To take a break from all the typing (which I found out is actually harming me a lot more than the drawing, judging by how much more my hand hurts when I avoid drawing and instead type all day) I’ve been taking a lot of trips out lately.
First off, since I believe this is what most of you are interested in, here are some crappy sketches I’ve been making during my downtime. Don’t worry, these each take just a few minutes or less, so they haven’t stressed my hand. I apologise for the awful quality, I took these with my Macbook cam in a dark room. Consider them potential sneak peeks. XD “Potential” because they are still very deep in the concept stage and may or may not appear in the far future of Sister Claire.
Today I went to Antwerp with my family, and I’ve brought back a lot of interesting pictures. August 24th is the “Festival of the Giants,” but sadly I didn’t catch them.
However, I DID see a very interesting thing I’ve never seen before: a geese parade.
Geese Parade from Yamino on Vimeo.
I also went to see a gorgeous church called St. Catharine, which had several beautiful painted triptychs, including some by Reubens. But you know what a sucker I am for crazy candy colors! (And glowing colors are even better.) What I loved most were the stained glass windows and detailed paintings using gold paint:
My brother thought this trinket in the church’s store looked kind of like a toilet. I had to agree. Maybe I should stock them in the Sister Claire store? XD I also snapped a photo of this really sexy Pope. (I think he was a Pope. maybe he was a Cardinal?) Whatever. Still hot, right? Bonus: I found their secret stash of Sacred Oil. Oooooh.
I’m a big fan of the urban decay aesthetic, but also natural reclamation. Most old European cities have it to some extent, but these really old cities seem to encourage it.
Another thing that was new to me: A double-decker horse-drawn buggy!
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Wow, I never expected to ever see a double-decker horse-drawn buggy! Way cooler than double-decker buses.
The guy in the last sketch has a pretty cool-looking beard, assuming it’s as narrow as it looks in that sketch.
The first panel look like Sr. Catherine out of habit, not possessed; but greatly changed somehow.
Loved your pics, comments and the geese parade is the cutest thing I’ve seen the whole month. :3
The girl with the Shiho-like curls looks too cool to be discarded.
Goose Parade is fun!
Bishop Marius Ambrosius Capello (1597-1676) was bishop of the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal, or Cathedral of Our Lady, in Antwerp. The bishop was highly regarded and beloved by the poor people of Antwerp, to whom he left all of his possessions.