Category Archives: pen and ink

Sketchaday Series 2, Episode 6: The world offers itself to your imagination

Posted on January 23, 2019 by julia

Wild Geese You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees For a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it … Continue reading →

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Sketchaday Series 2, Episode 5: Time to stand and stare

Posted on January 11, 2019 by julia

What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare. William Henry Davies My kind of holiday is having the opportunity to absorb a landscape, without being rushed from one country to another, or … Continue reading →

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Sketchaday Series 2, Episode 4: Training my Memory

Posted on January 6, 2019 by julia

I have always tried to keep a diary when on my travels, as I find it very hard to recall the day to day happenings. In my last Sketchaday series I wrote a post nearly every day, but this time … Continue reading →

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Sketchaday Series 2, Episode 3: Capturing the moment

Posted on January 1, 2019 by julia

The other thing that I am trying to do during this trip, besides remembering people and situations, is to capture the landscape. This is my fourth visit to Canada, but it’s the first time I’ve seen the mountains in winter. … Continue reading →

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Sketchaday Series 2, Episode 2: Drawing from Memory

Posted on December 24, 2018 by julia

After arriving at Revelstoke on Dec 14, we were caught up in a whirlwind of family activities, so I now have to choose my moments to note down a scene from each day. We take plenty of iPhone pictures, but … Continue reading →

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