Down by Detriot river

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deck building

Bit more work to do tinted perspex glass to insert for railing saved from old deck

River morning

 Bright and crisp with a chill breeze as I walk down to the Detroit river with the sun low in the east about an hour after sunrise.On the way I encounter geese grazing on the lush spring grass  and hardly paying me attention as I walk by . As I reach the river a goose takes a hissing run at me because I have approached too close to a group of nine goslings who are also grazing and guarded by what must be two adult geese acting as baby sitters for the rest of the clan .Looking to the west an industrial complex fills  the skyline with smoke stacks cranes and sooty warehouses but contrasted against the brilliant morning light the scene seems almost beautiful .To the East there is the Ambassador Bridge silhouetted against the sunrise which sparkles on the high rise glass of the Detroit downtown and on the bridge slow moving trucks nose to to tail carrying their commerce both ways even at this early hour .I turn my head again to the West and here comes a rusty old lake ship lumbering silently towards me like a big old bathtub high out of the water having emptied its load somewhere back down river as
 the  ship glides by me small fishing dinghies bob up and down from the wash which has already reached the concrete dock where  I stand and the wave slaps up a little  spray at my feet. I was here recently attempting a sketch of the scene  before me but was not entirely satisfied with my work because the perspective did not seem quite right and now I am studying the suspension bridge wondering if I can tackle that drawing next time .

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Todd

Blank page

I had to delete something .So then I am left with this blank page with no ideas and no reason to write .
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krystal

At least when she sleeps she  keeps still .

sleeper

learning to draw

You will find a few drawings below



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I had to to mess with the contrast because pencil drawings don't come out well on the scanner

Don't spill paint on the bed !!!

Paint Bedroom before bedtime

Jean and Charles

Jean Lafleur and myself

Dinner

Most of the time my life sketches are quick studies because the subject is not aware that I am drawing them and they just get up and leave before I'm done .

Nails

When my subject moves too much I give up.On this occasion she was concentrating on her nails  and stayed fairly still (for her )

Spying in the park

Park Bench

 

 

Detroit river looking towards Belle Isle Man fishing

Picasso line drawing

Copied from book "Drawing from the right side of the brain "
was instructed to turn upside down and then copy, a trick that forgers use .
Also included a view through my balcony door with cup

Isaac Asimov magazine  , " Writers Digest "cover, which I found at the Windsor bus station dated 1986 .His essay inside discusses the role of the writer with the advent of the personal computer .It was like I found a piece of History lying discarded on the floor amongst soiled bus tickets and sandwich wrappers

Attempt to Draw Bill Mahr and lady Gaga from tv

Friend bob and Cleo kitten

Friend Greg with soda

Krystal waif, life sketch

Copied from photo ( Jen  ,left,and Madison )

Jean Lafleur life drawing

Jackson ( son of Jen )

Life on life's terms

Where is the sun today.

That shadow on the wall tells me where

Early on the street quiet houses sleep

And a car pulls in from night shift

He sits on the veranda with a cigarette for company

Not ready for the lonely day

behind a screen door a dog  sits staring

And I  stare back rocking gently on the swing chair sipping coffee,

Thinking, this is beautiful ,

But I have to go in and do the dishes

Hundred House hotel

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