Everyday in May - 4 and 5
I did another 2 page journal spread in my House series for my sketches yesterday and today. My father built this house with the help of my mother's brothers and some friends - in a rural community approximately 20 miles from New York City. We moved in one week after I finished 3rd grade and I lived there until I graduated from high school - plus 4 college summers. As I was writing this I realized that I have lived in my NYC apartment longer than I lived in my childhood home - a surprising realization.
I left out the trees on the front lawn because it wasn't possible to see the house. Maybe next winter I'll resketch this house from a winter photo and add the bare trees. Snow and trees are still challenges for me!
Next I plan to sketch the college dorm where I lived for 2 of my 4 years.
Comments
lovely job like the journaling
Posted by: Margaret Hunt | May 5, 2008 11:14 PM
This is wonderful. My ex-laws lived in S. Jersey and had a home quite similar to this, built in 1950 or so. I like the combination exterior/interior sketches you've done. It is sad when your main child hood home goes "on the block." but I wonder if it is sadder not to have HAD a PRIMARY childhood home...
Posted by: PainterWoman | May 6, 2008 4:27 AM
Fun memories to document - the house sketch is fantastic and I Love the sky - amazing. I would love to do this project but as a child be moved quite frequently and I remember little detail. I love the variety of posting this ED in May is bringing forth. I look forward to your next installment.
Posted by: sandy | May 6, 2008 11:41 AM
What a great idea! You do such wonderful architectural drawings, and the floorplan is a great addition. Can others join you in this project?
Posted by: Lynn | May 6, 2008 1:24 PM
This is a fun project - and I love what you're doing with it.
Posted by: casey | May 7, 2008 5:55 AM
Shirley,
This is a wonderful idea that I plan to "steal"! By the way, we lived in West Milford (not too far from Wayne) briefly in the 80s. Beautiful place, on Pinecliff Lake, that I will try to paint soon!
Lisa
Posted by: Lisa | May 7, 2008 5:48 PM