Viewed Through Trees

Viewed Through Trees

Let the pen escape again

to a place I travel more

than I should.

Let it walk through the trees

to find another place to view

my islands from.

 

Sketched on sort of a lonely Christmas Day. The only references were old memories.

17”x 7” ink and watercolors

First Island

First Island

A short distance

from the mainland,

easily paddled to

in a yellow canoe.

Was looking at most of my sketches posted on December 25^th over the past number of years. They were of my islands, of course.

So yesterday’s sketches included a few of this island without a name, easily paddled to, for so many years, on much warmer days, in my yellow canoe.

9”x 6” ink and watercolors

Fountain Pen: Platinum Carbon fine point

Stance

Stance

Between forward

and back.

Not quite ready

to dance.

Going nowhere

for a moment

or so.

Another sketch of “HA” from a session not to long ago.

11”x 15” ink and watercolor

Sunset at the Straits

Sunset at the Straits

The reference photo for this sketch was taken this past summer by either a daughter or her husband somewhere near the bridge across the Straits of Mackinac.

8.5”x 9” ink and watercolor

Fountain Pen: Platinum Carbon fine point

Here and There

Here and There

A few minutes here.

A few minutes there.

Long enough,

I suppose,

to summon being

somewhere else.

A couple of sketches of ten minute poses “HA” provided in a session on a Tuesday morning last month, while still in Edinburgh.

12”x 9” ink on tinted paper