tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30461696.post3054348119364628202..comments2024-03-28T16:17:20.732+00:00Comments on Travels with a Sketchbook in...: Day surgery sketching at Moorfields Eye HospitalUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30461696.post-52174272348419685172013-06-26T20:43:47.915+01:002013-06-26T20:43:47.915+01:00Thanks Natalie
One eye is absolutely fine and the...Thanks Natalie<br /><br />One eye is absolutely fine and there's a problem with the other one - but I'm seeing the medics tomorrow so hopefully we can get it sortedMaking A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30461696.post-30292398913210414932013-06-26T12:34:36.675+01:002013-06-26T12:34:36.675+01:00Hi, have just come across your pictures & blog...Hi, have just come across your pictures & blogs whilst browsing Twitter.You have bought back memories of my stays on Sedgwick ward at Moorfields to date have spent 3 visits there.Fantastic doctors & nurses there and so pleased you were able to sketch so soon after the operation. Hope recovery is going well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16396411897466387313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30461696.post-46560465408502267282013-06-19T09:30:01.908+01:002013-06-19T09:30:01.908+01:00Love these vivid cool sketches! glad to know your ...Love these vivid cool sketches! glad to know your operation went well and pretty neat that your were back to sketching so soon after the operation! I like your expression 'everyman'- did not know that what i was doing as that was my cop out mechanism to try and sketch people on the move :) Look forward to seeing more Bali sketches too.Meera Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15578893085543656099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30461696.post-25866710744304689542013-06-04T01:51:32.320+01:002013-06-04T01:51:32.320+01:00No they don't - however I always try to draw p...No they don't - however I always try to draw people as "everyman" rather than achieving a likeness of the individual. I'm only trying to get the basic shapes correct so it looks a person rather than a specific person.<br /><br />In other words they may recognise themselves but nobody else would.Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30461696.post-46503943946256270052013-06-04T00:28:04.267+01:002013-06-04T00:28:04.267+01:00Really appreciate and enjoy these sketches - so pe...Really appreciate and enjoy these sketches - so personal and so real. Do the people you draw KNOW you are sketching them. I try to pretend I'm looking the other way when I sense their eyes on me! Sounds like you are doing well with recovery and staying very positive. Love the blog!lesley birch artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14285315864184003690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30461696.post-79477322457973217632013-05-31T16:40:34.234+01:002013-05-31T16:40:34.234+01:00I worked as an eye surgeon in Moorfields in the pa...I worked as an eye surgeon in Moorfields in the past; your lovely and vivid sketches make me recall this amazing hospital and the people that work there so hard.<br />Fantastic job! Dimitrinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30461696.post-21712801002624567992013-05-27T11:44:41.549+01:002013-05-27T11:44:41.549+01:00All the best for a speedy recovery, and I hope the...All the best for a speedy recovery, and I hope the doctor gives you a commission. I've just spent over an hour looking at your inspiring drawings, and there are still more to see. I discovered your blog sometime in 2011, so it's time for a BIG thank you for your generosity with images and information, reviews, etc. All very helpful. Jocelynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30461696.post-34486129371694413172013-05-26T12:37:14.415+01:002013-05-26T12:37:14.415+01:00The bus home was by far the most practical option....The bus home was by far the most practical option. "He who who must not be bored while I sketch" is not fond of driving in London traffic - and then there's the "where to park" to think about. Hospitals on the edge of the City of London don't come with car parks as (a) the land is far too valuable and (b) the big thing in London is to discourage the use of the car.<br /><br />Using the tube would have involved too much walking while I had an eye patch on - plus also involved steps which I wouldn't be able to manage (no sense of space with one eye)<br /><br />Taxi was OK in principle - but where to get one during what was still the rush "four hours"!<br /><br />While the bus stop was right outside the hospital and dropped me off within a couple of hundred yards of my front door! No brainer. Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30461696.post-52093510004609998642013-05-26T11:26:39.302+01:002013-05-26T11:26:39.302+01:00Love the sketches (and the plucky attitude to take...Love the sketches (and the plucky attitude to take the bus home post-op)! I'm sure you're on your way to a strong recovery.Rodrica Tilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04129896844928447947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30461696.post-43148830046674907102013-05-25T21:59:28.864+01:002013-05-25T21:59:28.864+01:00Yippee, new sketching eyes, and sketches before.Yippee, new sketching eyes, and sketches before.Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06080978332411185223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30461696.post-67273164716565860172013-05-25T00:16:16.399+01:002013-05-25T00:16:16.399+01:00I love these, Katherine - and I love that you sket...I love these, Katherine - and I love that you sketch even when you are supposed to be resting in hospital! I hope you get that commission.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03008228813719739209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30461696.post-54580693340159481572013-05-24T20:22:33.679+01:002013-05-24T20:22:33.679+01:00No - these were both done before surgery. I arriv...No - these were both done before surgery. I arrived at 11.30am but didn't go down to theatre until 4.15pm so had quite a lot of time to kill......Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30461696.post-67891896859035608032013-05-24T17:27:12.316+01:002013-05-24T17:27:12.316+01:00Beautiful sketches, Katherine! Your style is so li...Beautiful sketches, Katherine! Your style is so lively. I'm impressed that you were able to create such wonderful work immediately after your surgery. I hope you feel better soon!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com