Blois, FRANCE [RESULT]

Saturday February 27 2010
guillaume
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Blois, FRANCE [RESULT]

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Blois does not offer many places protected from rain and cold.
Being alone on Blois to participate to this artistic day, I opted for the "car" which allowed me to discover some interesting views.
This choice was the good one because at 15:00 it started to rain.
Even if my productivity was not fabulous (only 2 sketches for an afternoon!), I allowed myself to make a little color version (watercolor), following the rythm of "ballet" of windshield wipers!
So, here it is.
enjoy!
Guillaume.
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Post by Maki_Maron »

Wow...! Awesome! Beautiful sketches.
The second one with some colors looks like a picture book. I really like your sketch :thumbup: Thank you for sharing!
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Post by thek »

ONLY 2?! But they look like you rented a set and a whole lot of props, created your compositions, photographed them, and then traced the photos with pretty pens. They're both stunning. And using the rhythm of windscreen wipers? inspired! It made me look at your paint strokes in a whole different way.
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Post by Olve »

Hey Mr. lonely drive-by sketcher. Nice to see you had your own little SketchCrawl in Blois. :D
Great stuff as always! I really love the watercolor sketch!
You should return to Oslo for the next SketchCrawl. Or perhaps we should come to Blois? It looks like a much more interesting place to go sketching.
:D
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Post by guillaume »

Thanks a lot :D
Olve, I'm ready to come back to Oslo, specialy after 5pm, during a sunny day with the barbecue, the swim-suit, few drinks, the beach and some good friends 8)
:wave: to Maya!
Thek, My car is too small to carry this set unfortunatly.
Maki_Maron, thank you, I'm really inspired by the old Masters, I'm glad you like my work.
Guillaume.
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Post by Joan T »

Wonderful job on these!!! I especially love the one from the opposite side of the river. These take me back to my trip to the Loire Valley last Oct!!!
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Post by mhimeswc »

Oh, my, what beautiful sketches!

I too have sketched from the car in the rain - not easy, but you did a fantastic job of it.
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Bravo, j'aime beaucoup la finesse de tes dessins !
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Post by enrico »

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
Those are fantastic Guillame!!! Wow!!! Thanks so much for sharing this beautiful work!!!!
:shock: :shock: :clap:

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Post by Jenny Lam »

Oh my. These are stunning! Superb choice in colors for the second sketch. And I love how you liken the sound of your windshield wipers to a ballet. :D
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Fabulous sketches!!! :clap:
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Post by ZUPZUP »

These are beautiful Guillaume!........you my friend are a sketch master. I would love to sit by and watch one of these beauties unfold. I'm in awe of how you can make all of these architectural elements come together, and still have the sketch retain a nice looseness to the sketch.
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Post by fedeWES »

incredibles scketches.. i remember these places! i went there when i was child! love them :)
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simply, wow.
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Post by guillaume »

Thank you everybody for all your nice comments.

ZUPZUP, don't hesitate to contact me the day you will come to visit France, it will be a pleasure to sketch together...may be for a sketchcrawl :D
Joan T, I'm glad my work took you back in vacation to the Loire valley.

Guillaume :wave:

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