Sharing Words

Sharing Words

They were in the Victoria and Albert courtyard on the steps leading down to the pool.

8.5”x 5.5” ballpoint pen and pastel on toned grey paper 

Parking

Parking

On a street in Paris last month. The two women sharing the street, both well into their mornings, intrigued me. Of course paying for parking attacked more attention than walking a dog.

6”x 9” ink and watercolor

The Listener

The Listener

The street violinist had an audience. I noticed them both when in Paris for a few days last month.

The sculpture is of a writer and philosopher, Denis Diderot, across from Church St. Germain des Pres. The date noted is 1884.

I wonder how many other musicians have played below for him?

9”x 12” fountain pen and chalk and oil sanguine on toned grey paper. 

Skylight

Skylight

Looked like her

A character in a play

For a while

Then more lines

Becoming someone else

A character on a page

Not seen before

While struggling

Looking for her

Sketch from photos of one of the plays I saw while in London. I saw so many plays, so many actors being someone else.

11”x 9” fountain pen, oil sanguine and chalk on toned grey paper. 

Caught

Caught

The sketch is from a reference photo. She caught me. This happens sometimes. I pretended I was photographing the crowd behind. The sloped seating is on the plaza between the Thames and the National Theatre, a good place to watch the crowd, when early for a play.

Another from my visit to London last month.

11”x 9” ink and watercolor