145. Sunset at Deep Cove.
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Dear reader,
After dinner on Sunday, we drove to the popular summertime spot at Deep Cove in North Vancouver. As the sun set behind the mountains, I raced against the fading light. I raced against time.
Shadows lengthened on the restless water. People strolled by, some licking ice cream, others hauling enormous paddle boards to return to the rental place. Whiffs of soft conversation drifted in the air. The last passengers of the last boat disembarked. It departed just as I finished drawing it.
The mountains on the horizon grew darker. Dusk fell slowly, then suddenly. The kids jumped off the edge of the boardwalk straight into the water. And then, I was done.
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Dear reader, this drawing was made over time.
Before I understood this, I used to think of what I did as capturing a moment. As depicting reality. Both are lies.
My drawings depict a reality that never existed. Consider the biggest difference between a sketch and a photograph -
That a sketch is not a single moment, but an impression of all time spent on the spot.
This drawing includes all the things I saw, and many that I decided not to draw. In these lines, you can read the sound of the water while I watched the shadows dance on its surface. It indicates the burst of energy with which I began and my last-mile dash to the finish. It includes people who passed in front of me but did not make it to the page.
You might think this drawing is a lie. You might point at it and say - It didn’t happen this way at all!
And you might be right.
I made it all up.
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It's not a lie at all, it's the story YOU tell. Thank you for this very insightful post!
Your words and pictures are like a soothing balm. Just what I needed today! Thanks.