sketchbook 21/08/09

A few meters down from the sand sculptors, there was a stage where the Harmonicats were playing. As their name implies, they are a trio of harmonicaists (does that word exist?) who were really entertaining with their music and stage repartee. What really surprised me were the harmonica sizes. They ranged from a 1 inch to what looked like a foot and a half.

I also got the musicians to autograph my drawing. Quite nice of them.

sketchbook 21/08/09

The gates opened for the 131st Canadian National Exhibition and with the opening, for me, this means the summer is ending. It's been many years since I visited the grounds, and a lot has changed. New buildings, functions switched to different buildings and new food vendors selling their dishes to hungry crowds.

In one new building, they had 4 sand sculptors showing off their talents in a sand sculpting competition that will be judges on Sunday.I chose to sketch Melineige Beauregard, an artist from Quebec whose been sand sculpting for 10 years. Her piece is called "Rock On".