Coupe de cheveux
Posted: April 29, 2022 Filed under: Uncategorized 23 CommentsI was out early today and found some time for a few sketchbook scribbles before and after a haircut. The first scribble was in Old Montreal, where I found a good parking spot facing the Allan Building and the John Young monument. It’s been a long, cold winter in Montreal with not much time for sketching from my car, but it felt good today to get downtown early and set myself a limit of 30 minutes to sketch whatever I could find. Luckily it was a view of a beautiful old building lit by morning sun.
On my way home, feeling lighter after the haircut, I stopped at another favourite spot: rue Notre-Dame in old Lachine. I love that narrow section of street for the criss-crossing of wires and the rhythm of the utility poles. By the time I got home it wasn’t even 11 am but I had done a day’s worth of scribbles.
Shari Blaukopf's Sketchbook 
I love these. Were you using graphite or felt tip? ad hoc sketching is the best I did that too today. Waiting for a friend who drives and old 1950’s vintage Ford Candy Apple Red pickup. such fun! had to splash some color
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I was using felt tip for these Dan. And lucky you for getting to sketch the pickup! The good cars are coming out now that the weather is nice!
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An excellent morning’s work! I like the time limit – it has all sorts of positive effects on the sketch process. (I love the spot on de la Commune)
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A time limit is always good for me! And going straight to pen.
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Wow,,,again😁 You are amazing!
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Lori, thank you for having a look!
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These are wonderful sketches – I liked thst yiunset for yourself a time limit :30 minutes. I have been trying to do more of that so I can mot only be quicker at sketching but really honing in on my focus area. Thanks for these posts- you have really done a lot of travel recently!
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Tami, I wasn’t planning on all this travel. It just sort of happened but I’m not complaining after mostly staying at home for two years, like all of us.
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I really like your sketch of Notre Dame in Lachine. The utility lines seem to add another aspect to the drawing’s perspective that I doubt I had even considered until now. I have always been fond of contour lines (like on pumpkin surfaces or animal horns) – to me, your ‘loose, playfully woven’ utility lines define the street in the same, unexpected way.
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Chris, thanks. I haven’t sketched in Lachine in a long time and I really miss it. I love some of those old streets and buildings. I sketched so many scenes there in my first few years of sketching when I was going back and forth to Vanier.
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My old stomping ground….love these.
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It’s a great stomping ground Pamela.
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Fast work! And just lovel, I have not been to your beautiful city but your sketches give me a real feel for what those scenes are like.
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My city is really beautiful Sandy, but so far from where you are. You’ll have to visit sometime!
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It’s a nice change to see just pure and beautiful, black and white sketches. They are wonderful!
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Thanks Bernadette!
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I love your sketches. Do you draw with a pencil first when you are out sketching or do you jump right in with a pen. Thanks.
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I just jump right in with pen! Thanks for having a look Jeanne!
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Wow, I love your scribbles.
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Thanks Sandi!
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So very interesting—thank you for sharing!
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Thanks Connie!
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Using just ink intensifies the drama of the darks! Both of these are really lovely. I think you can make any building look charming. 🙂
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