Quick Sketch – Notre Dame | Trent's World (the Blog)

If you’ve followed my blog for any length of time you’ve seen at least one post about my favorite city, Paris. I’ve been there three times and have been in the city perhaps 20 to 25 days total. The second time I was there I did some sketching. It was fun to carry a sketch book around and just doodle. I spent a lot of time drawing the rose windows of Notre Dame. I filled pages of studies, but of course I can’t find them. But then there is this sketch. This is a study based on those original sketches plus a photo I took for reference. I was planning a large scale very detailed drawing, but never got past this quick pencil sketch. (I obviously didn’t use a straight edge for this sketch!)

I hope you enjoyed this bit of hand-drawn Paris!

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purplepeninportland February 27, 2016 at 4:28 pm

I think I like this because it is a sketch, and lets me imagine.

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trentpmcd Post authorFebruary 27, 2016 at 4:33 pm

Thanks. I can see your point, with some of the vagueness in there your mind fills in the gaps.

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Thumbup February 16, 2016 at 9:34 pm

You good!

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trentpmcd Post authorFebruary 17, 2016 at 6:47 am

Thanks Thumbup!

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1. Thumbup February 17, 2016 at 11:04 am
  
  and you’re welcome!
  
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  1. trentpmcd Post authorFebruary 17, 2016 at 12:45 pm
    
    Well, Good Afternoon by the time I saw the sticker ;)
    
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    1. Thumbup February 17, 2016 at 12:46 pm
      
      For me it’s 10 minutes and it’ll be afternoon!
      
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      1. trentpmcd Post authorFebruary 17, 2016 at 12:49 pm
        
        Ah, you must be in CST. I’m in EST so 10 minutes and it will be 1 PM.
        
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        Thumbup February 17, 2016 at 12:51 pm
        
        You hour ahead! Like talking to somebody from the future!
        
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        trentpmcd Post authorFebruary 17, 2016 at 12:52 pm
        
        yep! And when you talk to someone from Australia it is often talking to someone from tomorrow!
        
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        Thumbup February 17, 2016 at 12:54 pm
        
        How neat!
        
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        trentpmcd Post authorFebruary 17, 2016 at 12:57 pm
        
        and of course you are in the future to people in California…..
        
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        Thumbup February 17, 2016 at 1:34 pm
        
        Yeah? OH! Yes! How about that!
        
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Sue Vincent February 16, 2016 at 1:42 am

Beautifully done, Trent.

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trentpmcd Post authorFebruary 16, 2016 at 7:18 am

Thanks Sue! Do you have any drawings like this from your “bohemian artist” days in Paris?

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1. Sue Vincent February 16, 2016 at 7:32 am
  
  Good Lord, No :) I was model not artist then… wouldn’t have had the courage to pick up a pencil…and wouldn’t have been that good either :)
  
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davidprosser February 15, 2016 at 3:17 pm

That’s the nearest I’ve ever been Trent. Thanks.
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trentpmcd Post authorFebruary 15, 2016 at 4:55 pm

You should try to make it over there some day.

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Corina February 15, 2016 at 10:51 am

I like that sketch. Any idea if you’ll ever end up doing the painting you originally planned?

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trentpmcd Post authorFebruary 15, 2016 at 11:31 am

Thanks. I most likely won’t bring it back up. It’s been many years since I’ve done any painting, so I can’t see doing it. But then, never say never, there may come a time…

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SD Marschhausen February 15, 2016 at 9:54 am

I lived in Paris for a year and at the time I wasn’t a great fan but now I look back on it with such glowing nostalgia.

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trentpmcd Post authorFebruary 15, 2016 at 10:20 am

I could see how living in the city would be very different from visiting, but I wouldn’t mind giving it a year to find out.

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1. SD Marschhausen February 15, 2016 at 10:23 am
  
  I preferred Lyon to Paris but I wouldn’t mind living in Paris again :)
  
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