The Queen Remembers

 

I've been missing my drawing-a-day.   Book project about half way done only, but let's see if I can come up with an "occasional drawing-a-day".   To get back where we left off, here is our Queen, lost in thoughts of the past. 

A Machine?

 

Although fond of this drawing, find hard to give it a title.  Machine?  Lock? Bridge?  Bagel Cutter?

Buildings

 

Out of order for almost a week due to flu.  Probably caught last week during trip to city.  Well enough to start posting again.  Not much else.  Here is a city scape. 

Menhir or Dolmen

 

What are we looking at:  a Menhir (Obelix' stubborn opinion)  or a Dolmen (Asterix' point of view)? 

Protected Child

 

I remember this sketch.  I remember trying a painting from it but nothing good came of it.  I remember that wish we all have to protect our children from all harm.  And that maddening knowledge that we can't. 

Cello

 

Here is a sketch of a cellist and below the little painting that followed:

Funky Plant

 

In those days of imaginary plants, I was really enjoying playing with the inside of one main shape.   Below is one of my more elaborate drawings from that time:

8 plants

 

One of the very early drawings from my Funky Plants period.  I did tons of elaborate pen and ink drawings along these lines.  And a few paintings too.  Here is one I like:

Paths

 

I find it difficult to name abstract pieces.  I don't have a clue during execution.  Pieces get named afterward.  A detail will trigger a title, or a general movement.  This one looks to me like Paths, a straight one and some curly ones. 

Mountain

 

Decidedly entering the more abstract portion of my notebook.  This mountain-like shape appeared over and over in drawings and paintings later on.  For example below:  Green Mountain.