[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-draw-serge":3},{"_type":4,"body":5,"bodyHtml":6,"excerpt":5,"featuredImage":5,"publishedAt":7,"slug":8,"tags":9,"title":10},"blogPost",null,"Here's my contribution to Jonathan Edwards' \u003Ca href=\"http://drawserge.blogspot.com/\">Draw Serge\u003C/a> site, where about a zillion people have already drawn French legend \u003Ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serge_Gainsbourg\">Serge Gainsbourg\u003C/a>. Early this year, \u003Ca href=\"http://ellenlindner.livejournal.com/41741.html\">Ellen Lindner\u003C/a> and I went to see the new film, \u003Ca href=\"http://www.gainsbourgfilm.com/\">\u003Ci>Gainsbourg, Vie héroïque\u003C/i>\u003C/a>, when we were \u003Ca href=\"http://jabberworks.livejournal.com/270395.html\">in Angoulême\u003C/a>. I had a hard time taking it very seriously (mostly likely due to my bad French) but I loved the scenes when Serge and Brigitte Bardot have just broken up and his parents are trying to comfort her while also being totally weirded out by it.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/sarahmcintyre_serge-2e5b1a3743.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nFor this drawing, I did it freehand with a fairly thick felt-tipped marker. Sometimes that works better than if I scuff away first in pencil, but then I never know exactly what I'm going to get. I like the slight hesitancy of the lines here, it kind of works for this picture. \\r\n\\r\nI spent all day yesterday moaning about having to sit in front of my computer and answer e-mails and set up Powerpoint presentations, so this morning I cycled the 14-mile loop of the Thames Path from my house and took a few photos. I discovered a new section of the path (cutting through \u003Ca href=\"http://www.surreydocksfarm.org.uk/\">Surrey Docks Farm\u003C/a>) which pleased me to no end. The cafe there looks great, I must go try it sometime when it's open. I had coffee at the \u003Ca href=\"http://www.brunel-museum.org.uk/index.aspx\">Brunel Museum\u003C/a> cafe (only £1!), which was open early today for kid workshops. \\r\n\\r\nThis huge building site in the Docklands looks almost like a lunar landscape.\\r\n\u003C!--more Thames Path photos under the cut-->\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/thamespath1-33e30b44b9.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nFabulous looking old machinery in Surrey Quays.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/thamespath7-b5f84cbfda.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nAlmost abstract art, such great colours and textures.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/thamespath8-6282e7830e.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nSome poor cyclist named Darren got killed here. :( \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/thamespath4-22a354538d.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nShadwell Basin and the Gherkin:\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/thamespath3-33f3205f4c.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nMore cool machinery. The cormorants and I were both staring at it.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/thamespath2-8f25c59ed7.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nA few critters on my newly discovered section of the path.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/thamespath6-9da2becb74.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nAnd a duck with a great hairdo.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/thamespath5-5fc1683b8f.jpg\">","2010-07-28T11:36:00.000Z","draw-serge",[],"draw serge",1776628718490]