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  2009

  Feb 3
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  renefijten

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  La viande de cheval. Sketched in a foodmarket in Tarbes, south of France.

  http://renefijten.blogspot.com/
  tags: france | Tarbes | Viande
   

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  Matt L 9:43 pm on February 3, 2009 | #

  They eat horse there?

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  Rudat 4:33 am on February 4, 2009 | #

  This is wonderful. I love all of the details, such as the saw almost hidden in the background. With such an old world practice, it’s a shame to see the modern digital weight scale. No one can make ham like the French and Spaniards, wish I was there!

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  renefijten 5:38 am on February 4, 2009 | #

  Yes, French occasionally eat horsemeat, but they tell me it’s getting less common. It tastes a bit sweet. Thanks for your comments.

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  bontemps 7:47 am on February 4, 2009 | #

  nice sketch. Can i ask what you used? I have had horse in France, its quite pointless. Bit like snails…

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  renefijten 10:12 am on February 4, 2009 | #

  I first draw some sketchy lines to get the scene right with a fine pencil H 0.5mm. Then I make the real drawing with edding profipen 0.3 (waterproof ink). On the adjacent page I quickly redraw the scene using a fountain pen, to define shades and note colours. This all on location.
  Later, in this case the next day, I painted it with watercolour, based on the notes. Sometimes I take a photograph for reference, but I seldom use it.
  And I agree on the taste of the meat.

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  bontemps 10:20 am on February 4, 2009 | #

  thanks very much! I do like your sketches very much and any tips you give are much appreciated. Look forward to more!!!

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  Margie 5:00 am on February 6, 2009 | #

  thanks for telling us your process – I like the idea of drawing the values and other notes on the adjacent page. I’ll try that.

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