Leafing through some old sketch books I came across this drawings and paintngs.

Each one represents a story… I don’t always remember the drawing or painting of a subject…but I do remember the story.

The sketch above was drawn in Sorrento, Italy. A couple of years ago, after the Annecy Animation Festival we trained down to met Glenn and Eleanor Vilppu and observe the tail end of Glenn’s fabulous class. We fell in love with Sorrento and ended staying there for 10 more days.

All of the Italian women are born with “attitude” you know, that- “I so hot …don’t even think about it” attitude (and for good reason with all those roamin’ handed Italian men around). I shortened it to “tude”…and believe me, there were tons on “tude” in Sorrento.

Now what was funny was that Sorrento was also a haven for British tourists. The British women would try to blend in with the locals. Forget about the fact that they were on average 25 lbs. heavier and with their pastey complexions. i know that in their minds- they had “tude”…but haey it was fun to watch and sketch. Here an Italian mother (with tude galore) reaches for her child…as a Brit with tude strolls by…

Most of these are from the Savannah, GA. area.

Savannah is a working port with busy river traffic - here a crane repairs a dock

All are drawn or painted ON LOCATION…I love to get out of the studio and just sketch or paint.

This is my favorite watercolor that I have painted of the Tybee Island lighthouse

This watercolor was painted on the North Beach, on Tybee Island, GA. It was early morning and I was on one of my “see the Show ” (the sunrise) and collect shells expeditons. The mornings are a great time for reflection and planning and gratitude…thats where this painting came from…gratitude.

These young kids were completely blown away by the musicians guitar playing

This is Drum Man, a performance artist/musician

The Musician the Drum Man and the Crane were all sketched as demos during a layout class. One thing I used to do was to get the students OUT of the class room and on location to draw. It taught them them the importance of research and it helped them to get over their drawing hang-ups.

They Drum man was a sort of performance artist who engaged everyone who walked by. He had a set tune that would work with every tourist who happened by his station on River Street.

The hippie guitarist sketch was drawn while several young African-American kids were enthralled by his music and his performance.
More to come this weekend…

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