Setting up
Posted: September 18, 2012 Filed under: ink, Montreal, watercolour 5 Comments »The travelling carnival/circus — the kind that sets up in the parking lot of your local mall — has always fascinated me. Flatbed trucks move the tilt-a-whirls, the bumper cars and the carousels from town to town all summer long (at least in my part of the world). But the interesting detail of this subculture — this nomadic group — is not how they set up their amusements and their food carts. For me it’s the residential trailer villages that are behind the scenes at these events. Because if you wander around a bit you will see pots of flowers, colourful awnings, and folding chairs and tables that make this place — even for a short amount of time — home.
Delightful – I gather you were in your are in the rain. The primary colours with the greys makes for a terrific painting. I see you have worked out a signature. Nice!
Thanks Alison. Yes, I was in the car, hoping, as usual, that no one would park in front of me.
Once again i can’t get over your fine delicate detail and you’ve even captured the mood of the wet day juxtaposed with fresh primary colours. Did you use your fine Micron pen on the
hot press Fabriano block again? Can we buy this paper block at Des Serres?
So nice you’re forming an Urban Sketcher’s group Shari…you are so good to do this.
Yes to both the pen and the paper Mary. Both available at de Serres. Why don’t you join us on Sunday? Everyone is welcome.
Thank you Shari for everything in art you share so generously