tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51241085635267625092023-12-03T02:38:09.618-07:00Sketching Along The Way...A Sketchblog by Rui NakaoUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger789125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124108563526762509.post-11548163656316617482023-10-27T22:59:00.000-06:002023-10-27T22:59:58.768-06:00just hanging out... <p>Some recent sketches... hanging out at a local coffee shop before a site meeting, and chillin' at home...</p><p>It's been a while since last doodling at a cafe... loving the Paper Mate pen's ability to make me loosen up and be spontaneous (top 4 sketches); also a perfect pen to use alone with opportunities for quick washes with water. I'll have to buy a box of them. </p><p>Bottom image is with my trusted Pilot fountain pen, which I've been using 95 percent of the time for four and a half years. I've learned to control it. I trust it and know its ink flow. <br /></p><p>I realized there's an interesting dynamic between pen, paper, drawing subject, and style, in which it's not so much me solely choosing the tools based on what I think I want to achieve, but the instrument and medium and subject (and me) all meeting somewhere in the middle to produce something of a collaboration. I get to choose the tools, but those tools, in turn, change me...and even the way I see. <br /></p><p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEiYJSkVuCk9X6mEikbY_KPU5ANCp17Xx_DSMCp0CVFe7E4Ds5H0IAD59YnbS3FmH59XfSrVFHNTie7VTfxK2XGZorgiX5jJ5UY4P53CAwbQjtbphzHihOuax-cA-7UBGvfE_ILrBZphNzCok4o3eLkceOk2f_wAqVZsLDUjJNdoj8nBF9OD_tPmhSDOs/s1202/x2023-10-27-02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="382" data-original-width="1202" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEiYJSkVuCk9X6mEikbY_KPU5ANCp17Xx_DSMCp0CVFe7E4Ds5H0IAD59YnbS3FmH59XfSrVFHNTie7VTfxK2XGZorgiX5jJ5UY4P53CAwbQjtbphzHihOuax-cA-7UBGvfE_ILrBZphNzCok4o3eLkceOk2f_wAqVZsLDUjJNdoj8nBF9OD_tPmhSDOs/w601-h192/x2023-10-27-02.jpg" width="601" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgem5zKL_eGKP0aDeLgzyp9RxlZjUEyDtmF69xjmsnbdhZMuNFeRv9Fu5GnbOOHR7EJSw4rgavMFotSwrQ05y0MP61l7pPpTLYlP6JIEUtLH0SNXojSaVDPSVEGdDDUqJKFyzNddaBH8TL26IywEYSpe2QZkbmUxV1tbjhShng8Qg-4_7SWW5R9stP83LY/s1223/x2023-10-27-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="379" data-original-width="1223" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgem5zKL_eGKP0aDeLgzyp9RxlZjUEyDtmF69xjmsnbdhZMuNFeRv9Fu5GnbOOHR7EJSw4rgavMFotSwrQ05y0MP61l7pPpTLYlP6JIEUtLH0SNXojSaVDPSVEGdDDUqJKFyzNddaBH8TL26IywEYSpe2QZkbmUxV1tbjhShng8Qg-4_7SWW5R9stP83LY/w599-h185/x2023-10-27-01.jpg" width="599" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm6pfOpHYq6o5PZV7vpBKCRLBN0ATS8zim7zmaBBTHoRl1QsAcq1R2jZ0RoUdnZj6K1f7pjNEUlkBGMHz9OvBKbVgtfqWKZcp7BJOFlSdypJII7Wxkp56-LghFaK16sOwEy-D0fBjttEe3LoYVhmM5aafc-WEKrRTdBkFla05mmV-ljceSmgyknOeo-Xg/s1216/x2023-10-24-03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="382" data-original-width="1216" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm6pfOpHYq6o5PZV7vpBKCRLBN0ATS8zim7zmaBBTHoRl1QsAcq1R2jZ0RoUdnZj6K1f7pjNEUlkBGMHz9OvBKbVgtfqWKZcp7BJOFlSdypJII7Wxkp56-LghFaK16sOwEy-D0fBjttEe3LoYVhmM5aafc-WEKrRTdBkFla05mmV-ljceSmgyknOeo-Xg/w594-h187/x2023-10-24-03.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnBDNwQ3NWSBemjEtUvmzTTK7ol0BWBOXGAXIE0XqgDT77IrYA9KmZPvLFFrN7NahA_qJdU3sjw135UaV4qYdHk-cBnO8_lEomull5GLQnbA498xKhmxMOc0o6m6FEx6GSbyQz55d9oW1m4MLuKfh5s_i68ajik7wgC6dbetS5KadphUu889XYc3OQl4k/s1221/x2023-10-24-02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="1221" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnBDNwQ3NWSBemjEtUvmzTTK7ol0BWBOXGAXIE0XqgDT77IrYA9KmZPvLFFrN7NahA_qJdU3sjw135UaV4qYdHk-cBnO8_lEomull5GLQnbA498xKhmxMOc0o6m6FEx6GSbyQz55d9oW1m4MLuKfh5s_i68ajik7wgC6dbetS5KadphUu889XYc3OQl4k/w591-h185/x2023-10-24-02.jpg" width="591" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-w6-OawmAqHDv_Bof3VhzdFTu1DIJxfYWnhPpfP-DToZSVG6bghESr9LyYvQ0HkBBxMio8_xfQ1olvW1gaywsXxFOCpcHZNc9WmROHdS5R3VZLEIYOvESUntCUVNQGDCdAH73Z0bYUyzv7E1sukxsNZnE3eM8r6qTDdOlOgRNWo3L2IqkNpr_zXVmdt8/s1223/x2023-10-24-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="379" data-original-width="1223" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-w6-OawmAqHDv_Bof3VhzdFTu1DIJxfYWnhPpfP-DToZSVG6bghESr9LyYvQ0HkBBxMio8_xfQ1olvW1gaywsXxFOCpcHZNc9WmROHdS5R3VZLEIYOvESUntCUVNQGDCdAH73Z0bYUyzv7E1sukxsNZnE3eM8r6qTDdOlOgRNWo3L2IqkNpr_zXVmdt8/w588-h182/x2023-10-24-01.jpg" width="588" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124108563526762509.post-53464446917676006472023-09-10T22:33:00.000-06:002023-09-10T22:33:41.554-06:00All the sketches from Burstall Pass Trail and beyond... Day 3<p>Sketch dump day 3:</p><p>We had an extended lunch break at Burstall Pass on the trek back to the trailhead, giving us an opportunity to explore Snow Peak and the expansive long views all around. </p><p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8deB-Kg52yejLl-njAjr_ZJMuwfSJrwGUkPXl_W8XJ42_JayMDTPnp0WHodEvjC3_PX8f-SBr5tSHszy7WMg29PqD1SNPuJVipdbIt4QYfVkImQAsl_-_hxF7BqWr0sY-0X3cE4SVVjTk3_qXxFESIu_3EEfWxRxi9RdZtyP0wX9rZ6CTKYFKA1L8wI/s1344/x2023-08-13-06%20frompass-MtLeman%20LemanLake%20backgrnd-SharksFin&MtSolderholm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="449" data-original-width="1344" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8deB-Kg52yejLl-njAjr_ZJMuwfSJrwGUkPXl_W8XJ42_JayMDTPnp0WHodEvjC3_PX8f-SBr5tSHszy7WMg29PqD1SNPuJVipdbIt4QYfVkImQAsl_-_hxF7BqWr0sY-0X3cE4SVVjTk3_qXxFESIu_3EEfWxRxi9RdZtyP0wX9rZ6CTKYFKA1L8wI/w640-h214/x2023-08-13-06%20frompass-MtLeman%20LemanLake%20backgrnd-SharksFin&MtSolderholm.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mount Leman, Leman Lake, with Sharks Fin and Mount Soderholm in the background<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtW9NGwjVQ2rmZtI3JDsEeGtwxziGJOdCdR909plBnOTqSs1cHmKi0lZoPtNFTPCBvccrtp9Fm0wlFppz88ydX45xgvSWzaQvTEJdX5mqhQSJETmV1zIbz5Y23xq2xIgAqiJA11RcaTOXxBSW20ntY4JcoaJVk7NvtxWqi5qVDXuM-UmAieaPM0BC6I0s/s1229/x2023-08-13-05%20fromPassNW%20sans%20Assiniboine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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Day 2<p>Second day's "sketch dump": </p><p>After the previous day's trudge up and over Burstall pass, the group takes a leisurely hike westwards to the BC border, and we hang out at Leman Lake all afternoon...with some extended time for a couple of larger panoramic sketches.<br /><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii9iNZeT7LInNmVnYzhOnt0wysBZhSymW3WDld9UnxPDJI8i2Lg4aqlZWa8owAoWYgiE5i_HgIxqRqcRplG0luS6i8CbGvPHJwgZ2y8VTdWPsAb9QV-dJxZkhCvfl8Iz5XH5Y-zTMFQVCTiOUGS_0DTYV04_t6Yf928eBMRNhUOxiThDUJMHhDK7JEQZg/s620/x2023-08-12-01%20snow%20peak%20from%20camp.jpg" style="clear: left; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="392" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii9iNZeT7LInNmVnYzhOnt0wysBZhSymW3WDld9UnxPDJI8i2Lg4aqlZWa8owAoWYgiE5i_HgIxqRqcRplG0luS6i8CbGvPHJwgZ2y8VTdWPsAb9QV-dJxZkhCvfl8Iz5XH5Y-zTMFQVCTiOUGS_0DTYV04_t6Yf928eBMRNhUOxiThDUJMHhDK7JEQZg/s600/x2023-08-12-01%20snow%20peak%20from%20camp.