Sunday, April 25, 2010

Tucson VA Hospital



My husband is having surgery soon at the Tucson VA hospital so we had to go down for some pre-ops which ended up including a stay overnight for a cardio-catheterization. I took the opportunity to do a couple of sketches from his 3rd floor room window. It is a beautiful old place and they are keeping it up quite well (the room wasn't so great and the food was inedible but the hospital is lovely).

One sketch is on watercolor paper using watercolor and the other is on some Canson MiTientes brown paper so I used gouache on that one.

22 comments:

  1. What a beautiful hospital! And I love the color in your sketches --the cool blues complement the warmth of the reddish browns.

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  2. I am so impressed that you used your time in this creative way. It looks great and I will try to follow your example in future when dealing with family medical procedures.

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  3. You've done so well Timaree - I love both your paintings. I wish you were there for a happier occasion, but you've used your time well. I hope all goes well with your husband's surgery.

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  4. Timeree, Love the sketches. Sending you good wishes. Hope all goes well.
    Lisa

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  5. Amazing! That you can sketch at all under the circumstance AND that you've done such a FABULOUS job to boot!

    Hugs and good wishes for a smooth operation and recovery! Take care of you - both!

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  6. Beautiful work. Love the architecture and the colors. Hope the surgery is not serious. Prayers coming your way.

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  7. Your paintings are really special, as are you. You have the support of a very large online cheering section for you and your husband. You are both in my thoughts and heart. nancy

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  8. lovely paintings! I believe this is one of the good ways to kill the time while you're waiting. I hope your husband gets well really soon. Best regards.

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  9. Thanks everyone. As pretty as the view was, I just had to draw it and SHARE it with all my online buddies!

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  10. I thoroughly enjoyed your sketches of the VA Hospital. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

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  11. Well done you for using your time so creatively - that top one came out particularly well. I hope all goes well with your husband's surgery. Warm regards to you both.

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  12. Beautiful paintings - lovely hospital keeping with the local architecture, unlike most VA Medical Centers. Best wishes for great operation and speedy recovery for your husband.

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  13. You created a great atmosphere in these drawings. I especially love the first one, the composition and the feel of it. I wish you and your husband well!

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  14. You have a way with colours that give your sketches a nice serene feel.Such a good idea to draw.I will be thinking of you and your husband.

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  15. You certainly made lemonade out of a lemon time. The hospital seems like a pleasant setting. Wishing the best for your husband.

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  16. Thanks for sharing your pages with the class, these are lovely. You've done a bang up job with all those difficult lines in perspective and both sketches are sensitive renderings, with a feeling of astmosphere. So nice to see.

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  17. Timaree, it is so good to have something like this journal for the time spent waiting beside a loved one. Prayers to you and your husband. Do you mind if I ask about your journal? This is a new concept to me. An art journal. What do you use to color the pictures? Thanks, and good luck!

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  18. Nice work. So sorry you have to be at the hospital with a loved one!

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  19. I think our art journals are one of the best things to help us get through difficult times like these! These are beautiful. I can't believe that is a hospital! Keeping you and your husband in my prayers!

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  20. Beautiful Timaree! What a wonderful way for you to relieve some stress. I wish you and your husband all the best, and a speedy recovery for him!

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  21. Beautiful paintings. What a lovely hospital to stay if you have to stay in a hospital, it is a nice one. I hope your hubby will be okay. I pray for healing for him.

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  22. Beautiful drawings/paintings and lovely view. Thinking of you both.

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