I really enjoy going fishing with my cousin and my brother-in-law. Today was another such outing. I didn’t have as much luck as I had last time, but it was fun anyway.
Although my time thinking about hand gestures was limited, I decided to use the opportunity to photograph hands at work for my gesture library. My cousin has been a meat cutter for 30 years, so the end of successful fishing trips results in taking home plastic bags filled with fish filets, instead of whole fish that one must clean. I don’t know how he does it. The whole process is fascinating. It probably wouldn’t be if I were a vegetarian.
Below is my watercolor study of Joe’s hands at work. He caught all of the trout today. The meat of the trout he caught looks like salmon. The color comes from what they ate.
Today’s study
Hands at Work
7″x10″ 140# Rough Watercolor Block
Once again, this is a rough draft, a sketch for a full-fledged painting.
Thank you again for your candor and courage to share your story in so many ways. With words. And snaps. And remarkable watercolors. This all can be healing, too. The Healing Garden gardener
Again, lovely! I can see the movements before and the ones yet to come.
Thank you, Elizabeth.
J