My great friend Casey of rue Manuel bis and her husband Michel left yesterday after a fantastic, but very busy, visit of several days! They arrived last Wednesday and had just enough time to wash up after a day at airports before the dinner party for 12 I'd planned for them. Ippy, Jeffery, and Moreton, whom you've met (click on underlined words for links) on these pages before , were here with t
heir spouses, along with Patricia and Anna. It was a rollicking evening, I can tell you. I've posted a photo from the party below. See if you can spot irrepressible Casey!
We drove to Charleston, SC the very next morning. I was more the hostess than the sketcher, wanting Casey and Michel to see and do as much as possible in a short period, but I managed to do two sketches of a sculpture I'd drawn a couple of years ago. The recent ones are shown first.
Look at the difference in style between the early sketch and these recent ones.
Casey made some really nice sketches and I know she's planning to post them on her blog when she returns to France later this week. Go and see them!
Here's a photo of Casey, Jeffery, Ippy, and Moreton's husband Drake from the dinner party and a shot of the gorgeous sketchbook Casey made for me! I can't wait to inaugurate it!
hello Laura, I'm following with interest your blog and love your paintings and sketches. Great works!
Posted by: Alessandro Andreuccetti | October 10, 2008 at 09:51 AM
Laura ... Thanks to you, Casey and I are so happy to have so many nice friends in North Carolina. How can we ever thank you for your kindness? We'll be talking about our trip to Chapel Hill and Charleston for quite a while; we had such a wonderful time !
We are looking forward to meeting you and David in Paris during your next trip over.
You all are having so much fun drawing that I'm thinking that maybe I should buy some paper, pastels and join the group !
A bientot.
Michel.
Posted by: Michel | October 01, 2008 at 09:37 AM
I love those rich blues on your cherubs.
Posted by: Quirkyartist | October 01, 2008 at 04:16 AM
Thanks so much, dear commenters! We had a fantastic time with Casey and Michel, as you can plainly see. I also had fun sketching those cherubs again---they're a lot to look at!
Posted by: Laura | September 30, 2008 at 04:56 PM
Beautiful sketches as ususal Laura...and of course I'll recognize Casey's laugh anywhere(hearing and seeing!)
Ronell
Posted by: africantapestry | September 30, 2008 at 01:25 PM
very nice!
i like drawings :-)
Posted by: paintings | September 30, 2008 at 04:49 AM