Les grands voiliers
Posted: September 15, 2012 Filed under: Uncategorized 12 Comments »The spectacular Tall Ships have arrived in Montreal and today Marc Holmes and I spent the day sketching them. When we arrived we approached from the pier above so these two looked more like short ships but we sketched them first because of their relative simplicity compared to the truly tall Tall Ships. As more people arrived on site a crowd developed in back of us, perhaps thinking that we were part of the entertainment like the guy on stilts or the man in the pirate costume. When I was just finishing my drawing they put up the tarp on the ship on the left so I erased all the details on the deck, happily added in the tarp and then a gust of wind or a passerby knocked a whole lot of dirt in my travel palette. Despite that it was an amazing outing to see and sketch these majestic vessels.
i can’t get over your amazingly delicate fine lines and detail Shari, still retaining such
light, airy freshness, with distant smoke stacks, and creating a great mood too
Have you used the finest fine liner pen, maybe grey? Your stories are always so entertaining!
I used the same 005 pen I usually use Mary but the paper is bigger so the line looks finer. Glad you like it.
Such delicate, fine detail, Shari. This is so beautiful!
Thanks Karen!
Beautifully captured! I am glad they added the tarp because I love the shadows draped across it. This could easily be a top 10 for me.
My suggestion for next time (knowing how much you appreciate my suggestions) is that you and Marc dress up as pirates, put out a hat and hopefully make a little “paint money” on the side. What do you think? I was going to suggest something involving stilts… but then I thought that might be a bit too challenging for the two of you.
Thanks Ross. I am trying something new here. I bought Fabriano hot press paper in a block. I’ve been looking for 100% cotton paper that I can draw on with my Micron and the cold press paper is too textured. So this seems just right for me. This is much bigger than the Moleskine. It is 22 x 30 cm and needs to be scanned in 2 passes but it has a lot of potential because I can sell these. I am accumulating quite a stack of paintings now! If I sell the paintings I won’t have to resort to the pirate costume and the coins in my hat to support myself.
Why cotton?
And, is that what the signature is for? Paintings for sale? But don’t give up on the pirate costume too quickly… could be a great for marketing.
Good watercolour paper is always 100% cotton.
Wonderful perspective on the tall ships, all that rigging had to be mind boggling… oh no dirt in your palette… yikes that could ruin anyones day did you have to throw out all the paint? I’d be thinking of ways to protect my palette from dirt… hum maybe a shoe box.
I’m not usually sitting on the ground but I didn’t bring my folding stool or easel with me yesterday.
Wow! This is gorgeous! Old Port at its best!
Thanks Nathalie!