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Despite a somewhat shaky beginning and ending, our time in Amsterdam was absolutely blissful. And while frigid temperatures prevented us from spending time sketching the streets and canals of the city [in all their wonky fairy-tale-like beauty] they did lead to hours in warm cafes, sipping hot cocoa smothered in whip cream, watching passersby outside the windows, listening to a background music of conversations in foreign languages, and, doing what I love best, attempting to capture moments before they fade away.
This drawing is from our table in the window of a little restaurant on a street bordering the busy Dam Square. Rarely do I have the patience/attention span to focus on details the way I tried to here, but with a week ahead of us and nothing to do but enjoy ourselves, I was able to slooooow down.
3 comments:
That sounds a bit like my trip to England...it was cold there too and we were all sick so we had to slow down and it was actually great. I love your sketch, I like the blue color you used! I feel like i'm in the scene...thanks for your nice comments on my little face sculptures!
lots of movement. fantastic sketch!
This is a really beautiful sketch.
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