April 27, 2012

Also...

Here's the other reason I haven't been on here in a while. My dad passed away on April 13, and my brain has been elsewhere.
Over the past year he and I sent a sketchbook back and forth. He called me earlier this year and thanked me, saying the sketchbook and my encouragement had helped him get back into drawing and painting. Here is the last sketch he sent me...


sketched by Memphis Urban Sketchers

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'm sorry for you loss :( That is such a sweet story! Always something you will be able to cherish.

4/27/2012 12:29 PM
Memphis Urban Sketchers said...

Thanks, Lindsay!

4/27/2012 11:44 PM
carrol mctyre said...

I saw the wonderful article about your Dad in the paper. I am sorry for your loss. What a wonderful, tangible memory you have with those sketchbooks.

4/30/2012 11:18 AM

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