University days

Beginnings.

A place for learning

old buildings, new ideas.

This time of year is about beginnings as so many hundreds of thousands of people start school in early September. At my University the Fall term actually started last week, and it was so wonderful to see so many people on campus. There is such good energy, anticipation, and nervousness. It’s a time for beginnings.

McGill is an old University – and just passed its 200th year anniversary. This is always apparent when I walk through the main gates on the downtown campus and see many of the older buildings. The main pathways up to the University takes you directly towards the arts building. It’s a wonderful building and I appreciate it every time I see it. It has character: it is formidable and beautiful. It has hard edges balanced with a circular cupola.

While I do not normally draw buildings I am often drawn to the arts building, and have drawn, sketched, and done watercolours of this place many times. So much so that I can draw it from memory, and that’s kind of fun. In this post I have depicted two different takes on the building, both done last spring – perhaps you have a favourite!

I wish all the students a successful term!

(As you may have noticed, this post is not on the usual Monday schedule, because yesterday was a holiday!)