tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859449716295663213.post1236403358034864201..comments2023-06-29T13:13:47.293+02:00Comments on A sketch in time: Easter in the SquareCathy Gatlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05004501411878060668noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859449716295663213.post-68322539064377113992009-04-29T00:02:00.000+02:002009-04-29T00:02:00.000+02:00oh my, what a wonderful work, you are very talente...oh my, what a wonderful work, you are very talentedJasmijn Paauwe - van Esthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03037077476642306512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859449716295663213.post-66622195625088270682009-04-20T17:07:00.000+02:002009-04-20T17:07:00.000+02:00Hi,
I love your colored stetches and also your wat...Hi,<br />I love your colored stetches and also your watercolors.<br />I come again an other day heremasmoulinhttp://masmoulin.blog.lemonde.frnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859449716295663213.post-31479535502772146242009-04-19T21:48:00.000+02:002009-04-19T21:48:00.000+02:00Wow you do some very involved sketeches - very nic...Wow you do some very involved sketeches - very nice.http://www.onpainting.wordpress.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686317908010461627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859449716295663213.post-71684007212111161502009-04-16T22:33:00.000+02:002009-04-16T22:33:00.000+02:00What a fabulous day for you and your work is aweso...What a fabulous day for you and your work is awesome, as always. So enjoy visiting here.Sandy Maudlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10962887841683409190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859449716295663213.post-43629281278037884872009-04-15T23:12:00.000+02:002009-04-15T23:12:00.000+02:00It always amazes me how much you put in your sketc...It always amazes me how much you put in your sketches and yet they never look overdone or crowded! Don't think I could do urban sketching... I wouldn't know where to start!<br /><br />Wonderful sketch (although it really looks more like a painting)Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14186138266137470331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859449716295663213.post-50697588377770635622009-04-15T22:02:00.000+02:002009-04-15T22:02:00.000+02:00Hi Cathy--Thanks for the recommendations re yellow...Hi Cathy--Thanks for the recommendations re yellow; I tend to choose all the cool ones, and then be displeased! I like New Gamboge; and Indian Yellow is really a great idea for me--nice and warm!laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11999450626008299190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859449716295663213.post-16889868672999396122009-04-15T12:07:00.000+02:002009-04-15T12:07:00.000+02:00Great sketches! You really managed to re-create th...Great sketches! You really managed to re-create ths scene! I feel as if I've been there and seen it myself!Cathyhttp://cardsandstuff.canalblog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859449716295663213.post-21022244716475164442009-04-14T23:23:00.000+02:002009-04-14T23:23:00.000+02:00Great sketches, Cathy--you really make me feel lik...Great sketches, Cathy--you really make me feel like I'm there, with the scenes you choose and the detail you provide!laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11999450626008299190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859449716295663213.post-87561003450271520042009-04-14T14:55:00.000+02:002009-04-14T14:55:00.000+02:00Thanks Dominique and Pat - lovely to have you visi...Thanks Dominique and Pat - lovely to have you visit!<br /><br />Liz - I'll watch for Clint etc on TV and maybe sketch them from there - thanks for the heads-up!<br /><br />Shew, Laura - I'm blushing - I seem to get less sure about my sketches, not more, so thank you.<br /><br />Vivienne, thank you for having AJ and friend over Easter - such a good time to have family to go to. (I kind of cut Mandela off at the shins really, so his dance is a bit stunted!) <br /><br />Joan, you are kind, it was a wonderful day, I'm glad we got out with the sunshine and the people - I'm an inveterate people-watcher!Cathy Gatlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05004501411878060668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859449716295663213.post-12317484190823720182009-04-14T13:01:00.000+02:002009-04-14T13:01:00.000+02:00What a wonderful day, including the near miss sket...What a wonderful day, including the near miss sketch! Your urban sketching is a delight and so masterly and this particular one should be snapped up for a poster of life in Jo'berg. Your lettering is outstanding and your replacement celebrities sketch shows your expertise with figures. My heaven, your observation is so polished.Joan Sandford-Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228835690449964257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859449716295663213.post-50668711773204977062009-04-14T12:54:00.000+02:002009-04-14T12:54:00.000+02:00These are just awesome. Mandela fairly dances off...These are just awesome. Mandela fairly dances off his podium.<br />I see you did have a lovely Easter, as we did, with your beautiful daughter!Viviennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10002012531162874560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859449716295663213.post-11679959261300756792009-04-14T00:50:00.000+02:002009-04-14T00:50:00.000+02:00Fantastically wonderful sketches! Your very best y...Fantastically wonderful sketches! Your very best yet---and you know that's saying a lot!Laura Frankstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02528540633399368216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859449716295663213.post-91784679786408313952009-04-13T22:16:00.000+02:002009-04-13T22:16:00.000+02:00Oh I so don't know this place called Jannesbur...Oh I so don't know this place called Jannesburg anymore! I've never seen this statue, so thank you for bringing it to us down here. Gorgeous! And your ordinary South Africans are so un-ordinary.<BR/>(I believe that Clint Eastwood, & co. will be at the cricket on the 18th! - I won't be painting them).Art with Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03433688529703445847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859449716295663213.post-28330894317395320822009-04-13T20:02:00.000+02:002009-04-13T20:02:00.000+02:00Enjoyed visiting your site, I had a nice cup of te...Enjoyed visiting your site, I had a nice cup of tea while I took a break in my day so I could go to the concert with you. Love your Urban Sketch with all the action.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13856658182326309262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859449716295663213.post-91475097826998103522009-04-13T17:20:00.000+02:002009-04-13T17:20:00.000+02:00what lovely sketches. It's such a delight to see y...what lovely sketches. <BR/>It's such a delight to see your workdominique eichihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11972112545118534412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859449716295663213.post-91620881880794234132009-04-13T16:46:00.000+02:002009-04-13T16:46:00.000+02:00Thanks Megha - I drew them both with a 'Unipin' pe...Thanks Megha - I drew them both with a 'Unipin' pen, which is waterproof, but the top one I coloured with watercolours, and the bottom one with water-soluble black and sepia pens which I then moved around with a waterbrush.<BR/><BR/>Hi Elizabeth - it was a constant struggle to get the essence of a figure down before they moved too far, and not to get too detailed with the ones sitting still!Cathy Gatlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05004501411878060668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859449716295663213.post-47121221574812276052009-04-13T14:11:00.000+02:002009-04-13T14:11:00.000+02:00I really admire your ability to catch a scene so n...I really admire your ability to catch a scene so naturally when there is so much movement!Elizabeth Seaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08733386945501359383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859449716295663213.post-79133687326576847982009-04-13T11:24:00.000+02:002009-04-13T11:24:00.000+02:00This is a magnificent drawing...:) Cathy, Is this ...This is a magnificent drawing...:) Cathy, Is this the sketch pens or water colors?BTW Happy Easter and Take Care!! :)<BR/>Megha<BR/><A HREF="http://art-on-sketchbook.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Art on Sketchbook</A>FitFoodieMeghahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495884042121122351noreply@blogger.com