Spring wears many outfits...

Dear Sarah - Day 102 of our daily drawing exchange

Dear Sarah -
April 12, 2025

I understand spring has arrived on the coast? Dani sent me photos of a flower bed full of tulips under a bright, sunny sky.

This is what’s going on here, much to the delight of the spring skiers.

I took shelter in a warm, dimly lit hotel lobby and sketched this:

We shall see what tomorrow brings…

Cheers,
Nikki

April 12, 2025
Hi Nikki,

I had every intention of re-drawing the birds today, but I was waylaid by the 5-minute sweetpea.

Went for a walk around Swan Lake with Jen today-- we were sheltered from a cold wind, and we saw very few people (always a plus for me). Wished I had binoculars to look for birds.

I also had some excellent news from one of my authors: her book, Black Sunflowers, is a finalist for a BC Book Prize (the Ethel Wilson Award for adult fiction). It's always a boost, as an editor, to have something you have worked on recognized as being worthy of acclaim. The author is beyond chuffed!!

Also, I wanted to say that I found yesterday's drawing/collage of your dad very beautiful--intriguing and atmospheric--and I love the golden tones. Everything you do that has him in it is suffused with love. It made me want to find an old photo of my dad and try and do something--no idea what--with it. Our relationship was not in the least like yours with your father (suffused with love would not be an apt description), but there's something about the photographic component that interests me. I feel so old-school in my drawing, compared to what you are able to do on your iPad, but as my mother used to say "comparisons are odious." I actually love that we bring totally different skills/ideas/equipment to this project.

I am also attaching a photo of my table, showing the encroachment of art supplies!

Sidebar: "Comparisons are odious" first appeared circa 1440 (John Lydgate), and has been used by Cervantes, Christopher Marlowe and John Donne. Shakespeare wrote "Comparisons are odorous" in

Much Ado About Nothing in 1599. LOL, Will.

XO S