Draw a sparrow from a tear drop



Phil and her notes.  Ross does not look like that.

As mentioned in the last post we met the delightful Phil at the White Rabbit Gallery.  She gave us a mini tour and was very enthusiastic, often pulling folded pieces of paper out of her voluminous apron pocket.  The papers were photocopied articles that provided extra information about the art work.  I was fascinated with her habit of sorting through the many bits of paper in order to find the right one.

 I loved hearing about the artists  and Phil was able to provide first hand knowledge
of them . She spoke of the artist, Liu Zhuoquan who is exhibiting at the White Rabbit Gallery.  She told us about Liu's father who was a tailor but was sent to a farm during the Cultural Revolution in order  to drive the sparrows off the crops.  Liu's father was Buddhist and would not harm a living thing.  He and his family had an extremely difficult time and Liu's art responds to this.
Liu taught Phil how to draw a sparrow from a tear drop.  Phil taught Ross and I the same and this is how you do it. A tear drop makes a charming sparrow, cry it yourself .