Dabble Garden

Whim 19 from Joanne Sharpe's Class

A Visit to My Grandfather's Grave

I never knew my grandfather, but recently I went to visit his grave site for the first time. I certainly never expected to find a bare patch of grass between the other markers in the row. I confirmed my findings with a very helpful young man in the office. When my grandfather died in 1945, two plots were purchased in the Masonic Cemetery in Burnaby, BC.  No marker was ever erected, and in 1955, the second plot was sold back to the cemetery. 

It is no wonder that I find genealogy fascinating - the mysteries and discoveries are endless!

Looking Up

I'm fascinated by looking up into the large trees that line the city streets of the rain forest here in Vancouver.

A Favorite Subject

This fountain no longer works, but it functions well as a bird bath.  I love it, and draw it at least once each summer.

Choosing A Subject

This geranium in a clay pot attracted me as a drawing subject as soon as I sat down in my lounge chair last week. 

I discarded it as a subject because I thought it was a bit simple, a bit boring, and instead, launched into the wider, busier drawing below.  After I finished, I was still drawn by my initial choice, and so I sketched the one above.  

I like the simple one much better; I should have stayed with my intuition.

Playing with Water Soluble Ink

Imaginary Protea