Last night's class was a continuation of the bestiary drawings. The evening was broken up with a birthday celebration for Jan, who turns 49 today. Happy Birthday, Jan! It seems Jan, Debbie and I shared a High School back in the 70s. And while I didn't know Jan then we were able to conjure up some shared memories. It's strange how when you start stirring the memory-muck things drift into view that shock you; "where did that come from?'" is a frequent question. The shock isn't for the images themselves, it's for the act of remembering. These memories are all fragments, usually visual - snapshots of people and places that have been kept by the brain for unknown reasons. Perhaps there is a cataloguing system that says "this is a good exemplar of 'Winskill Park' I'll keep that image for future reference". Because, when I think of Winskill Park I see a static image, perhaps a montage, of bleachers against green. I know Winskill Park is important in my teenage life, being the place where I taught Susan Evans and Debbie Dalgety to smoke (sorry girls), but obviously not important enough to keep a "movie" memory. Interesting.
As for the art, my new beasts are a Flying Beaver/Hermit Crab cross, and a Leopard/Mermaid - names are slow in coming.
Next week we begin the botanical drawings on mylar with Chinese ink. Hopefully I can get my scanner working and post some of the images
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