Waiting for the storm
Posted: March 10, 2026 Filed under: Uncategorized 19 CommentsI’m sitting in my living room listening to the radio, sketchbook and pencil in hand. The forecasts from Environment Canada are for a “potentially critical freezing rain event”. Schools are already announcing closures for tomorrow. Prolonged utility outages are likely. We’ve gone through this before so we are prepared, but there is still some anxiety about how long the power will be out, if that does happen. Drawing helps to calm the nerves as we wait for the freezing rain to start. If you are in the storm zone too, I hope you stay warm and I hope your lights stay on. You can be sure I will be drawing during this event, like I did the last time the power went out.
Oh my, oh my Shari. What a lovely drawing! Really beautiful!
We are prepared as well. Thank goodness for that generator. And the wood stove.
Yes, I will be drawing, and continuing my lessons. Could be a good day for wet-in-wet blooms.
Stay warm Alison!
Stay safe Shari. We have been lucky this winter to not have our power go out, but it has happened several times in past years, and it puts an immediate stop to everything….except (in your case) drawing. I’ll have to remember that next time, if we are warm enough. No generator here.
Rita, we do have a generator so that helps. And maybe it won’t be as bad as they have been predicting.
March is one wild weather month. Fingers crossed the power stays on and all goes well, Shari.
Thanks Lois.
Beautiful pencil sketch Shari. Thinking of you all.
Thanks so much Ginie.
I have been trying to draw inside a bomb shelter with cluster warheads exploding
but it’s not easy.
Avital, I don’t even know how to respond. I hope that peace comes quickly to the region.
Lovely sketch Shari and hope you soon welcome spring weather – stay safe in the meantime. I feel for Avital and hope for a more peaceful world soon.
Stay safe and warm Shari! Lovely drawing.
Thanks Terry!
I truly hope the power doesn’t go out for you. Excellent sketch of course and it inspired me to do some sketching as well, we had a storm last night but still have power.
Maureen, I hope you never lost power either!
A beautiful drawing! Hope you didn’t loose power. It’s been a rough winter.
My daffodils are popping up, soon to bloom. I’m anxious to paint them…a ritual start of spring for me.
I’m so happy for you. Enjoy the daffodils!
I keep going back to this drawing….so lovely!….b
Bernadette, thank you!