SKETCHES PLEIN AIR

Thoughts on sketching

2014-04-27T20:53:00.000-07:00

Putting a pencil or pen to paper is freedom. They help us create fantastic images. The only limit is our imagination. However, sketching is different. When drawing a real object, there usually needs to be some rules. People try to make an accurate sketch of the object and its surroundings. Others draw they object in their own interpretation. I don't believe one is ''better'' than the other. However, I believe they each required some creativity to make them look unique. When drawing, its important to make things look interesting. I would also add the nation of telling a story through your sketches.

Mummers in Seal Cove, Christmas 2013.

2014-03-30T06:30:00.002-07:00

Mummering is an age-old tradition in Newfoundland that involves people dressing up in disguises and visiting homes. When people visit the homes, the homeowners are expected to guess their identity. Until they can guess their identities, they often feed them fruitcake, rum, Purity syrup mixed with water and cookies.

Old barn near Sackville, NB

2014-03-16T15:07:00.003-07:00

I took a picture of this barn while out for a bike ride near Sackville. It was a warm summer day and all I could hear was some loose metal flapping in the wind and a scatter cow mooing in the distance.

A fishing shed or store in Seal Cove, White Bay.

2014-03-16T15:04:00.001-07:00

This is an ink sketch of a fishing shed in Seal Cove. I wanted to show how the shape of wooden can change with age. I also wanted to show the contrast between light and dark in the sketch. This was taken from a picture taken a couple of years ago.

NFLD Bullet

2011-09-15T19:34:00.000-07:00

This is an ink sketch of the NEWFIE BULLET. A train so-called because it was so slow. It was completed when I was 15.

NB wood pile

2011-09-15T19:32:00.001-07:00

Pile of wood near a friend's camp near Moncton. It was completed from an earlier sketch with an h and graphite pencil.

Birch Tree in NB

2011-09-15T19:31:00.000-07:00

This is a sketch of a birch tree in the Miramichi area. It was completed using an h and hb pencil

Trees in the winter in NFLD

2011-09-15T19:30:00.000-07:00

This was taken from an old photo of trees in the winter. The location is unknown but it is in NFLD. It was completed with ink and conte.

Aftermath

2011-05-27T08:29:00.000-07:00

A sketch from a photo in an old National Geographic. The man in the picture is dusting off a bench after a the Mount St Helens volcano erupted in 1980. I created this in art class with pastels and ink.

The Seagull

2011-05-27T08:25:00.000-07:00

This a sketch created with ink and charcoal. I wanted the hands to look like worn wooden posts rising from the sea. Its a combination of photos from the dunes in Bouctouche, NB.

Trees on the snow in Gander, NL

2011-05-16T19:24:00.000-07:00

Birch trees in the snow in Gander, NL. Got this picture from a park in town near the airport. A beautiful day to sketch and take photos.

New Brunswick Cottage

2011-05-06T05:39:00.000-07:00

This is a ink sketch completed last spring from inside a cottage near Moncton. It was a beautiful mornign with fresh coffee!

Seal Cove Home

2011-04-24T18:58:00.000-07:00

My Grandparents' old home in Seal Cove. They lived there while they ran a general store and theatre. It's since been torn down.

Sheds from Seal Cove

2011-04-14T20:07:00.000-07:00

Grand Falls-Windsor, NL

2011-03-21T16:50:00.000-07:00

My old apartment in Grand Falls-Windsor. I lived here in the summer of 2007. It was my first reporting job in Newfoundland. The apartment was about a 20 minute walk from work. I walked a lot. It was a good summer.

Bay of Fundy, NL

2011-03-21T16:48:00.000-07:00

This is a sketch of the entrance to Fundy Park. It was sketched from a suite in Alma. It took about two hours to complete.

shed door

2011-03-15T18:35:00.000-07:00

This is a finished sketch of a shed door in Seal Cove, White Bay. It only took a couple of days to draw the outline. But several weeks to complete the ink work.

2011-03-15T18:33:00.001-07:00

A shed under construction on one of the many wharves surrounding the cove in Seal Cove, White Bay. I added some ink to the boards. I wasn't sure how it would look. But it looks rough and adds character to the sketch.

Salvage, NL

2011-03-15T18:31:00.000-07:00

This is an ink and charcoal sketch completed in Salvage, NL. It was a sunny day and I saw this shed from a lookout in the village.