September 18, 2006


Meet the Flockers: Elizabeth Perry

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I’m a sketchblogger. People told me that the way to learn to draw was to draw – so I’ve been drawing something from my life every day for almost two years now, and posting each drawing to my blog, woolgathering…

I plan to visit once a week and bring you a new view of Pittsburgh, where I live.

posted by Elizabeth Perry in Meet the Flockers, art, sketch 

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8 Responses to “Meet the Flockers: Elizabeth Perry”

  1. Deron Bauman on September 19th, 2006 at 12:09 am

    Thank you! I’m really looking forward to this.

  2. RPW on September 19th, 2006 at 5:57 am

    I like the perspective in your drawing, since perspective is what it’s all about. I’m looking forward to seeing Pittsburgh through you in the coming weeks.

  3. Andrew Simone on September 19th, 2006 at 8:31 am

    Are you from Pittsburgh originally?

    I have worked with folks who grew up there. Pittsburgh people are a very particular sort of people.

  4. Elizabeth Perry on September 19th, 2006 at 9:18 am

    I am transplanted here.

    Came to Pittsburgh for graduate school – 22 years ago – and apart from a year in Iowa, have been here ever since, watching it develop as an amazing unsung place. No ocean, but strong arts funding, interesting architecture, congenial creative people, offbeat neighborhoods, and VERY low cost of living.

    You can get a sense of the place if you browse through the Pittsburgh group on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/groups/pittsburgh/). I hope to reflect on that in my drawings over the coming year…

  5. Cindy Scroggins on September 19th, 2006 at 10:21 am

    Great shoes.

  6. Daryl Scroggins on September 19th, 2006 at 10:26 am

    I’m very glad you are here, Elizabeth. It will be a pleasure to see your newest drawings and those from the past as well.

  7. Lee Willcock on September 19th, 2006 at 11:55 am

    And rivers and streams and cricks, Elizabeth. The spooky invisibility of Pittsburgh keeps it just right in size and attitude.

  8. Verna Wilder on September 21st, 2006 at 8:53 pm

    Oh my god! You’ve only been doing this for two years? I love your watercolors on your woolgathering site, and I love this sketch (yes, cool shoes!). Wow. Impressive. I’ve got you bookmarked in both places.