i present you with more pages from harriet hunter’s sketchbook.
oh that harriet, how she loved to make pictures!
i love imagining her on a windswept hillside. sketchbook in hand rendering these scenes onto the vanilla pages.
maybe at night she would watercolor over them from her gleaming walnut table in her room at the inn.
surely with a cup of tea by her side.
and a bisquit?
sigh.
simple studies of her surroundings. some left almost unfinished, almost.
look at the reflection on the water above. such beautiful restraint. those glassy wet reflections couldn’t be more perfect.
what was she thinking as she stood in these mountains?
in sun. and clouded sky.
did she carry a camera?
or were all of her pages completed on site?
how long was this trip?
was she alone or in a group?
how nice to have questions that will remain unanswered.
i know one thing…
where she bought her sketchbook!
hope you’re dandy. sketching your heart out. dipping your biggest brush in water and paint and letting it bloom across the page.
see you soon. xo
Harriett, oh Harriette, we do so love thee.
Wow. Thank you for sharing all of this with us. That water reflection of mountains is my fave……. Wow.
Utterly gobsmacked. I’ve been faithfully painting every morning while I’ve been on post-surgery leave. I look at these paintings and scream in my head – how? how She is amazing. The colors, the landscapes, the city scenes – all done with the lightness of touch and richness of colors.
Back to the drawing board, err – sketchbook.
thank you for this gorgeous inspiration!
my pleasure mrs. pom
so glad you’re enjoying your sabbatical
Fabulous… I love sketchbooks and diaries!
I’m fascinated by the mystery and love holding a treasured object!!
Thanks for sharing!!!
oh yes. it’s like time traveling..
It is so cool that you have her actual sketchbook!
Her sketchbooks are such beautiful treasures. I love her use of color and light. I love everything about them, including the covers and bindings. I wish she knew how much joy you get from them. Maybe she does:)
in my mind she does. i love sharing them so much.
oh this makes me so happy… *and* it makes me wanna make a biggish sketchbook with 140# paper. or maybe buy one of those saunders waterford sketchbooks i’ve had my eye on.
these pages convey such a sense of contentment…
xoxo
i haven’t seen the saunders waterford sketchbooks!
Many many years from now, there will be many who look at your sketchbooks with the same curiosity, joy, wonder and amazement. So kind of you to share hers.
aw … you’re nice 🙂
You know how I love this! xox
oh yes i do! so glad i could share it with you in person dear sharron