Last weekend I went for a leisurely walk along my river. There are those, of course, who would point out that I don’t own the river, but I always call it ‘my river.’ Actually it’s the Riviere St. Charles, which is the backbone of a very long, unevenly developed park that runs through Quebec City. I’m just lucky enough to live within a five minute walk of ‘my river’ and I spend a lot of time walking along it.
When I got to my river on Sunday I found a lot of other people using it. Seems I was in the midst of the St. Charles River Walk as there were lots and lots of people, each sporting a number pinned to their stomachs, who were participating in the event.
As I walked I realized that the end point for the walk was in a park that’s just south of the bridge near my house so I headed there, figuing there might be something fun to sketch. I grabbed a bench and did the sketch you see here.
I tried something new, for me. I made a few organizational marks with pencil and then started adding blotches of color. Ink lines came later. I felt like a fish out of water as my watercolor abilities are very limited, but it was still fun.
Love the light post and touches of colors.
Hi Nancy,
Glad you like the sketch. I still struggle with the color thing.
Cheers — Larry