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Quebec City Sketches

9/30/2019

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This past August I took a short, lovely trip to Quebec City. It's a place full of hills and vistas, and exquisite old buildings with more turrets than a Disney castle. In other words, a perfect place for sketching.

I was traveling solo and wanted to round up some sketching buddies to share my adventures with. So I did a search on the Urban Sketchers website for the Quebec City chapter. I thought surely there must one, since it's such a charming, sketchable city. But I was wrong. Hmmmm. So I searched for artist meet-ups instead, and this time I struck gold. Turns out that artist Denise Bujold runs a wonderful series of events called "Artistes dans le Parcs". Each month artists meet at the parks in Quebec City for sketching, painting and companionship. And I couldn't wait to meet them!

They did not disappoint. There was a friendly crowd at the Parc Nautique de Cap-Rouge on the day I joined them. Denise and the other artists welcomed me warmly even though my French is horrible. Fortunately their English is a thousand times better than my French!

At the park I painted a watercolor on the bank of the St. Lawrence River. It was a challenge to catch it before the ebbing tide turned the bank back into a flowering marsh. 
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Parc Nautique de Cap-Rouge, Quebec City, Watercolor on Paper, 8x10 in
Larry Marshall and Yvan Breton were also at the event, and graciously invited me to go out sketching with them the next day. How wonderful it was to be with two inspiring local artists who knew their way around and could point out great places to sketch. It began to rain just as we settled down to draw at the old lower city, or Basse-Ville, but Yvan knew about a covered entrance to a building where we could draw the picturesque Université Laval while we waited it out. 

Eventually it came time to say good bye to my new friends. But being with them and seeing their wonderful sketches renewed my interest in drawing. And so I continued to sketch on my own in their beautiful city. 
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View from Basse-Ville, Quebec City, Colored Pencil Sketch
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View from Rue des Remparts, Quebec City, Colored Pencil Sketch
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Church on Rue St Jean, Quebec City, Colored Pencil Sketch

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8 Comments
Suzala
10/2/2019 12:47:09 am

Loved this entry. Lovely drawings and i so enjoyed hearing about your adventure!

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Julie Kessler
10/2/2019 12:17:39 pm

Thank you so much Suzala. Maybe some day we should all go on a sketching excursion to parts north!

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Denise Bujold link
10/2/2019 07:15:02 pm

Dear Julie,
Your visit made us a real pleasure. It was very nice to share these beautiful moments with you. We hope to see you again.
NYC Urban Sketchers artists are welcome. The programming of ARTISTES DANS LES PARCS will be unveiled next April on our website. An English page will be added soon.

Looking forward to rereading you.

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Julie Kessler
10/3/2019 09:01:41 am

It was a delight to meet you! Hope to join you at one of your wonderful events again in the future.

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Paula Caplan
10/4/2019 09:28:49 am

I always love the feelings your paintings and sketches elicit in me. It's like stepping into a beautiful, warm embrace! It sounds like you had an incredible trip and a special time connecting with your new artist friends! I'm so glad you were able to get away!!!

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Julie Kessler
10/4/2019 10:46:08 am

Oh Paula, what a kind thing to say. Thanks!

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Joan Tavolott link
10/13/2019 08:42:24 pm

Nice paintings and sketches. It is so great that the art community is so receptive to visiting artists. It is always nice to feel like you belong.

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Julie Kessler
10/15/2019 09:40:08 pm

Thanks Joan, yes it's wonderful to meet kindred spirits wherever we go.

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