linksoepI made a long walk yesterday in Antwerp, from the old city center to Borgerhout (awesome street art!) and Zurenborg (incredible Art Nouveau architecture!). Along the way I passed Moorkensplein, where I found a perfect spot to sit and sketch, in front of the town hall.
Just as I opened my sketchbook to start drawing, a woman came by with her dog. Out of the blue, she started sharing her rather tragic circumstances (she was in the midst of a divorce from her adulterous husband). At first I listened with empathy, but after 20 minutes or so I grew a bit impatient (I could see rain clouds coming), so I had to cut her off.
Ironically, during her sad confession, a marriage was taking place in the town hall. Lots of people celebrating love. While I sketched, rather hastily because of the threatening rain, I thought about the raw and fragile contrast between happiness and misery. And me, witnessing both.
#drawing #sketchbook #fountainpen #ink #watercolor #art #urbansketching
Just as I opened my sketchbook to start drawing, a woman came by with her dog. Out of the blue, she started sharing her rather tragic circumstances (she was in the midst of a divorce from her adulterous husband). At first I listened with empathy, but after 20 minutes or so I grew a bit impatient (I could see rain clouds coming), so I had to cut her off.
Ironically, during her sad confession, a marriage was taking place in the town hall. Lots of people celebrating love. While I sketched, rather hastily because of the threatening rain, I thought about the raw and fragile contrast between happiness and misery. And me, witnessing both.
#drawing #sketchbook #fountainpen #ink #watercolor #art #urbansketching