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snow Peak<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNO7N-NABgNKS2npnm2EOzHf47RZ4lLZzM2e6oy49ePE83KjHwcjZPxkJNiGikhJpB0DB36uFTp0TtHGeUbPyLY-lGF0RACNgGnhoxD48nKl2DbapKOP9lTzxyvVlxDETxHGz50CGhIool-n0SNBeH1piPTDIpMp-QmxtPQ3FrM-8BHGqJZ1YYRaal6l4/s615/x2023-08-12-02%20MtLeval%20from%20creek.jpg" style="clear: left; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="615" data-original-width="389" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNO7N-NABgNKS2npnm2EOzHf47RZ4lLZzM2e6oy49ePE83KjHwcjZPxkJNiGikhJpB0DB36uFTp0TtHGeUbPyLY-lGF0RACNgGnhoxD48nKl2DbapKOP9lTzxyvVlxDETxHGz50CGhIool-n0SNBeH1piPTDIpMp-QmxtPQ3FrM-8BHGqJZ1YYRaal6l4/s600/x2023-08-12-02%20MtLeval%20from%20creek.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mount Leval from the camp site river<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTbk4z8BHlhF1AG4FzPl04aBFUyb_KJOJO5WxNDHqe2eAt5CASo8HBXzm_gJO-kDkYnl0gN2ZnEhZ3jH-TxDNlGaAbRk38HQrt2Wly0UjrbVzklQs1QONJcmK-lf6Xjvvk5luZyKwaGt2NczHpKSB5niIPvnGImIbWWgkqL08uSXDkUbo6497JPn-VWSw/s1241/x2023-08-12-03%20SmutswoodPk-MtSmuts%20from%20Creek-%20lower%20SnowPeak.jpg" style="clear: left; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="392" data-original-width="1241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTbk4z8BHlhF1AG4FzPl04aBFUyb_KJOJO5WxNDHqe2eAt5CASo8HBXzm_gJO-kDkYnl0gN2ZnEhZ3jH-TxDNlGaAbRk38HQrt2Wly0UjrbVzklQs1QONJcmK-lf6Xjvvk5luZyKwaGt2NczHpKSB5niIPvnGImIbWWgkqL08uSXDkUbo6497JPn-VWSw/s600/x2023-08-12-03%20SmutswoodPk-MtSmuts%20from%20Creek-%20lower%20SnowPeak.jpg" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Smutwood Peak, Mount Smuts, and the lower flanks of Snow Peak from the campsite<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBqGwitxIGdlx-ieNYeKo-VP-qA5n5DmKaK8HXuDeJxMmYZfq-NsqaNHDxNY6scGhXqv1TefPw5IV6kr5c4BIdox2-stV1mQsF_4mCUdcQibuk37JPs546Of5SRQLDIcnwAUk2S-39my_fCxxlvvpnCwN6qfkhlC7ZXgHCoa8r28Wfc4DPcesbGDVsLrk/s1230/x2023-08-12-04%20SnowPeak%20from%20LemanLake.jpg" style="clear: left; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="393" data-original-width="1230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBqGwitxIGdlx-ieNYeKo-VP-qA5n5DmKaK8HXuDeJxMmYZfq-NsqaNHDxNY6scGhXqv1TefPw5IV6kr5c4BIdox2-stV1mQsF_4mCUdcQibuk37JPs546Of5SRQLDIcnwAUk2S-39my_fCxxlvvpnCwN6qfkhlC7ZXgHCoa8r28Wfc4DPcesbGDVsLrk/s600/x2023-08-12-04%20SnowPeak%20from%20LemanLake.jpg" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snow Peak... again<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuQnuyjza_QUYey1Ei-9CZsKro0cj-FMKriecauej7HaYSlBpLwZIPtuCz4MQwWyxEH-BlJyYjybt5v5mIuWEP9jzY3V6iK-B3uexRw51mUCuwSXbXhmj8Hb2ceAdDQ_-84rPY-CamPxHi2Qhl0IbGLPPKsaO1AiwKX-PoBOGRN2xMKQVHPJbkjH6k7vQ/s611/x2023-08-12-05%20MtLeval%20from%20Leman%20Lake.jpg" style="clear: left; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="611" data-original-width="396" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuQnuyjza_QUYey1Ei-9CZsKro0cj-FMKriecauej7HaYSlBpLwZIPtuCz4MQwWyxEH-BlJyYjybt5v5mIuWEP9jzY3V6iK-B3uexRw51mUCuwSXbXhmj8Hb2ceAdDQ_-84rPY-CamPxHi2Qhl0IbGLPPKsaO1AiwKX-PoBOGRN2xMKQVHPJbkjH6k7vQ/s600/x2023-08-12-05%20MtLeval%20from%20Leman%20Lake.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mount Leval from the lake<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Zqh9UnMaaJwQ5tDS6KySq6VB5xMGqtladQbPkJAEnkB3ABh4fFgf0xBIulXUpKWnxfe1YNIhwCj-vUA13BOdcrucPbgEUotnSotWWMYMrwX0lNdVlyUNT3x8I1iQQg4dtWlOldcuxfNKGPb771g_5CoZWZ65LV5BxN8S_PqbK_-cmO_htMmolCBjbxc/s614/x2023-08-12-06%20MountSmuts%20mainpeak.jpg" style="clear: left; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="614" data-original-width="395" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Zqh9UnMaaJwQ5tDS6KySq6VB5xMGqtladQbPkJAEnkB3ABh4fFgf0xBIulXUpKWnxfe1YNIhwCj-vUA13BOdcrucPbgEUotnSotWWMYMrwX0lNdVlyUNT3x8I1iQQg4dtWlOldcuxfNKGPb771g_5CoZWZ65LV5BxN8S_PqbK_-cmO_htMmolCBjbxc/s600/x2023-08-12-06%20MountSmuts%20mainpeak.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mount Smuts across Leman Lake<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiETyYxXNBJagZy5P9I-FW3Ao78R3E5e_82yRWALtFIFZCYNl-3QLKrsPh3rfgVi0n6zoWuqmcIVpOgV0ImDqNvGsbmfIWYvsWsmQKU_VdeJJPH7VdjgYfBD49UYctJ4NGEC9RsN2ZoynD9oF9nX1ZsYg1m6s0ogAbT6o37LgMeKxZRvuQfjjo1tdtH1cU/s612/x2023-08-12-07%20SmutwoodPk.jpg" style="clear: left; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="392" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiETyYxXNBJagZy5P9I-FW3Ao78R3E5e_82yRWALtFIFZCYNl-3QLKrsPh3rfgVi0n6zoWuqmcIVpOgV0ImDqNvGsbmfIWYvsWsmQKU_VdeJJPH7VdjgYfBD49UYctJ4NGEC9RsN2ZoynD9oF9nX1ZsYg1m6s0ogAbT6o37LgMeKxZRvuQfjjo1tdtH1cU/s600/x2023-08-12-07%20SmutwoodPk.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Smutwood Peak<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAgYsS_IVcTUXOTsNB1gCKdVGr_NPJdeqiOwEqiPVar1pTrEEltYT37FRyeBKyMXMfUTQNiDZLeSMfYkMul1YmZRJ4K_UMCXHJHrVtGU-Js9GiKul1kC4TEJ18Z1cyXMJNDgL77UmaTzFpbsTq2bjGtZmfxp4ywwujfn5e67HzJ2osSBXFW5vyS-j-Puk/s1226/x2023-08-12-08SmutwoodPk-MountSmuts.jpg" style="clear: left; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="390" data-original-width="1226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAgYsS_IVcTUXOTsNB1gCKdVGr_NPJdeqiOwEqiPVar1pTrEEltYT37FRyeBKyMXMfUTQNiDZLeSMfYkMul1YmZRJ4K_UMCXHJHrVtGU-Js9GiKul1kC4TEJ18Z1cyXMJNDgL77UmaTzFpbsTq2bjGtZmfxp4ywwujfn5e67HzJ2osSBXFW5vyS-j-Puk/s600/x2023-08-12-08SmutwoodPk-MountSmuts.jpg" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Smutwood Peak, Mount Smuts, and a part of Snow Peak from the lake<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjed6F6-6WXjk0N_IwoRoJZr8EiJxwgZ5XP4DRrEgSEXWeo-fx30OoXNlnajWW4wBqOWjj1mQMU7xgTo_-Ajsc4f0uFsw5dD9xzrC5pdeIJiQ6lYBBTF3GkFkMEa5r0XmIbsW7-2M7RXQ51aZvGHEYb2FnZDU23jx4mz-RdUHO7mRxbovgN8uW0XGO1SAc/s1247/x2023-08-12-09%20fromcamp%20mtSirDouglas-MtWilliams-SirDouglasW2.jpg" style="clear: left; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="1247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjed6F6-6WXjk0N_IwoRoJZr8EiJxwgZ5XP4DRrEgSEXWeo-fx30OoXNlnajWW4wBqOWjj1mQMU7xgTo_-Ajsc4f0uFsw5dD9xzrC5pdeIJiQ6lYBBTF3GkFkMEa5r0XmIbsW7-2M7RXQ51aZvGHEYb2FnZDU23jx4mz-RdUHO7mRxbovgN8uW0XGO1SAc/s600/x2023-08-12-09%20fromcamp%20mtSirDouglas-MtWilliams-SirDouglasW2.jpg" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glacier-nursing Mount Sir Douglas, Mount Williams, Sir Douglas W2 from the campsite<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5__yI78JusFJCTatVrJA371ZsAY92U8TeVfA8hwRVnZ6KU9a5IhcUhrKOwd8GKidquDqPS8dYVsPm6Co8i-fCydpaHN5fNvnzNNxj_tsznMTgXI5mXh4jF4w8Uf5Nye63Fj3_qtgLYMqUGCrv9lYNlhf0MRpzMon0d092EcTZbOeZcVXXgvaldfBKTI/s1350/x2023-08-12-10%20fromLemanLake-burstallpass-hills-WhistlingRockPeak-MtSirDouglas.jpg" style="clear: left; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="442" data-original-width="1350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5__yI78JusFJCTatVrJA371ZsAY92U8TeVfA8hwRVnZ6KU9a5IhcUhrKOwd8GKidquDqPS8dYVsPm6Co8i-fCydpaHN5fNvnzNNxj_tsznMTgXI5mXh4jF4w8Uf5Nye63Fj3_qtgLYMqUGCrv9lYNlhf0MRpzMon0d092EcTZbOeZcVXXgvaldfBKTI/s600/x2023-08-12-10%20fromLemanLake-burstallpass-hills-WhistlingRockPeak-MtSirDouglas.jpg" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Burstall Pass, Whistling Ridge, and Mount Sir Douglas from Leman Lake<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiutLzlRK3KueE62d63qpTciPbN-adbiHdanbd7x-xnpR03DVOf9R5pkeIALQIyRSFSI4TOg0Qrq0BlQmqwEWcSR1CjfPY-9PyTC_h8Had4MBeaj4PAcjIdayaiPIT1shiUSMZcDveDlPGMkYKGCbkxkrqaWGDRbtmErl7qJ6ni1Qi06hJ7d14-Ai2icMI/s1338/x2023-08-12-11%20SnowPeak%20from%20busrtallCamp-Creek-clr.jpg" style="clear: left; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="449" data-original-width="1338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiutLzlRK3KueE62d63qpTciPbN-adbiHdanbd7x-xnpR03DVOf9R5pkeIALQIyRSFSI4TOg0Qrq0BlQmqwEWcSR1CjfPY-9PyTC_h8Had4MBeaj4PAcjIdayaiPIT1shiUSMZcDveDlPGMkYKGCbkxkrqaWGDRbtmErl7qJ6ni1Qi06hJ7d14-Ai2icMI/s600/x2023-08-12-11%20SnowPeak%20from%20busrtallCamp-Creek-clr.jpg" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snow Peak<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_tJo8ml0b8YkNRLZtlPS5sYNY_EIgEWek1lxM16pibVK7NGpIphcrZSW5FjX7V2D9Euwg17Jti1rpd25Y0Zn71YIme97PZbTHmqd5peVGgdjPGYe9R7rcSI9EBsZlUsPXVdNJz5CKU0nmdI-q0ifYs5a2ieGBpz6bl4o-prZTMZb99Paz-dg3qbUwciA/s1342/x2023-08-12-12%20SmutwoodPk-mtSmuts-lowerportionsSnowPeak-clr.jpg" style="clear: left; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="1342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_tJo8ml0b8YkNRLZtlPS5sYNY_EIgEWek1lxM16pibVK7NGpIphcrZSW5FjX7V2D9Euwg17Jti1rpd25Y0Zn71YIme97PZbTHmqd5peVGgdjPGYe9R7rcSI9EBsZlUsPXVdNJz5CKU0nmdI-q0ifYs5a2ieGBpz6bl4o-prZTMZb99Paz-dg3qbUwciA/s600/x2023-08-12-12%20SmutwoodPk-mtSmuts-lowerportionsSnowPeak-clr.jpg" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Smutwood Peak and lower parts of Snow Peak<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNf-nM7djGEKFVk3Td9zktJUr5_XMwbw9lrwEXe4DeaCBRQ-HEo3jRTAq8l4T14b2cufQBAQgHHM0cYZqjBfnxue4ZEv5oxFYJl5lIq2HHNChRSidcQPn_jcfa7rwK-auidw4hz5AcUypHf2giHMslDftC4STiDW32Tflpw8_PpSvL02Ra1aL7bd830Lk/s1388/xx2023-08-12-comp%20SmutwoodPk-mtSmuts-lowerportionsSnowPeak-clr.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="1388" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNf-nM7djGEKFVk3Td9zktJUr5_XMwbw9lrwEXe4DeaCBRQ-HEo3jRTAq8l4T14b2cufQBAQgHHM0cYZqjBfnxue4ZEv5oxFYJl5lIq2HHNChRSidcQPn_jcfa7rwK-auidw4hz5AcUypHf2giHMslDftC4STiDW32Tflpw8_PpSvL02Ra1aL7bd830Lk/w665-h189/xx2023-08-12-comp%20SmutwoodPk-mtSmuts-lowerportionsSnowPeak-clr.jpg" width="665" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The last two sketches... combined<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124108563526762509.post-40389483988916884222023-09-08T22:57:00.000-06:002023-09-08T22:57:19.300-06:00All the sketches from Burstall Pass Trail and beyond... Day 1<p>I survived my first backpacking hike involving 2 nights of camping, which happened a few weeks ago on a gloriously sunny weekend. Thankfully my knees withstood the weight of extra food, clothing, and camping equipment. I might even do it again... </p><p>Day 1 entailed a 12km hike with 11 other (mostly younger) hikers on a trail parallel to Burstall Creek in Peter Lougheed Provincial park, across Burstall Pass and into Banff National Park where we reached our camp ground...with some opportunities to quickly capture most of the major peaks along the way on a small 3.5x5.5in Moleskine sketchbook. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKU3DfQ0K4yDIHHI9vrn4lyghTv9FCYNryG7trk7gIAJzIa8TlD0oJ1BVnL_t0ZdB04GDO_wRuMZOgMYx9J05XeBuZh60rI7cWACpaVIUzBensNdNcgCXfcG4ijl2_YCmThOgQtoNuePDb2lvwiKIKJopQkLwMPysW6sz9_6s7dje_8-7MqEHroERgGf0/s591/x2023-08-11-01%20CommonwealthPeak.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="591" data-original-width="389" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKU3DfQ0K4yDIHHI9vrn4lyghTv9FCYNryG7trk7gIAJzIa8TlD0oJ1BVnL_t0ZdB04GDO_wRuMZOgMYx9J05XeBuZh60rI7cWACpaVIUzBensNdNcgCXfcG4ijl2_YCmThOgQtoNuePDb2lvwiKIKJopQkLwMPysW6sz9_6s7dje_8-7MqEHroERgGf0/w422-h640/x2023-08-11-01%20CommonwealthPeak.jpg" width="422" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Commonwealth Peak<br /></td></tr></tbody></table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6C-T4D5HJRerENI-F_T1ckkzo4pmSUc31wbK90FXZ6D45m3k8Rqu3xVDuncqB72W9oSjJC0bU3Mpn79-ByK0RZPtEQ4sy4Rvbv35zF6DnuUAWc7kUsmqRiBfmZtgHmQ5sH54uYV4icR2XajQNc-6WHdKYAdSiJgQrhR4qQ9VLnBkUo_5VBzh9tlTSzU/s1221/x2023-08-11-02%20PigsTail.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1221" data-original-width="392" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6C-T4D5HJRerENI-F_T1ckkzo4pmSUc31wbK90FXZ6D45m3k8Rqu3xVDuncqB72W9oSjJC0bU3Mpn79-ByK0RZPtEQ4sy4Rvbv35zF6DnuUAWc7kUsmqRiBfmZtgHmQ5sH54uYV4icR2XajQNc-6WHdKYAdSiJgQrhR4qQ9VLnBkUo_5VBzh9tlTSzU/w206-h640/x2023-08-11-02%20PigsTail.jpg" width="206" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pig's Tail<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_RkIIY5aUgum_p-c2_-taxypRJfkna3sK6DaxikW0UabWeLNQx332WIxXjmhlW8Xv5upGuqhS2gT3Am8RQttsYgiPVg6b764aTxnkfXzuZKmRvet9wJG2to97V0GsOkCCGDQnL3lsYStodtZGCZtsoP1E0HC1tXEZfby6h8Fu6QLofaHiOO23JpwX9c/s623/x2023-08-11-04%20CommonwealthPeak.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="623" data-original-width="393" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_RkIIY5aUgum_p-c2_-taxypRJfkna3sK6DaxikW0UabWeLNQx332WIxXjmhlW8Xv5upGuqhS2gT3Am8RQttsYgiPVg6b764aTxnkfXzuZKmRvet9wJG2to97V0GsOkCCGDQnL3lsYStodtZGCZtsoP1E0HC1tXEZfby6h8Fu6QLofaHiOO23JpwX9c/w404-h640/x2023-08-11-04%20CommonwealthPeak.jpg" width="404" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Commonwealth Peak...again<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxwuzfQcSPN3rIV47XeXLwZFd25aWZL-E6Q3AZZaaBuNJQwxhL8OUH7j59JA2Qy-m0y3kNjVWwqZvI_nKMYpPopTZ-ntWJdyTSpZyY8IXwAg4ZGI7q1WoBB4e6fCPs1dz38DIL97hoLSg67lCUYFIjPhznTU7rg_n8GvnU8yz_knPGP_2FwwDNvKxifjs/s1232/x2023-08-11-09%20snow%20peak%20from%20camp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="1232" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxwuzfQcSPN3rIV47XeXLwZFd25aWZL-E6Q3AZZaaBuNJQwxhL8OUH7j59JA2Qy-m0y3kNjVWwqZvI_nKMYpPopTZ-ntWJdyTSpZyY8IXwAg4ZGI7q1WoBB4e6fCPs1dz38DIL97hoLSg67lCUYFIjPhznTU7rg_n8GvnU8yz_knPGP_2FwwDNvKxifjs/w660-h208/x2023-08-11-09%20snow%20peak%20from%20camp.jpg" width="660" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snow Peak from the camp/Spray River<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzTeUENzgoSKr9PrRZwux7F-Kb6o7NS3N0zK2oEzbJHAR2ddqYUl5JgYAGDL1GcnPrcK4MI2mQayLAgIVEWvOQDqaqdd7fT3rfWziuY2E_ifyaYDD19UARykfc7aF5guAtt3msnrp90vtD6ooqa7QxCFWGd-LGQD5GhAoHAckh_cdoCZdF40gLm77jNWs/s1239/x2023-08-11-08%20snow%20peak%20from%20camp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="393" data-original-width="1239" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzTeUENzgoSKr9PrRZwux7F-Kb6o7NS3N0zK2oEzbJHAR2ddqYUl5JgYAGDL1GcnPrcK4MI2mQayLAgIVEWvOQDqaqdd7fT3rfWziuY2E_ifyaYDD19UARykfc7aF5guAtt3msnrp90vtD6ooqa7QxCFWGd-LGQD5GhAoHAckh_cdoCZdF40gLm77jNWs/w660-h210/x2023-08-11-08%20snow%20peak%20from%20camp.jpg" width="660" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snow Peak from the camp/Spray River... again<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO15iWimpO4F2hcI5wRke8IW9M2dyBv1J6oAtHkD8lKQ0gdeqGTs-ND7WERSwzIspR6yUeQ1Ewfy3mbcFrA-H5bzsr4VqFlE0nGF2IdTsIhPmjPJXEfj4haejIYxwvxGoEIYCC1_GYIj-O15wA5BB7B9axZbyH8ey2ziKmYTQwD9FmBxyxb4qtMJX-uZc/s620/x2023-08-11-07%20MtSirDouglasWGlacier.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="398" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO15iWimpO4F2hcI5wRke8IW9M2dyBv1J6oAtHkD8lKQ0gdeqGTs-ND7WERSwzIspR6yUeQ1Ewfy3mbcFrA-H5bzsr4VqFlE0nGF2IdTsIhPmjPJXEfj4haejIYxwvxGoEIYCC1_GYIj-O15wA5BB7B9axZbyH8ey2ziKmYTQwD9FmBxyxb4qtMJX-uZc/w410-h640/x2023-08-11-07%20MtSirDouglasWGlacier.jpg" width="410" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mount Sir Douglas, with its glacier<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtesAG0ikktWdu6PZl82sStEVgPAFxBNsITp8SnAhPJSYohXtJa0TelVhIeDW3Swtm-JJ4ruW839K1Yr0cWFBx2JkCnAe5MOBRVBjiTxqZoVOUo4ihLSabHGTr90VkfepygtqNU-Y-r-ENqIph8_grDV-D6b1QS5-REQr0n3f8jI8r3ncm0dVj_fNlKY/s608/x2023-08-11-06%20MtLeman.