The Hudson's Bay is a genuine bit of Canadiana. It's just a
department store now, but it goes all the way back to the founding of
the nation. People came here in the 1600's for fur hats and canoes. And
you can still buy them at any Bay store. Our downtown Bay has a window
overlooking Phillips Square. A small park featuring a statue of King
Edward. By the time Edward Prince of Wales visited Montreal, the
Grovernor and Company, Adventurers of England, Hudson's Bay Trading
Company had been making fur hats for 200 years. Well on their way to
becoming our favorite national retail chain.
The
figures around the base of the statue represent the four founding
nations of Quebec (French, Scots, Irish, and English), and includes a
allegorical figure of Peace holding aloft olive branch. She also has a
sword hidden in the folds of her robe - because, you know, sometimes
those founding nations didn't quite get along.
Registration for the July 12-14 Symposium in Santo Domingo is open. Visit our Symposium site for more information.
III Sketching Workshop in Tuscany: An Urban Sketchers Workshop taught by Simo Capecchi and Caroline Peyron in Volterra, June 9-12.
Location Sketching in Watercolor: An Urban Sketchers Workshop taught by Marc Taro Holmes and Shari Blaukopf in Portland, Ore., Aug. 3-5.
Fragments of Naples: An Urban Sketchers Workshop taught by Simo Capecchi, Laura Scarpa and Caroline Peyron in Naples, Italy, May 24-27.
1. We draw on location, indoors or out, capturing what we see from direct observation.
2. Our drawings tell the story of our surroundings, the places we live and where we travel.
3. Our drawings are a record of time and place.
4. We are truthful to the scenes we witness.
5. We use any kind of media and cherish our individual styles.
6. We support each other and draw together.
7. We share our drawings online.
8. We show the world, one drawing at a time.
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3 comments:
Love this!
As I sat in the square last Summer, I noticed that all the tourists like to have their picture taken in front of the monument, so I tried to capture that in my sketchbook... well, let's say yours is much better!
I like it!
Congratulations
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