Sketch-It

Plein-air pen and wash on paper

Swy a Lana lagoon at Maffeo-Sutton Park.

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The downtown waterfront park contains a lagoon, that is connected to the ocean at high tide. It has a peculiar name derived from aboriginal legends according to colonial historians.

I often wondered how to depict the sweeping curve of the retaining wall that surrounds the lagoon and beach.

Yesterday I ventured a pen sketch of this scene with some watercolour added.

On a nice sunshine day there are usually parents with small kids playing in the sand or in the water.

Author: John Hofman

my email is jhofman@telus.net Website: johnhofman.wordpress.com

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