The lady on the left is Stephanie (the youngest looking Grandma I have ever seen!) and the young lady on the right is Jayden.
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Sunday, January 20, 2013
Sketching in church
I've finally gotten back into sketching during church. I was in a funk for awhile....one of the ladies I have sketched 3 times is now facing terminal cancer and has only weeks to live. I think it kind of made me feel weird about sketching people. Two of my other subjects have died within the past two years and a part of me is feeling sad when I sketch people thinking, "I wonder if they'll be here next year". Kind of morbid I know, but it has hit home recently and was bothering me for awhile. I know it's not my fault, but somehow I feel more closely connected because I drew them.
The lady on the left is Stephanie (the youngest looking Grandma I have ever seen!) and the young lady on the right is Jayden.
The lady on the left is Stephanie (the youngest looking Grandma I have ever seen!) and the young lady on the right is Jayden.
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What a Blessing that you have several sketches of her! Her family would probably love them. We took many photos of our "Seniors" from trips we took them on (My Husband was "Pastoral Care" for 7 years :-)
Love those people! Now that WE are "Seniors"--many of them are gone. (Even my first Watercolor Instructor). Keep sketching--I've missed you!!! Marj.
I think it's wonderful that you did sketch them. Its like a memorial. Marj is right, they would make a great gift.
So good to see you sketching again.
I have felt the same way. I sketched a wonderful couple together and right after that they found out he has pancreatic cancer, they are going through a lot and she sits alone in church now. When she comes I go and sit with her and one Sunday she was having a really hard day and I sat with her, holding her hand and gave her my sketch. She cried and hugged it and she often tells me how she treasures it.
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