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="608" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtesAG0ikktWdu6PZl82sStEVgPAFxBNsITp8SnAhPJSYohXtJa0TelVhIeDW3Swtm-JJ4ruW839K1Yr0cWFBx2JkCnAe5MOBRVBjiTxqZoVOUo4ihLSabHGTr90VkfepygtqNU-Y-r-ENqIph8_grDV-D6b1QS5-REQr0n3f8jI8r3ncm0dVj_fNlKY/w640-h410/x2023-08-11-06%20MtLeman.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mount Leman<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9SB5w19YMNxhVjxCyke_ZLszQJ7waI-W12b7NYLZc7yKXtTD19g2Bnz4Sv6LELdDkGhpLQvvVLyiIa2VYaZrr-v5Lzb76P8xwnrygQW-JCLqPnIsvGRjYGxxWB9f2rTgS-FlUe3zEa0EApQZSlgMosTD4_24fXIsX_eiLOBte5JYb4mlItSy0_AzFj9g/s611/x2023-08-11-05%20SmutwoodPk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="611" data-original-width="393" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9SB5w19YMNxhVjxCyke_ZLszQJ7waI-W12b7NYLZc7yKXtTD19g2Bnz4Sv6LELdDkGhpLQvvVLyiIa2VYaZrr-v5Lzb76P8xwnrygQW-JCLqPnIsvGRjYGxxWB9f2rTgS-FlUe3zEa0EApQZSlgMosTD4_24fXIsX_eiLOBte5JYb4mlItSy0_AzFj9g/w412-h640/x2023-08-11-05%20SmutwoodPk.jpg" width="412" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Smutwood Peak, from the meadows by Spray River<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124108563526762509.post-53233092876735938322023-04-06T23:16:00.000-06:002023-04-06T23:16:19.403-06:00Maundy Thursday, and some thoughts about washing feet<p>Maundy Thursday</p><p>The imagery of washing one another's feet is especially strong this evening as I witnessed my wife washing an elderly friend's feet during a Maundy Thursday service a few hours ago. <br /></p><p>As I ponder Jesus' final week before his death on the Cross, and the particular incident recorded in the Gospel when Jesus washed his disciples' feet, I can't help but reflect (again) on the death of my parents 12 years ago, for they both in their own ways showed Jesus to me. </p><p>On the morning my father passed away, my mother, my sister and I had the opportunity to wipe my father's body in one of the most meaningful rituals I have ever experienced. I remember gently wiping his feet with a warm towel. It was probably something he wouldn't have allowed us to do while he was alive. The feet that carried the weight of seven tumultuous decades -- rough, calloused, grey-haired, wrinkly -- now seemed so incredibly frail. We knew he was no longer here, but yet the act of washing his feet gave me an overwhelming sense of closure, acceptance, and gratitude. Time moved slowly. It was a sacred, purifying moment in which I was the one being cleansed.<br /></p><p>Less than a year later, my mother was spending her last weeks confined to a hospital bed, her feet swollen from the effects of failing cancer treatments. My sister and I spent countless hours massaging those aching, pale round feet; my hands still remember the sensation of them. Those long afternoons by her bed felt dreadful, the silence sometimes painful, but we endured them largely by taking turns rubbing and washing her feet. As an adult son, initially it took courage to even touch the feet of my own mother... it was perhaps the first time since early childhood to experience that kind of physical proximity. I realized then that it was me, the one washing and massaging her feet, that needed to become vulnerable in her presence. In doing so, in her dying moments, the act of washing brought me closer to my mother in unexpected ways. It gave her children an opportunity to be present to her without saying anything, and serving her in the most basic and intimate way. It was a way in which my my sister and I were brought together, in community and in devotion. <br /></p><p>Exposing one's feet -- arguably the dirtiest, ugliest, roughest, most utilitarian and overused part of the body -- takes courage. Touching those of another, and allowing them to be touched and washed, takes even more courage. Today, I am struck by the wisdom in Jesus' commandment and action in washing the feet of others as a way to break barriers, form the basis of community, and be transformed. <br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGUuPhxUv0AxuT_d98ei6gSLDSFo8q4-1WwSV_RJZOqbZdKr5quYUgVSYQv627fHWKz7zo2upQoF1aAbOy-ESGm7ZNGAzaUzcseBi59wWO2VrLJaCnOMZlevV4GFy2Wl-EmZ4GluHL5q6tL1pjW3HObJxqzTA82NkgG1Xd54g8REa9JW_mfI91QQZU/s755/x2023-04-06-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="755" data-original-width="507" height="743" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGUuPhxUv0AxuT_d98ei6gSLDSFo8q4-1WwSV_RJZOqbZdKr5quYUgVSYQv627fHWKz7zo2upQoF1aAbOy-ESGm7ZNGAzaUzcseBi59wWO2VrLJaCnOMZlevV4GFy2Wl-EmZ4GluHL5q6tL1pjW3HObJxqzTA82NkgG1Xd54g8REa9JW_mfI91QQZU/w499-h743/x2023-04-06-01.jpg" width="499" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124108563526762509.post-39329808766782294102022-12-24T18:14:00.013-07:002022-12-24T18:41:13.341-07:00Christmas Eve 2022<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vk6uytAhj6gYWH8p8EwynfzMR_DHzreFpI1ArdAMi5soXeKN8W7YH5DpcX01mdQ4xGILzChZopLbopFD7_uWYRrfHSSRO8OBiShHbIx7g00qcQDMlX4gAjnyn-_PnVker3IYiIwAZKIG148-zxRKo2L8hUXqhA9seC6RqDaIOht1c4VEgbBTB2tT/s795/x2022-12-24-01.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="795" data-original-width="508" height="942" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vk6uytAhj6gYWH8p8EwynfzMR_DHzreFpI1ArdAMi5soXeKN8W7YH5DpcX01mdQ4xGILzChZopLbopFD7_uWYRrfHSSRO8OBiShHbIx7g00qcQDMlX4gAjnyn-_PnVker3IYiIwAZKIG148-zxRKo2L8hUXqhA9seC6RqDaIOht1c4VEgbBTB2tT/w599-h942/x2022-12-24-01.jpg" width="599" /></a></div><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> "Around Thee there in worship</p><p>Our choicest gifts we'll pour, </p><p>Our gold, and myrrh, and incense, </p><p>Thy lowly Throne before; </p><p>And when this life is over, </p><p>And all its clouds are riv'n, </p><p>Thy love -- the Star we've follow'd -- </p><p>Shall be our Sun in Heav'n."</p>WH Turton 1885Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124108563526762509.post-67037158668981245522022-04-17T22:39:00.003-06:002022-04-17T23:20:52.390-06:00He is risen!<p>on Easter Sunday: </p><p></p><p>"Soar we now where Christ has led, Alleluia! <br />
Following our exalted Head, Alleluia! <br />
Made like him, like him we rise, Alleluia! <br />
Ours the cross, the grave, the skies, Alleluia!"</p><p> Charles Wesley (1739)</p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCyG6dxPbDdWJ0V1BAOfnnYdcMnW8MOJhF9J9psYgiC7SOCDVZcehnFxHaIuCtt9Qi-69U4YmtPTBHasAWDlnHhlkc1eJvjTVsCbBkHv_uBLhXVgdfGI3fi1TxB9u-sQescFMI0SOSJIic_jEaY1s08t49Cqitg-bYcauVqfTXBY3k2SsHAM_7zTxn/s1204/x2022-04-17-01.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1204" data-original-width="760" height="797" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCyG6dxPbDdWJ0V1BAOfnnYdcMnW8MOJhF9J9psYgiC7SOCDVZcehnFxHaIuCtt9Qi-69U4YmtPTBHasAWDlnHhlkc1eJvjTVsCbBkHv_uBLhXVgdfGI3fi1TxB9u-sQescFMI0SOSJIic_jEaY1s08t49Cqitg-bYcauVqfTXBY3k2SsHAM_7zTxn/w503-h797/x2022-04-17-01.jpg" width="503" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Easter lilies<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124108563526762509.post-37549918332367989842022-04-16T23:56:00.000-06:002022-04-16T23:56:32.685-06:00Holy Saturday<p><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>"Now is the Lord brought to peace</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><i><span> </span>My Jesus, goodnight!</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>The trouble is over, which our sins caused for him.</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><i><span> </span>My Jesus, goodnight!</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>O sacred bones,</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>See how I weep for you with penance and remorse</i><b><br /><br />
