Well, sort of... I think Vincent (as in VanGogh) was more into organic shapes like I am. We don't see very many buildings in Vincent's collection. But, I know he liked to try different things. One of the great things about working in a library, is that you just come across things in the course of your daily work--as in tidbits of information, pictures, charming little children's books, etc... Sometimes you just open the page of a book to stick a slip inside, and something catches your eye. In my case, it was a quote by Vincent (yes, we are on a first name basis). The quote reads: "I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it." Very simple and to the point, yet very inspiring. I sort of get annoyed by a lot of quotes that are supposed to be inspiring, the kind that people have hanging on their walls, as they're sort of rah rah cheerleaderish or too sentimental for my taste, but this one is subtle and yet it says so much. So, thanks Vincent, you inspired me to do a sketch of a building. Now, it's not a very good sketch and I just eyeballed the perspective, but it got me to do something that I don't know how to do. Anne the "I can't draw buildings" artist, sketched a building. I do have to laugh at my lamp post as it is especially crooked. I think it looks a bit like a twig rather than a lamp post, but I was just sketching. I think most people that draw a lot of buildings and straight lined shapes will actually use a ruler or straight edge of some sort.
Edited to add, I just wanted to take the time out as I don't usually reply to replies unless someone asks a question, to thank people for the nice comments about my drawings. So, thank you blog buddies!
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