“Scenic Route to Gananoque”: ink, watercolour and gouache, art journal
On Saturday, we went for a drive to Gananoque, taking the long way via the ferry at Picton to enjoy the beautiful winter day. As a passenger, I was able to do my art of the day en route. I just rested my hand, holding my sketching pen, on the paper and surrendered to the movement of the car, occasionally adding a little sketch of some feature in the landscape, and turning the sketchbook around now and then to change the direction of the line. When I got home, I added blue and pearlescent watercolour to represent the blue of the sky and the sparkle of the snow, plus a few red accents. Unlike most of the pages in my sketchbook, this is a true “art journal” entry — a piece of art that documents the day.