After helping Daughter move into college, we took Youngest and spent the next day in Belmont, NC, at the Stowe Gardens and in the village for lunch and a little wandering in the heat. Here are my moleskine pages from that day. One sketch is of the sheet of water that pours out of a hole at the top of the orchid wall in the conservatory at the gardens. If you have a chance to tour Stowe, the price is reasonable, and it's a world class garden in Southern style. There are many fountains, which made it bearable even in August (before noon!).
Here is a photo I took from a different vantage point - and missing the odd bark-like top of the structure.The sketch on the right hand page of the moleskine is of Youngest on a play structure in the Stowe park in the village of Belmont. Belmont has an unusual density of beautiful houses, gardens, and buildings for a place of its size. The sketch on the right was done in about 3 minutes, and I cheated a little and asked our son to stay still for 45 seconds or so. The garden sketch was done on a bench in the conservatory, and took about 10 minutes. Youngest sat beside me and did a detailed sketch of a banana palm leaf hanging down in front of his face.
It was a good trip, and helped transition from leaving Daughter at college...
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3 comments:
Your quick sketches are so interesting. I like being able to see a bit of the elements that make up the whole piece. I hope your daughter is enjoying school and that the rest of you are doing well with the change.
Interesting which elements you brought into the sketch... and happy quasi-empty nest. I cannot fathom. Peace...
Yes, your drawings here are very nicely seen and explored.
I hope all of you are recuperating from the separation.
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