Earth Day, Pollution
It's sad how uncaring people can be of our environment.
The canal and river wind their way through the city with a footpath enabling you to walk the entire length, a green lung for the city. Unfortunately parts are spoilt by sights like this. There is a wealth of wildlife including kingfishers in quiet spots - but swans here are nesting amongst floating plastic bags and rubbish. :>(
This is at the shallow edge of the water just beneath where I sat to draw the scene below.
The recent move by supermarkets to persuade people to stop using plastic carrier bags can only be a good thing :>)
Why don't they go back to the paper carriers for those who come without a bag of their own? from sustainable sources of course, they are much more environmentally friendly - and look much nicer too.
previous work done here
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and go and read Sue's post today about the 4 P's - absolutely brilliant!
Comments
Ronell
PS: I hope one day you'll catch those swans in beautiful clean waters and then give us a painting of it - I can't get them out of my mind, since I saw them earlier on WM.
R
Your sketch is beautiful. Funny how an artist can erase out the ugliness that's actually still there.
yes, poor swans - though they could easily swim off to cleaner water so can't be too unhappy there.
Thanks Katie Jane - yes it's so wrong
When I sat down to sketch I couldn't see that grungy bit!
annie