tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572300932905140618.post453778740102556411..comments2023-09-19T09:05:51.131-07:00Comments on Art Adventures: In the Sketchbook: Traveling to Hue and HanoiMary Paquethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847021818957221109noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572300932905140618.post-44527376463332314672014-05-01T18:43:59.676-07:002014-05-01T18:43:59.676-07:00Pam, thanks for the comments. I love seeing how pe...Pam, thanks for the comments. I love seeing how people live. <br /><br />My drawing teacher keeps harping on perspective. It's getting more instinctive.Mary Paquethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05847021818957221109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572300932905140618.post-412716871880854822014-05-01T06:18:05.855-07:002014-05-01T06:18:05.855-07:00A beautiful, BEAUTIFUL post Mary! I love your sket...A beautiful, BEAUTIFUL post Mary! I love your sketch- the perspective in it is wonderful. I bet you just do that naturally now through so much practice. :-)<br /><br />Your photographs are stunning. I am just thrilled to see such a local view of Vietnam. I admire how you always focus on people- it makes the travelogue so much more meaningful.Pam Hugginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03886722152972554968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572300932905140618.post-16618731079569133032014-04-30T08:18:03.856-07:002014-04-30T08:18:03.856-07:00I should add, though, that Vietnam has a totalitar...I should add, though, that Vietnam has a totalitarian government filled with corruption. I believe Ho Chi Minh would roll over in his grave. I will remark about the blatant corruption in another post.Mary Paquethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05847021818957221109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572300932905140618.post-58163446723428230652014-04-30T05:41:10.198-07:002014-04-30T05:41:10.198-07:00Martine, bonjour e merci!
Sherry, I was a young a...Martine, bonjour e merci!<br /><br />Sherry, I was a young adult in those years and my husband was not drafted because our first child was on the way. By the time we fled Saigon, dumping helicopters off the back of ships, my children were in school. These were terrible years where I realized I could no longer view the images from the war. I found it healing to go to Vietnam and see that the Mary Paquethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05847021818957221109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572300932905140618.post-8940421169488829542014-04-30T03:33:25.276-07:002014-04-30T03:33:25.276-07:00I love the sketch, Mary. Reminds me a bit of Joan...I love the sketch, Mary. Reminds me a bit of Joan Tavalott's sketching style too. Beyond that, all I think of is our men lost during the Vietnam war, how difficult this was for our troops, the anti-war movement this war raised in the U.S., hippies and the counter-culture, and politics, politics, politics. I am thankful to see a bit of Vietnam through your eyes. It brings to mind a time Autumn Leaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010044052621228719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572300932905140618.post-45200488376649492792014-04-29T17:46:10.807-07:002014-04-29T17:46:10.807-07:00Bonjour,
Merci de partager avec nous vos émotions...Bonjour,<br /><br />Merci de partager avec nous vos émotions... C'est un très beau voyage, nul doute...<br /><br />Cette petite aquarelle reflète merveilleusement bien vos écrits. Elle est pleine de charme.<br /><br />Gros bisous ❤︎ ❀ ❁ ❀ ❤︎martinealisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04055152925986659065noreply@blogger.com