Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Waiting...

.... for my exhaust to be fixed
.....for my husband to come out of the shops

.....for my son to get out of college
These were sketched not knowing if I had 10 seconds or 15 minutes to get them down, so a bit panicky!


13 comments:

martinealison said...

Beaux dessins... bravo!

Charlene Brown said...

You are so incredibly, consistently good at this! Everything seems to be either perfect or even better, by which I mean more interesting, than perfect.

Maree Clarkson said...

Lovely sketches Cathy, epitomises every-day life!

Cathy Gatland said...

Merci Martine!

Charlene, you are so nice, thank you! I am being inspired now by some of the urban sketchers (like Veronica Lawlor, Melanie Reim)whose work is exactly that - more interesting than perfect, so very happy you think so!

Thanks Maree, sometimes one thinks everyday life isn't worth sketching, but that's what it is, so sketch it I do!

Art with Liz said...

An awesome slice of life Cathy!

Sandra said...

This is exactly the kind of sketching I need to be doing more of! They are really great!

Pat said...

Wonderful Sketches Cathy. I really feel like I am there. These journals will be what your children will be looking at when you and I are long gone. How powerful they are.

Robyn Sinclair said...

If only I could get into such a 'panic' space :) Fantastic sketches, Cathy. The vehicles are particularly awesome.

Debbie Drechsler said...

I'm late here, but I love these sketches, Cathy! Your line work is as marvelous as your watercolors! I love the college fashions!

Cathy Gatland said...

Thank you Liz, Sandra, Pat, Robyn, Debbie!

Marie Theron said...

Excellent sketches,Cathy, and yes, are we not always and forever busy with this one thing: waiting!

JANE MINTER said...

these are great "waiting" sketches cathy ...love the pental sketch above too

jane

SKIZO said...

WOW