DOI Heft:
No. 3 (June, 1893)
DOI Artikel:Bell, Arthur G.: Letters from artists to artists, [3]: sketching grounds
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.17188#0138
Sketching Grounds. No. III.—Holland
was my astonishment when she said she would seems impossible that in this short space of time
prefer a glass of beer, and she really enjoyed it too ! those little dark specks can have changed into this
I have seen little boys of about the same age smok- fine fleet of boats, but when you note the rate at
ing cigars and encouraged to do so by their parents, which the water is rushing by beneath you, and
If you happen to come over to Veere at low tide feel the breeze that is blowing in the same direction
you will be greatly disappointed with it; it looks as you begin to think that possibly this change may
if a plague had swept over the town and left have taken place in a few minutes. Now comes
scarcely a single inhabitant, but do not hurry away ; the exciting moment. How are these boats to
wait patiently till you see two Dutch fisherwomen in turn into the harbour with such a tide running ?
picturesque costume each with two large baskets It is a glorious sight as each boat comes towards
hung from a yoke on her shoulders. They will you at full speed, and just as the bowsprit seems
suddenly make their appearance on the quay side to be going to strike you down like an enormous
as if they had come up out of the ground; shortly lance, it suddenly turns off at a sharp angle and
two or three more will appear on the scene, quickly the boat glides safely into the harbour. Boat
followed by more, till quite a number are waiting after boat comes in laden with shrimps ; now
there and talking together, and forming themselves all is bustle and excitement, and everything
unconsciously into picturesque groups. You will you see you long to paint, when half an hour
wonder what this means, and if you are far-sighted before you were in a state of despondency over
and look out towards the horizon from the head of your work.
the quay, you will see a few dark specks against You would be very much amused at the life we
the sky. After making a pencil sketch of a group lead. Everybody here is most friendly towards us ;
or two of these women you wander down to the lots of children and girls gather about the hotel
quay head again, and there to your great astonish- when they know we have come in, bringing us
ment you see a whole fleet of fishing boats with flowers, or waiting for a game at ball with us,
their coloured sails racing along towards you; it laughing and talking all in an innocent and simple-
AN EVENING WALK ON THE RAMPARTS
was my astonishment when she said she would seems impossible that in this short space of time
prefer a glass of beer, and she really enjoyed it too ! those little dark specks can have changed into this
I have seen little boys of about the same age smok- fine fleet of boats, but when you note the rate at
ing cigars and encouraged to do so by their parents, which the water is rushing by beneath you, and
If you happen to come over to Veere at low tide feel the breeze that is blowing in the same direction
you will be greatly disappointed with it; it looks as you begin to think that possibly this change may
if a plague had swept over the town and left have taken place in a few minutes. Now comes
scarcely a single inhabitant, but do not hurry away ; the exciting moment. How are these boats to
wait patiently till you see two Dutch fisherwomen in turn into the harbour with such a tide running ?
picturesque costume each with two large baskets It is a glorious sight as each boat comes towards
hung from a yoke on her shoulders. They will you at full speed, and just as the bowsprit seems
suddenly make their appearance on the quay side to be going to strike you down like an enormous
as if they had come up out of the ground; shortly lance, it suddenly turns off at a sharp angle and
two or three more will appear on the scene, quickly the boat glides safely into the harbour. Boat
followed by more, till quite a number are waiting after boat comes in laden with shrimps ; now
there and talking together, and forming themselves all is bustle and excitement, and everything
unconsciously into picturesque groups. You will you see you long to paint, when half an hour
wonder what this means, and if you are far-sighted before you were in a state of despondency over
and look out towards the horizon from the head of your work.
the quay, you will see a few dark specks against You would be very much amused at the life we
the sky. After making a pencil sketch of a group lead. Everybody here is most friendly towards us ;
or two of these women you wander down to the lots of children and girls gather about the hotel
quay head again, and there to your great astonish- when they know we have come in, bringing us
ment you see a whole fleet of fishing boats with flowers, or waiting for a game at ball with us,
their coloured sails racing along towards you; it laughing and talking all in an innocent and simple-
AN EVENING WALK ON THE RAMPARTS