warmth, after extreme cold and whipping winds
a walk then
downstream first
the swift, treacherous current swiftly moving though the surface remained glass-like
reflections rooted in place on one side, the pilings on the other
there are two things that spring to mind...
first that the trees were cut to create the pilings and now they face each other across the divide, both rooted in place
and how the river is in constant flow yet the reflections that lay on the surface remain in place
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back at the house, the recording begins
questions of sight and thought
"what is the impression I'm holding in my mind of where I am and what I see?"
-Debbie Lyddon
I look at a photograph, close my eyes, and think back to the river
open them and begin
nothing special, not a lot of detail, just the things I payed attention to the most
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twisted and curled brown leaves clinging
for some reason I payed a lot of attention to them
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I had noticed them a few days before, a different place, different trees
wind-swept snow-lines
waves of winter
repetition
space
light
shadow
edges
a closer view, after a somewhat treacherous walk down the bank
texture
rough snow and ice
smooth river
guardrail supports on the other side provide additional repetition
these were the things I remembered most
other than the light
of course
3 comments:
What amazing sieves our minds can be, shaking out the grit and clutter and leaving behind the nuggets of gold... those things that held our attention and lodged in our thoughts... to be carried home and deposited into a sketchbook. This is a wonderful exercise ... one which, with practice, could improve and hold so much potential for creativity. A great way to express emotions and sense of place in remembered patterns and images and perhaps an opening to the beginnings of abstraction if we wanted to go down that route.
I think the last, lingering, twisted leaves on a tree speak of fortitude and endurance, and that glorious light casts a spell over all.
Your drawings, referencing the photos, are always endlessly interesting, but I have to say that I find your jotted notes of your impressions of what you see to be just as much of interest. Teaches me to pay more attention to the details when I'm out which is something I constantly need reminding of.
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