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I embarked on The Sketchbook Project because I really like the idea of artists all over the world giving their sketchbooks to be kept in a library, for anyone to look at. I chose the theme "Travel With Me", not because I'm going to actually travel anywhere, but because I consider wherever I am to be a stop on a journey, a place where I suddenly notice something beautiful or interesting, and feel the urge to make a drawing, a painting, or a photograph. I like the idea of carrying this little book around with me (something I've often done anyway), so that when I get that urge, I make the sketch, and later, people will be able to travel with me on my little journeys around my world.

Friday, September 30, 2011

Visit to Baltimore - 9/30/11

Marina at Baltimore's Inner Harbor

I spent the day with my step-mom, Marjorie, in Baltimore, and we walked around near the Inner Harbor. I love boats - I drew them with a Sharpie fine, like I drew the construction equipment this summer, by starting at one point and just drawing until the page was full.
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  1. Helen OOctober 1, 2011 at 4:35 PM

    I love this one- not just because I love boats, but because of its richness; many lines, many shapes, many lovely relationships of angles. You have captured the place's character.

    Do you draw from one side to the other, top-to-bottom, or begin in the middle and work outwards in all directions - or something else?

    Thanks for reminding me how delighting a line-ful drawing is!

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  2. Amy MannOctober 2, 2011 at 1:33 PM

    I started this one near the middle and worked outward. The boat that is directly behind the big pole in the foreground was the first thing.

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