Here it is Valentine's Day on Tuesday, February 14th, 2012 in northern Virginia at 8:28AM as I get ready to enjoy a full day of work in Washington D.C. on a cold but less windy and harsh winter's morning. Everyone has already left except me and my Terrier mixed breed dog outside and it's the start of a busy week for me.
I did these sketches with my blue ink pens years ago on a trip to Australia to visit the wine country. Boy was that ever amazing. Chris Pigott and I had a blast together and here Liz took us around and showed us the breathtaking sights, especially the view from King's Park perched high up on the hillside looking down into the water and valley below as well as Perth, too. It was one of those bright and beautiful days, clear and we could see far off and we sat on the hillside and I sketches. I was in heaven.
Lots of people came to do exactly as us and so with the beautiful small trees dotting the hillside where we all sat I drew many of those around us as well as including the gnarls and the " experiences " of the many trees as they showed in the twists and turns and the bark, too. I loved it : lots of silent and still motion that had to be caught quick, if at all before it flashed away and gave rise to something else entirely.
I hope you enjoy the sweep and the flow and the overall continuous motions of my many lines here. There were two girls sitting for quite awhile that I captured. There were couples, too. And there was also the occasional solitary person as well. It was an intense moment for me and one that I loved and relished and worked away at quickly even though I was quite tired at the time.
So, happy Valentine's Day to one and to all. Cheers, thanks Liz for taking Chris and me up to King's Park so many wonderful suns and moons ago ... hope you are well. Anthony ( TONY ) Quinn
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