Some sketches from my small accordion notebook, as well as a couple of pencil portraits of darling Claire Toussaint, Casey's daughter, who looks as if she stepped out of a quattrocento painting! I did NOT do her justice, but, you know, I tried.
She's promised to sit for me again, though, so all is not lost!
Here are both of my recent small accordion sketchbooks, for comparison. The top one is the Parisian one; the bottom one is from Hawaii.
A few more fountains to come!
Laura,
Your study of (what I believe to be) le Grand Palais in Paris holds my attention every time I visit your site. It is interesting that it is framed in tree branches because that is how I saw everything along the Seine - whether it was winter or spring, they seem to add to the essence of the Paris experience.
What I really admire though are your studies of Claire. Wonderful drawings! I believe a student of drawing can look at these and learn from all of the elements of drawing (and art) that are oozing out of these works. Very nice, indeed!
Posted by: Robert Leedy | April 22, 2008 at 11:19 PM
Ohmigolly! I wish I had your skills.
Posted by: Wendy Shortland | April 11, 2008 at 03:30 AM
Stunning work Laura. You are so masterful with faces. I really admire your expressive lines -- how you say so much with them without overworking.
Posted by: Jana Bouc | April 03, 2008 at 01:58 AM
What a lovely set of drawings! It must be super to live where you are, to traipse around to see things that are tiny and the larger view. I never got to Paris - I booked a ticket when I was 23, but went to Fiji instead!
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Posted by: wendy | April 02, 2008 at 04:52 AM
Thank you, thank you, dear commenters! Claire, really IS that pretty, don't let her try to bamboozle you. She's prettier, even! And so witty, as you can tell ;D. Pica, I sent you an email. Sarah and Elaine, I'm thrilled to see you here. Sandy, you'll have to wait and see--it's very like Hawaii and entirely different, too ;D. Linda M, you and Claire would make quite a pair! Nobody within earshot of you two would have a dry eye, due to excessive hilarity.
Posted by: Laura | March 29, 2008 at 04:04 PM
your sketchbook is a treasure throve!
Posted by: Ming | March 29, 2008 at 12:20 AM