</b><i>That my fall has brought you into such distress!</i><b><br /><br />
</b><i><span> </span>My Jesus, goodnight!</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>As long as life lasts</i><b><br /><br />
</b><i>Have a thousand thanks for your sufferings</i><b><br /><br />
</b><i>For having valued so highly the salvation of my soul</i><b><br /><br />
</b><i><span> </span>My Jesus, goodnight!"</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><i> </i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>from <span style="font-family: courier;"><i>J.S.Bach, </i></span>St. Matthew's Passion BWV244, No. 67, libretto by C.F.Henrici (Picander), 1729. </i></span>
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That was over ten years ago. </span></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fs409" data-offset-key="eaa2q-0-0"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="eaa2q-0-0"><span data-offset-key="eaa2q-0-0"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fs409" data-offset-key="8jtbd-0-0"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="8jtbd-0-0"><span data-offset-key="8jtbd-0-0"><span data-text="true">I wonder if Jesus experienced something similar as he faced his own death... a heightened intimacy and spiritual attunement in the presence of the Holy Ghost and the will of the Father,</span></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fs409" data-offset-key="5lufm-0-0"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="5lufm-0-0"><span data-offset-key="5lufm-0-0"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fs409" data-offset-key="2asve-0-0"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="2asve-0-0"><span data-offset-key="2asve-0-0"><span data-text="true"> so much so, that his agonizing prayers in the Garden of Gesthemane entailed not just sweat but blood;</span></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fs409" data-offset-key="ai0pe-0-0"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="ai0pe-0-0"><span data-offset-key="ai0pe-0-0"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fs409" data-offset-key="57r2s-0-0"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="57r2s-0-0"><span data-offset-key="57r2s-0-0"><span data-text="true"> so much so that on the night before Golgotha he could pray "not my will but Yours", despite the wrathful, absolute separation from the presence of God that he was about to experience; </span></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fs409" data-offset-key="43uio-0-0"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="43uio-0-0"><span data-offset-key="43uio-0-0"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fs409" data-offset-key="3m0r7-0-0"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="3m0r7-0-0"><span data-offset-key="3m0r7-0-0"><span data-text="true"> so much so, that he could care for his mother, his disciples, even his tormentors as he himself bled to death. </span></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fs409" data-offset-key="fn88o-0-0"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="fn88o-0-0"><span data-offset-key="fn88o-0-0"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fs409" data-offset-key="4pdcm-0-0"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="4pdcm-0-0"><span data-offset-key="4pdcm-0-0"><span data-text="true">I wonder if I too could be just as attuned to the will of God when my time comes -- a certain death that could arrive tomorrow, even tonight. </span></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fs409" data-offset-key="cldqj-0-0"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="cldqj-0-0"><span data-offset-key="cldqj-0-0"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fs409" data-offset-key="ehqfc-0-0"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="ehqfc-0-0"><span data-offset-key="ehqfc-0-0"><span data-text="true">O God, is it selfish of me to pray that you would spare me and let me live even just one day longer, so that I too would be so attuned to your Spirit and your will? </span></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fs409" data-offset-key="1se4f-0-0"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="1se4f-0-0"><span data-offset-key="1se4f-0-0"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fs409" data-offset-key="eqjo2-0-0"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="eqjo2-0-0"><span data-offset-key="eqjo2-0-0"><span data-text="true"> Lord, have mercy.</span></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fs409" data-offset-key="46v1o-0-0"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="46v1o-0-0"><span data-offset-key="46v1o-0-0"><span data-text="true"> Christ, have mercy.</span></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="fs409" data-offset-key="adi4l-0-0"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="adi4l-0-0"><span data-offset-key="adi4l-0-0"><span data-text="true"> Lord, have mercy.</span></span></div></div></div><p> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg-yl-wvuSgSdL-uIqeLNas4GhBtGptSlqQbrPuQXsFgU8crUkm5CX8Jr_upXuP3W1XmCjmsVQqRL61eMMCqgtkWQv5aqRm3VrWVMqBxD-pkKdHh6eHdeNQHu7aNqGioTT957fYLu2xd41tokeRiLeJMi1hG8SuHAJHhlBJEgHLeaGebFqa24u1j5e/s678/x2022-04-15-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="509" height="778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg-yl-wvuSgSdL-uIqeLNas4GhBtGptSlqQbrPuQXsFgU8crUkm5CX8Jr_upXuP3W1XmCjmsVQqRL61eMMCqgtkWQv5aqRm3VrWVMqBxD-pkKdHh6eHdeNQHu7aNqGioTT957fYLu2xd41tokeRiLeJMi1hG8SuHAJHhlBJEgHLeaGebFqa24u1j5e/w584-h778/x2022-04-15-01.jpg" width="584" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a wooden cross from Ethiopia<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124108563526762509.post-91984630148174574392022-04-14T23:27:00.001-06:002022-04-14T23:27:44.610-06:00Hot Cross Buns... and a Maundy Thursday reflection<p> </p><div style="color: black; font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQSX9ArB_83cBQ0nuUnR8dYgKpwlaLwO4sHmEOGHAOuHYZq1YVE9176-fIjLUun4uFHBpCLqC7IPb8QH49K6_GJWgcb4N1bKjh6PmgKUALwRzxXkALYsirC0k4We7UEVZxamMq5_ozlOZFh3aFEJnuSHTdZFDW4jh_JsOgfjAiacC0d_EwG8FXZNez/s752/x2022-04-14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="493" data-original-width="752" height="423" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQSX9ArB_83cBQ0nuUnR8dYgKpwlaLwO4sHmEOGHAOuHYZq1YVE9176-fIjLUun4uFHBpCLqC7IPb8QH49K6_GJWgcb4N1bKjh6PmgKUALwRzxXkALYsirC0k4We7UEVZxamMq5_ozlOZFh3aFEJnuSHTdZFDW4jh_JsOgfjAiacC0d_EwG8FXZNez/w645-h423/x2022-04-14.jpg" width="645" /></a></div><div> </div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: small;">Maundy
Thursday is a day to meditate on the last supper and the washing of the
disciples' feet... events in which Jesus models for us the practice of
hospitality. <br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: small;">Today my wife and I attended a
