We had a dinner party here last night and it was so much fun. A and E, whom I'd last seen in Paris, were here, as well as several other lovely, close friends--the kind of friends with whom you can really just be at home, at ease, fully yourself.
P brought us some charming little tea candles from her recent trip to Ireland and I lit them in the early morning, in my studio---then I sketched them, what else?
We stayed up late and so today some members of the household have been napping. Click on napping husband sketch to see larger image.
On a separate front, I resurrected this bronze figure I'd got at a flea market years ago to sketch it. It's not the fountain at the Place de la Concorde, but you deal with what you have, right?
Who or what this is meant to be, I don't know--- some sort of Valkyrie who's slain a tiny dragon? If you know who this might be, do, please let me know!
You just blow me away with your drawings. Each and every one is so special and full of life. I love them all and can't never get enough.
Posted by: TeriC | November 25, 2006 at 05:36 PM
Linda! You're a genius! It must be Saint Martha---thank you SO much for figuring that out and telling me! I know the French word for tarragon is estragon, but I didn't know about a dragon connection. And thank you, late commenters, for your Thanksgiving wishes and your kind words about these sketches!
Posted by: Laura | November 25, 2006 at 01:01 PM
Ooh -- wonderful drawings of candles and hubby and statue. The bronze is interesting ... have you considered that it might be Saint Martha? (Who either killed the last dragon in France, or tricked / tamed him and led him to the town for slaughter -- I don't remember exactly.) Anyway, she is closely associated with dragons (and tarragon -- which is also all about dragons.)
Posted by: Linda M | November 24, 2006 at 09:42 PM
Love the colors you have used here and the way the tones move from the head down to the feet.
Wishing you a wonderful Thanksgiving to you and yours Laura!
Posted by: Maggie | November 23, 2006 at 10:00 AM
may I especially ditto Andrea and Casey's comments, exactly what I feel when i see your work.
Posted by: Cin | November 23, 2006 at 12:35 AM
You are such an inspiration. The simplest subject takes on artistic weight in your hands, and you make it seem so effortless. Thank you.
Posted by: Casey | November 22, 2006 at 02:39 AM