thinking all the summer park concerts weren't starting until next week. It would have upset me to have missed Sagapool, a band I happened upon last summer at the Montreal Jazz Festival. They were going by the name ...