Here is the most "finished" piece I have done from 2 or 3 visits to Vinland. This is the porch of the library. One of the oldest functioning libraries west of the Mississippi I believe. I think this was drawn before the "Vinland Caravan" that was posted earlier. The old Studebakers are just past the three buildings behind these two.
Mrs. Martha Smith had started tending the library in her 20's and did not quit until no longer able to sit there on weekends. . She and here son attended the Baldwin Bible Chapel for years. The links below will give you the straight scoop.
Obit of Mrs. Smith, Jan 24, 2014 http://www2.ljworld.com/obituaries/2014/jan/29/martha-smith/
Photo gallery of Martha Smith and the Coal Creek Library:
http://www2.ljworld.com/photos/galleries/2006/jul/23/martha_cutter_kelley_smith/
There are a number of other LJW links you can get to from these archives that tell some more of this amazing story.
This drawing was done on 9x12 inch Strathmore Sketch pad with B and or 2B lead. It was started on location, and finished up at home over the course of the following week or so. I am pretty slow, but I like to think about it and "watch" a piece develop at least when doing a somewhat detailed one.
We are trying a new look to the blog at the suggestion of a friend to maybe make it easier to find the drawing you like from old posts.
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