Celebration of Life service of a long-time family friend -- a widow and
mother of three adult children. She passed away just over ten days ago
on a cloudy Sunday morning, to be in Jesus' presence. <br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yesterday, we received in the mail a card that she wrote to us just days before her death. <br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: small;">She
had filled the entire inside surface of the card, her small handwritten
pen marks visibly shaky, a testimony to her failing strength. Her
words of gratitude, blessing, resolve, and hope brought tears to our
eyes. I hope that I too could face my final days this way -- with words
of thanksgiving and encouragement to those who will be left grieving. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: small;">By
her actions, even into her final hours, she showed a willingness to
practice hospitality; she created a place and a space in which we were
invited and felt welcome to receive grace. <br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: small;">We
received gracious other treats today, from others with a great sense of
hospitality; a neighbour and a friend both baked hot cross buns for us.
To receive these gifts was an incredible reminder that these small acts
of hospitality really matter -- that in fact they are not small at all. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: small;">Washing the feet of guests and enjoying a meal together were not in themselves extraordinary actions. Yet they were recorded in the Gospels; they changed the course of history. <br /></span></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />I
am grateful for the encouragement that I have received throughout today
by the words and actions of others who sustain us and give us hope, and
in turn give us the strength to be gracious to others in an often
hostile world. </span></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />May the Spirit of God be with us as we remember Jesus' death and resurrection in the coming days. </span></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br data-mce-bogus="1" /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: small;">Amen </span><br /></span><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124108563526762509.post-28214932250713968912022-04-11T19:31:00.002-06:002022-04-11T23:01:28.965-06:00a Palm Sunday prayer<div dir="auto"><div class="ecm0bbzt hv4rvrfc ihqw7lf3 dati1w0a" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message" id="jsc_c_15f"><div class="j83agx80 cbu4d94t ew0dbk1b irj2b8pg"><div class="qzhwtbm6 knvmm38d"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb keod5gw0 nxhoafnm 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style="text-align: start;">I pray that the raging war within my heart</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> <span> </span>Fueled by </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> <span> </span><span> </span><span> <span> </span></span>Suspicion</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Vengefulness </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Greed</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Pride</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Misinformation</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Tribalism </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Individualism</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Consumerism</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Jealousy</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Self-loathing</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Narcissism</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Lust </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Uncertainty</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Complicity</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Regret</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Impatience, </div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span> </span>Wanes and cedes </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> <span> <span> </span> </span>as we welcome</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> <span> </span><span> <span> </span> </span>The Prince of Peace</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span> </span>Whose gentle and triumphant entry </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> <span> <span> </span> </span>Signals to us, </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> <span> <span> </span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Once and for all </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> <span> <span> </span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Yet again</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> <span> <span> </span> </span>Another Way of living. </div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">Hosanna in the highest!</div></div></span></div></div></div></div><p> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124108563526762509.post-46758562554632274832022-01-07T23:50:00.001-07:002022-01-07T23:50:27.484-07:00Triptych<p>A drawing triptych finished over the Christmas break, based on some recent panel designs for a church that wanted to reuse a pile of salvaged cedar planks. The intent was to evoke reflection on the Gospel story with opportunity for multiple interpretation, within a language unique to the material at hand, and easily assembled by the congregation. </p><p>From left to right: </p><p>"The Incarnation", "The Cross", and "Priesthood". <br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVwlVBDEoaErTZR5YJ61KbxZ2Hko97-Wn3DvwzR4gjnfR07fGoSWRJZUWVtyGj3Tv0sOCgFKyl57qiAECdrS_mFLb-XgBh2pLuCj6kmWdKpeTvMWYNCBNpjimTY4OPhodhafXhlpAFjf2bv2KEB3B0X_1vDZwxYNPUjYRVWf8aRh0Y73294cW5139L=s1312" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="1312" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVwlVBDEoaErTZR5YJ61KbxZ2Hko97-Wn3DvwzR4gjnfR07fGoSWRJZUWVtyGj3Tv0sOCgFKyl57qiAECdrS_mFLb-XgBh2pLuCj6kmWdKpeTvMWYNCBNpjimTY4OPhodhafXhlpAFjf2bv2KEB3B0X_1vDZwxYNPUjYRVWf8aRh0Y73294cW5139L=w565-h281" width="565" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: left;">A second triptych -- variations on the cross -- entitled "Sanctus Sanctus Sanctus".</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwK7BWhwDmZWWoC-zpOSuQoEfS4ZXWJr_gMtMf71wZb8FRT4wrG_lad66JZH_-y0-P3-oHGl-cj-ftBe5qFLzkEbGaFzBid8gmd2LbCEFsIy468Rz_vfUmyP1H0dBHJRI1xwUUspHO_lYqwI7CQdQUmk3kUWsnOSwnPLSA2mdK14_pRZtNDXk3dzLv=s2500" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1222" data-original-width="2500" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwK7BWhwDmZWWoC-zpOSuQoEfS4ZXWJr_gMtMf71wZb8FRT4wrG_lad66JZH_-y0-P3-oHGl-cj-ftBe5qFLzkEbGaFzBid8gmd2LbCEFsIy468Rz_vfUmyP1H0dBHJRI1xwUUspHO_lYqwI7CQdQUmk3kUWsnOSwnPLSA2mdK14_pRZtNDXk3dzLv=w563-h274" width="563" /></a></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124108563526762509.post-76339255891903846302022-01-03T22:50:00.000-07:002022-01-03T22:50:18.193-07:00Third Dose...<p> Fifteen minutes to kill as we wait... