Thursday, July 28, 2005

Lifedrawing before I take to the skies...

While I'd rather be at home packing, and there is still way too much to do, until Friday I am at a job where I can while away my time, between calls and mailings, on the NET (instead of finishing packing, oh such stress). For Jean, Adriana Bliss, e_journeys, Mary Godwin, Richard Lawrence Cohen, and Dale, who left such heartwarming messages and a welcome back whenever that may be, and Tamar who sent me an email, thank you, my dear blogging friends...

Last night I went with my new friend Stephen, Voxcat, to his weekly lifedrawing class, and then to English Bay to watch the fireworks, a magnificent display of light and colour and explosion over the ocean and against the backdrop of the mountains, a most wonderful way to say goodbye to Vancouver.

I post three of my lifedrawing efforts. They were 3 minute poses. A challenge for one who likes to linger over drawing. By the third hour I was exhausted with the speed, and began to colour instead. These images contain stories, reflections, ways of composing life and being and may become photopoems later on...

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Meadow Dancing
©Brenda Clews 2005

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Her Figments and Shadows in Half Tones
©Brenda Clews 2005


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Are Those Her Wings, Has She Yet to Put Them On?
©Brenda Clews 2005

5 comments:

  1. Thinking lovingly of you -- travel blessings & a happy landfall to you!

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  2. Love these life drawings! I've gone to those sessions a few times and the short pose duration drives me nuts. Like anything else it takes practice (which I have not yet put in) -- it's also why almost all my sketches of my cats show them fast asleep....

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  3. "her figment and shadows" stuns me, the haunting of times and visions of sexuality and dreams of possibilities. I do loce all of them, but that one takes me away.

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  4. I just love, love the drawings! What a bright and beautiful greeting to leave us with, while you are on your way.

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  5. Anonymous9:29 AM

    I must stop looking at your life drawings because I want nearly every one I see. Hope you are well. Cheers, Bill Vexations

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