{"id":23,"date":"2010-07-18T17:45:25","date_gmt":"2010-07-18T21:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mirrer.com\/MirrerView\/?p=23"},"modified":"2012-01-25T20:36:29","modified_gmt":"2012-01-26T00:36:29","slug":"sketches-of-harlech-castle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mirrer.com\/MirrerView\/2010\/07\/18\/sketches-of-harlech-castle\/","title":{"rendered":"Sketches of Harlech Castle"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been visiting Harlech Castle for more than 20 years. I’ve taken many photos there – and am proud of several of them.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Yet, I wanted some way to, I dunno, commune<\/em> with the place.<\/p>\n

I think that’s why I decided to learn how to draw. It requires me to absorb the castle in so much more detail. At the same time, I have to constantly make choices of what to include and what to leave out.<\/p>\n

Each visit – well, many of the visits – I sketch one or two scenes. Even when I choose the same subjects, each sketch is different. First of all, each time I’m<\/em> different. And, somehow, each time the castle is different. At least, as different as a 700-plus-year-old place can be.<\/p>\n

When I look at the sketches, I remember what it felt like to do that one. What it was like at the castle that day – blazing sunshine (or freezing rain); lots of loud tourists (oh, it’s the most painful when the screechy voices are American<\/em>) or delightfully serene.<\/p>\n

My hope is that, someday, the sketches will communicate those feelings to all who view them.<\/p>\n

In the meantime….<\/p>\n

Here are two early sketches:<\/p>\n

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Pen-and-ink sketch of Harlech Castle, as seen from the rock outcrop on the south side of town. Clearly, I hadn't learned to draw trees yet (hence the blank areas in the foreground).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Gatehouse on the east side of Harlech Castle, as seen from the inside of the castle. Graphite pencil. This is one of my earliest sketches; looking at it for the first time in years, I'm surprised I accomplished this much.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What do you think?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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