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4eVkNugyTFwgQTLtngUAJW8FvCb8LB-_byijBRly6U8gZgkp4pFHuK5oGUXH4ii4gaZ7XQjIm-Gbr2iA5bZHElVj960d1165A4hOMVfzUr5FR007x0-Auabma5AjYfGpGN2VJULB6naG44j582jqipOTFMIkz6wN8Ssua2fwoHQkwsJnoTwjoyOWE=s1152" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="580" height="857" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4eVkNugyTFwgQTLtngUAJW8FvCb8LB-_byijBRly6U8gZgkp4pFHuK5oGUXH4ii4gaZ7XQjIm-Gbr2iA5bZHElVj960d1165A4hOMVfzUr5FR007x0-Auabma5AjYfGpGN2VJULB6naG44j582jqipOTFMIkz6wN8Ssua2fwoHQkwsJnoTwjoyOWE=w431-h857" width="431" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124108563526762509.post-58702205415312073372021-12-29T12:26:00.001-07:002021-12-29T12:26:47.664-07:00Christmas... <p>It's our turn to host a Christmas supper, and another 25 pound turkey comes out of the oven successfully, much to our relief. Meanwhile the kids enjoy some precious time with some cousins. <br /></p><p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKdvBUq8HhM9jJkvVupeCNxPxJU5VDTbLho_6w--PrNQ9LkycVyr45tUgHJfGvoehqVYLLYbDZ6KW09EgFE2OhQHYcSI1j5qhnlsve_KV5gzVP2cMXs2ARiVXjKRIBIiWBmSUiQOafG3tumWDyUQ9YWXznuvWKP-QoSIZQsOzcZGaU6I4ecakQE377=s1175" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="803" data-original-width="1175" height="463" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKdvBUq8HhM9jJkvVupeCNxPxJU5VDTbLho_6w--PrNQ9LkycVyr45tUgHJfGvoehqVYLLYbDZ6KW09EgFE2OhQHYcSI1j5qhnlsve_KV5gzVP2cMXs2ARiVXjKRIBIiWBmSUiQOafG3tumWDyUQ9YWXznuvWKP-QoSIZQsOzcZGaU6I4ecakQE377=w677-h463" width="677" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124108563526762509.post-78497001356281142852021-12-24T02:38:00.000-07:002021-12-24T02:38:05.753-07:00organic vegetables<p>Various goodies are delivered to the office at this time of year, usually taking the form of chocolates, cookies, or bottles of wine. One of this year's unique gifts included a generous bag of organic vegetables from <a href="https://www.peasonearth.ca/" target="_blank">Peas on Earth </a>via <a href="https://bountifulmarkets.com/" target="_blank">Bountiful Market,</a> given to us by a client group and which I got to take home...beets, a squash, and parsnips. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeMORVmwHF5SQfgwFtGw6_25MqQfDc0id0iU21kwiocTJOJBH6RYsWredLAgUoKikzfy-diosEwaETllyLAv9GUMMAYQlWG2XFeh8CqTqht-w_E2N0M2z3qyXOY486osQDtL6zy62OVjdBGiaPi1dd3YwdgBzTWH8jGjgoY-A5wB9FSRCgRt9mU9yh=s1270" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="857" data-original-width="1270" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeMORVmwHF5SQfgwFtGw6_25MqQfDc0id0iU21kwiocTJOJBH6RYsWredLAgUoKikzfy-diosEwaETllyLAv9GUMMAYQlWG2XFeh8CqTqht-w_E2N0M2z3qyXOY486osQDtL6zy62OVjdBGiaPi1dd3YwdgBzTWH8jGjgoY-A5wB9FSRCgRt9mU9yh=w684-h462" width="684" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124108563526762509.post-9011094570502491532021-10-01T21:32:00.001-06:002021-10-01T21:34:05.492-06:00mountains<p>Mountain sketches from a recent trip to Banff. </p><p>Mount Rundle from Johnson Lake, and two consecutive views from the Chateau Lake Louise, with a misty Victoria Glacier in the centre. <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgidHgLmv2Ha15sMPjlRPDjiTVLFIcLd4KdrIKOjcxC1loFUPMk4mlXEb5Ge216sIc7El_ejcl928ebnH6rM0uugJXWO_-98kIHEVz9_2QaNMTYCovbd28zYRT6oXt-9E2Gyw6moZ1qDI/s1240/x2021-09-comp1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1240" data-original-width="1207" height="703" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgidHgLmv2Ha15sMPjlRPDjiTVLFIcLd4KdrIKOjcxC1loFUPMk4mlXEb5Ge216sIc7El_ejcl928ebnH6rM0uugJXWO_-98kIHEVz9_2QaNMTYCovbd28zYRT6oXt-9E2Gyw6moZ1qDI/w683-h703/x2021-09-comp1.jpg" width="683" /></a></div> <p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnzT5N1XFI-kn2BHT9mpNrRbeyp5QONe_jTGf_vAivn-yJ8dyH3K6B-b0sz0KxsbROgA6Rhl-ni78oBYPtjmZc4xL4O3LYoFxDmRMROREO5GItrz9L5z39bBvYPFG-u4RoZcYcDDdydAA/s2598/x2021-09-comp2.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="2598" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnzT5N1XFI-kn2BHT9mpNrRbeyp5QONe_jTGf_vAivn-yJ8dyH3K6B-b0sz0KxsbROgA6Rhl-ni78oBYPtjmZc4xL4O3LYoFxDmRMROREO5GItrz9L5z39bBvYPFG-u4RoZcYcDDdydAA/w672-h168/x2021-09-comp2.jpg" width="672" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Lake Louise composite view, from left to right: the edges of Fairview Mountain and Mount Lefroy, then Victoria Glacier (with the top of Victoria Mountain in the mist), Mount Whyte and Mount Niblock joined by a snowy saddle (the "Big Beehive" is in the foreground), and Mount St. Piran at the far right. <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124108563526762509.post-80150316578028866272021-08-03T23:13:00.002-06:002021-08-03T23:13:47.475-06:00Urban scenes from a trip<p></p><p>A streetscape from the Cathedral neighbourhood and a downtown view across
CN maintenance yards, both from Regina, Saskatchewan, and the view of
downtown from "Garbage Hill", an urban park built on top of an old
dumping ground in Winnipeg, Manitoba. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoV2heXRd7tIdDNkeLQiXSsNAnborypKiEdpjv5KLza4zuMnLf4MkAbalxUEB_ZKE3nNDQdINX-D71WyeP3ltzuv-zjIJMQEBTmeTZ5kIbb0o-L1a4cDopxn149cg7QXqySuQ06llHjpA/s1212/x2021-07-24-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="1212" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoV2heXRd7tIdDNkeLQiXSsNAnborypKiEdpjv5KLza4zuMnLf4MkAbalxUEB_ZKE3nNDQdINX-D71WyeP3ltzuv-zjIJMQEBTmeTZ5kIbb0o-L1a4cDopxn149cg7QXqySuQ06llHjpA/w640-h200/x2021-07-24-01.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkErl_tcchqLlu2JiU_ay8EGP2lW7CJW0IUzDMD6byDEe5ZLwzEYIo0jHyCyKIu1ZMLKDux-cyP2OSqOEC-Ij_pjAAcJ8IbAtkRUtHC_N9zTK8U8GEm-CL52OPOSqjQ4VDwjhlh4GDI3g/s1216/x2021-07-25-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1216" data-original-width="379" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkErl_tcchqLlu2JiU_ay8EGP2lW7CJW0IUzDMD6byDEe5ZLwzEYIo0jHyCyKIu1ZMLKDux-cyP2OSqOEC-Ij_pjAAcJ8IbAtkRUtHC_N9zTK8U8GEm-CL52OPOSqjQ4VDwjhlh4GDI3g/w200-h640/x2021-07-25-01.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBRnlkNLwuaEIKZ4MN8VXHX18bNqQLmrzV2x57Yi6N9Ya5sxmjfnRQIXvlnjvU-fy7h0qoO9pNL64V-xb2DyaiFl1UNzO_O3-qOQq1SqcKe5TswFRv5DyPIU_W2WnSoXbSC8ES3IyvyWM/s1213/x2021-07-26-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="1213" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBRnlkNLwuaEIKZ4MN8VXHX18bNqQLmrzV2x57Yi6N9Ya5sxmjfnRQIXvlnjvU-fy7h0qoO9pNL64V-xb2DyaiFl1UNzO_O3-qOQq1SqcKe5TswFRv5DyPIU_W2WnSoXbSC8ES3IyvyWM/w640-h200/x2021-07-26-01.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124108563526762509.post-32146407411170435252021-06-06T22:12:00.000-06:002021-06-06T22:12:54.677-06:00Every Day in May (EDiM) 2021<p>Once again this year, I participated in "Every Day in May", a Facebook page in which participants from across the world post sketches daily based on the day's prompt throughout the month of May. It's my 5th or 6th year now, and this has become a good yearly opportunity to stay focused on something I like doing for 31 consecutive days. A quick sketch before going to bed every night was a great meditative way to end each day. </p><p>My personal policy has been always to sketch from real life (usually at the kitchen table with a glass of beer), but this year I made a point of using pen and ink only. <br /></p><p>Here are all 30 drawings from last month... <br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNi1491KOIWkvfyK7v_tGVcNUazzZCZChRhnSqx99OsYRMIVdn95SYM16jmyB7lpWu0niIgiGQK6gQdHjR4sZI4DFif23wRaTlHMs2b8B8o87mfxmM1lh2h0s9NYOLIEIOBTNPdKM49ug/s1461/xx2021-05-comp-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1461" data-original-width="1219" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNi1491KOIWkvfyK7v_tGVcNUazzZCZChRhnSqx99OsYRMIVdn95SYM16jmyB7lpWu0niIgiGQK6gQdHjR4sZI4DFif23wRaTlHMs2b8B8o87mfxmM1lh2h0s9NYOLIEIOBTNPdKM49ug/w534-h640/xx2021-05-comp-01.jpg" width="534" /></a></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124108563526762509.post-71315570784974807892021-02-15T01:07:00.003-07:002021-02-15T01:11:39.706-07:00Tulips<p>A good friend brings three stems of tulips in a vase to share some Valentines joy with my family, and we are touched. </p><p>It reminded me of the few weeks in the early days of the pandemic, in which sketching the tulips sprouting from the ground every day brought a sense of calm and groundedness that I craved during an especially trying time in the spring of 2020. By the grace of God, extended to us through the kindness of friends like this, I am grateful in being able to say I am in a completely different place today. