End of a Summer Day, Saint-Roch, Quebec City

pencil, pen and ink wash 4.75" x 12"

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How I love pen and ink. I like the way I have to incorporate accidents into the overall aim of the drawing- it's difficult to be too perfectionistic with a medium that is unerasable. I always start with a very faint wash, and often end up being surprised at how dark the darks end up being.

View of Old Quebec from the Saint Lawrence River

pencil, pen and ink wash on paper

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This view of Quebec City shows a slice of both the Upper Town (Haute-Ville) and Lower Town (Basse-Ville) as seen from the Saint Lawrence River. You can see here some of the beautifully geometric buildings from the University of Laval's School of Architecture.