Sunday Morning Beach Time and Sketching.
Sketching ideas on my surface
The entire piece
The sketch outline.
It's an early Sunday morning here and I was just having my morning coffee and enjoying our view.
You can see the sun beginning to slide across the water.
We are early risers, here at Toad Hall.
This morning began at 6 am. Being morning people we get to enjoy that quiet when even the shore birds have not begun their morning rounds and today the sea is so still.
I was joyous yesterday when September began it's march onward into Autumn by gifting us with cooler weather.
Being in the low 70's ( That's 20's C for everyone else) at the hottest point in the day feels wonderful. Though, I do not want to think about our past Winter when it was so cold. But, our early Spring gave this same view a different feel, as you can see the same shots but from March of this year.
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What is lacking is the green. Also, no boats moored for their Summer fun.
Even the clarity of the water in March has an icy feel to it, a sharp cool glass showing the sea bed, tempting a toe to be rewarded with an icy stab.
And believe me, I've taken that lure and plopped my feet into this sea in March, it is Cold. A warning to wait for a few months.
Now it is quite warm in our little harbour to swim.
The shallow waters at lower tide heat up like bath water. This is fleeting, however, and as I smile at the cooler temperatures of late Summer and look forward to Autumn, I know that the icy blasts of Winter are not as far away as next Summer's heat.
But, for now, I'm enjoying my quiet cool Summer morning; taking in our view, sipping my cooling coffee and sketching on my surface.
Sometimes it is simply a journal and pencil, but my little surface does a fine job for simple sketches and ideas. And of course my head is always swimming nowadays with hybrid ladies in their finery.
The narrative of a daydream on a cool Summer morning.
I hope you have a moment to sit and sip coffee. If you are an early riser, to take in that quiet only an early morning can offer. To sit and think of nothing and everything on a fine Summer morning is a treat as fine as gold, in my books. I hope you get such a treasure today.
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And check out my other posts.
- Creating a Hashtag: The #steemitletter
- A black and white drawing break
- Singularity drawing in watercolour and #anitpost revealed: The World of the Machine.
- Taking needed Nature breaks in a busy Summer. The importance of Unplugging.
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Mmmm, I feel that water so good and almost can sense smell of it @donnadavisart, enjoy your nature :)
I shall do and you enjoy your Sunday as well!
I like your sketch of her already because of her design and her pose. The way you designed her cloth, you make it look easy, Donna :).
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so artistic sketches im glad you are enjoying summer and making sketches keep the good work up and keep sharing such meanungful articles
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I love the tranquility of early mornings (too bad I am a night owl and I can't wake before 9 am)
It's still way warmer than 20 C here...
We are getting a warmer day today I think, but not like it was in August, thank heavens!
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Waoooo,, beautiful naturel scene
it would be great to start the day with this wonderful view :)
I am jealous of you. This is a nature that gives me peace of mind when I watch it.
enjoy it.!
congratulations for your beautiful drawings, my dear friend :)
I appreciate it everyday :)
Thanks and I hope you had a good Sunday!
What a beautiful coastline! I never was much of a early riser, and these days I bike in the very busy bicycle commuting flock in the early morning, and then I swim with some energetic old ladies and some wetsuit clad exercists. So the only moment I really have of peaceful contemplating is standing naked after the swim trying to catch my breath, looking at the large seagulls that like to sit on the poles a couple of metres away from the public swimming facility looking towards the southern harbour and its large bicycle bridges.
At least I am looking at saltwater. In Denmark a view is not really counted for anything if you are not looking at saltwater. Just like you do.
Love your sketches!