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeDPXDYnMGER4M3GZKgnStI3WlH5OumJrS-AK1dwPZCXb3SovtGw1D9xr54h_iNiu5NOyBx-wsEs42EzVp0ui1_44jkfuARwmntyd_vnuBC9LDcWYkLzUya_QXBAtot1CFPAogeRsfqCs/s805/x2021-02-14-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="805" data-original-width="503" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeDPXDYnMGER4M3GZKgnStI3WlH5OumJrS-AK1dwPZCXb3SovtGw1D9xr54h_iNiu5NOyBx-wsEs42EzVp0ui1_44jkfuARwmntyd_vnuBC9LDcWYkLzUya_QXBAtot1CFPAogeRsfqCs/w400-h640/x2021-02-14-01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhueMEjPlFIBB2qC6ABK6H8FtoaYd3H1_fJMbzDZFJWsXyWaEjsLggjuChn_aodl0hphXWlIu3e29CYVDszjnnzSsWM1-JAl660ZKs0gkAXIMAeXx_YxbQxqfr2RR9cIK4GcJoE5DbqhXM/s1860/x2020-04to05-tulips.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1860" data-original-width="1654" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhueMEjPlFIBB2qC6ABK6H8FtoaYd3H1_fJMbzDZFJWsXyWaEjsLggjuChn_aodl0hphXWlIu3e29CYVDszjnnzSsWM1-JAl660ZKs0gkAXIMAeXx_YxbQxqfr2RR9cIK4GcJoE5DbqhXM/w570-h640/x2020-04to05-tulips.jpg" width="570" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a selection from April and May, 2020<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124108563526762509.post-54024483956996464352020-09-10T22:04:00.000-06:002020-09-10T22:04:05.010-06:00CN Rail Snowplow<p>I discovered the <a href="https://albertarailwaymuseum.com/" target="_blank">Alberta Railway Museum</a> this summer while on a bike ride, and was intrigued by the rail cars that announce the museum's entry off the rural roadway, across the now-closed entry gate. But it's served as a great destination for some rides over the course of the last few months, and I've managed to sketch the lead car -- <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedge_plow" target="_blank">a CN snow plow</a> -- on some sunny evening drives. </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="754" data-original-width="2412" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipGKMrQXfCzA9JVeUoswlK5S0xYVqVJ5MOjy6pPxs_ikynrV621CiDqYM6qeaxIS7nxGLoWM5cT8_XPYZ-5WlQgdJEjQTu9dqgpf2ALLqWlTMl1G-zdIA1fg51emxxMZswwMqo-u-chsQ/w625-h195/x2020-08-04-01.jpg" width="625" /></div><div class="separator"><div class="separator"><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1617" data-original-width="505" height="976" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVJ_FXI185BfMLonjPrimbhUNZJhyoRYyg0L9Y_doUWk6eBT0OAx6pjGesjpqQTv1ATAmWHrIqyKWY5fkG3RRYT7qcDAwEuOnDWFc0OUYiuv1nyjk9hvwO1QtZVc78_iN62kO1oCNsVjc/w305-h976/x2020-09-10-01.jpg" width="305" /></div></div></div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124108563526762509.post-72161709673540797832020-08-13T22:39:00.001-06:002020-08-13T22:39:32.684-06:00constrction site<p> A construction site over the course of the last few weeks... this is the first series of urban sketches I have done in a while. The first one was completed by some rain drops... it adequately documents my experience that day. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWMwdrTdKz8y5xkF_ZgSc8F98DrxqjnOCSc4r1qM11F-faCqyIwYG1qUOuVQKyHxXmbsYtj8rH0uvM56PBuTZJ-z3jqOq0mHBhT89T2rvEyLVHtYA2x1m_KvzzA-2Ab-PoBhXebtwTlng/s1309/x2020-08-xx-comp.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1309" data-original-width="1300" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWMwdrTdKz8y5xkF_ZgSc8F98DrxqjnOCSc4r1qM11F-faCqyIwYG1qUOuVQKyHxXmbsYtj8rH0uvM56PBuTZJ-z3jqOq0mHBhT89T2rvEyLVHtYA2x1m_KvzzA-2Ab-PoBhXebtwTlng/s640/x2020-08-xx-comp.jpg" /></a></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124108563526762509.post-39560967339144319472020-07-01T22:16:00.001-06:002020-07-01T22:16:39.899-06:00Every Day in May: part 3 I participated again in the "Every Day in May" Facebook challenge to
post a sketch throughout the month of May based on a daily prompt. Here
are some highlights! (Part3)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day 20: shoes or some clothes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day 22: a book, newspaper, or magazine</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day 25: "Towel Day"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day 30: a home plant</td></tr>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124108563526762509.post-46298810221104835652020-06-23T23:55:00.003-06:002020-06-23T23:55:48.100-06:00Every Day in May: part 2I participated again in the "Every Day in May" Facebook challenge to
post a sketch throughout the month of May based on a daily prompt. Here
are some highlights! (Part 2)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day 10: a pet (my daughter's stuffed seal)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day 11:illustrate a recipe</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day 13: toilet paper rolls</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day 15: a view from your window</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day 16: a wire whisk</td></tr>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124108563526762509.post-64187997139089501562020-06-10T23:07:00.000-06:002020-06-10T23:07:11.387-06:00Every Day in May: part 1<br />
I participated again in the "Every Day in May" Facebook challenge to
post a sketch throughout the month of May based on a daily prompt. Here
are some highlights! (Part 1)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day 2: a bicycle light</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day 6: a self-portrait</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day 7: a teapot (plus Day 1: a mug)</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124108563526762509.post-87605419130527349712020-06-02T23:11:00.000-06:002020-06-02T23:12:21.166-06:00woodblock attempts... #3I happened to come across an online <a href="http://www.nagasaki-museum.jp/permanent/archives/335" target="_blank">image</a> of a woodcut by a favourite print artist, depicting a view that has particular meaning for my family's history. I decided I would work on a series of smaller woodblock prints depicting some scenes around the neighbourhood in question.<br />
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This was my first image. It was also my first try at multi-coloured prints, and although I enjoyed the process of planning for colour and carving four plates, I like the simplicity of the black and white version (and maybe the addition of grey), and will stick to that in the next one. I have a lot to learn... <br />
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