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Romanticizing Nature Dec 29, 2015 21:21:56 GMT -5

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It was another sunny day in Salem, and that meant that Elyana was sitting promptly on the exterior of the grand fountain. As always, she toted along a variety of sketching pencils and a sketch pad. The beautiful and bustling scenery of the park had always provided great inspiration for Elyana's creative blocks. There was an assignment due the following week in her drawing class focusing on people in nature. She sighed and doodled in her sketchpad absently as she observed the people in the park. Families out having picnics with their children was nothing of an inspiration to Elyana, it seemed so generic to portray a family enjoying nature. It was too normal and Elyana always tried to stray from the norm, having been confined to it her entire childhood.

Her eyes continued to scan the greenery of the park and she immediately found her muse. Another girl who she recognized from one of her many art classes seemed to be very absorbed into whatever she was drawing. Elyana observed her further from a distance and began to sketch the setting around her, but this girl would be the beautiful focal point of her drawing.

Elyana hopped up from her seat on the fountain's ledge and walked up to the girl who was posted up on a bench under a tree, providing much needed shade from the harsh sun.
"Hey, I couldn't help but notice that you also came here with a sketch pad." Elyana started flashing the girl a warm smile, "How rude of me not to introduce myself, I'm Ely...I think we have an art class together?" She finished, striking up conversation with strangers was too easy for her.

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Romanticizing Nature Dec 29, 2015 22:16:38 GMT -5

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The morning turned afternoon had proved to be very productive for Lynn. She'd been at the park, in this same spot (which she decidedly made it to be her favorite) sketching the coming and goings of all sorts of life, predominately human. It was her specialty anyway, drawing people just living and doing their thing. It was her favorite pastime, and incidentally - her current assignment in drawing class. She experimented with various styles, switching mediums and tones as she flipped through her halfway filled sketchpad. She had to keep an excess of blank ones in her room, something her sister tended to make fun of her over. She spent more on drawing materials than she did on make up or clothing even. Lynn preferred it that way. It kept her from getting too wrapped up in her own thoughts, seeing everything as a subject to be improved upon was much better than seeing the world as an obstacle.

Each direction she faced was something different to draw, a different context to perceive. This was true entertainment. She turned to catch a woman and her young child breaking up bread to toss to some ducks and geese, who were awaiting the food with noisy impatience. Keeping her eyes on this, she moved her hand along, quickly sketching the background of the scene and the foundation for the figures before witnessing the perfect moment to capture. The child, with the bread almost spilling out of their hands, tossed the bread up in the air in some distress as a goose ran up - seeing the prime opportunity to snap up some bread before all the others. Still focused, Lynn snickered as she moved the charcoal pencil upon the paper with haste to get as much of the situation as she could before the child began to run away crying with their mother trailing after. She had to catch her breath once she steadied her hand, having forgotten to breathe regularly after being so caught up in the movement of things.

She looked over the drawing with a touch of pride, considering it to be one of the pieces she would turn in. It was then that she noticed the shuffle of feet toward her. Lynn looked toward the approaching figure, noticing that she recognized the girl. But from where? "Yeah?" she responded to the girl's observation, her eyes squinting a bit as she closed her sketchpad, still trying to figure out where she'd seen her before. By the time she mentioned her name and the fact that they most likely had a class together, Lynn's face became less wary and more accommodating. "Oh, right, yeah! You sit kind of closer to the door, I think? I'm Lynn. Want to sit?" She asked, not really the kind to make invitations but hey, she felt comfortable enough to so why not. "Are you also here to find some subjects for the assignment due?"

Last Edit: Dec 30, 2015 12:01:39 GMT -5 by pierce

the Girls:
Tamara Dudley * Cleo Leon * Julietta 'Remy' Polait * Eloise Temple, PI * Perla Mercer * Lynn Goodwin * Lilith Peters

the Guys:
Bennett Dudley * Elliot Sadler * Lance Fleece * Clay Carpet * Wade Rawlson * Sylvan Peters * Clint Clark * Miles Lambert * Marty Rivers * Calvin Powell

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Romanticizing Nature Dec 29, 2015 22:32:03 GMT -5

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The girl seemed rather wary of Elyana's approach at first, but her features seemed to soften when she recognized her. At the mention of where Elyana sat in the class that they shared she giggled. "Yep, I have to be ready to go to my next class which is in the modeling studio. It isn't the closest so I sit by the door." She replied, confirming Lynn's observation. Her sketchpad was still tucked under her arm like a purse, and Elyana wondered if it would be creepy to show Lynn what she had been working on since well, Lynn was the only inspiration she had found in this park.

"Sure, it's always a pleasure to sit with another artist." Elyana commented as she took a seat next to Lynn on the bench, leaving a comfortable amount of space between them. Up close, Elyana was able to examine Lynn's facial structure and profile. This piece would be a good one.
"Yeah, I've been struggling to find some inspiration actually," She started with a shrug, "Actually if I'm being frank here, you're the only person in the park who has even sparked my creativity." Elyana admitted.

Before Lynn could be off put by Elyana's comment, she flipped through her sketchpad until she found the drawing of the scenery around Lynn. "Want to see?" She asked as she offered the sketchpad to Lynn.

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Romanticizing Nature Dec 30, 2015 17:12:42 GMT -5

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Lynn nodded with understanding. By the way the girl was dressed she could've guessed right away that she was interested in modeling. Well, that or fashion design - both of which Lynn couldn't care less about. She wouldn't let that affect her getting along with someone though, especially with Leanna always encouraging her to open up to others more. This made for a perfect opportunity to make her twin proud, she just hoped she could make nice for long enough to actually make a real friend.

She kept a friendly quiet as Ely settled on the bench, wondering why she felt it strange to be called an artist when that's exactly what she was. It reminded her of Glenn she supposed, and how much of a fuss he'd make when any magazine article claimed anyone as the 'Artist of the Century'. She disregarded the distaste and tried instead to appreciate the company. It wasn't too bad, even though she could be working on her 12th drawing of a youngster she spotted in the distance, attempting to get his kite to fly. Looking over to Elyana as she spoke, Lynn soon found herself pretty confused by Ely's confession. "...Me?" she asked abruptly - her features sharp - any further reaction paused to watch the girl flip her pad open to reveal the drawing.

She released an uncontrolled hum of interest as she viewed it. Her first impression of it was obviously a good one. "Sure," she nodded once as she took the sketchpad in to her hands, careful not to place her thumbs on the papers surface. It pleased her to see that she wasn't exactly the main focus of the piece. Lynn tilted her head slightly as she took in the details bit by bit. The scenery around her had been drawn with much more care it seemed, while her figure in the midst of it all remained immersed in it - not sticking out, claiming all of the attention. Though it did take her off-guard to hear, she actually enjoyed the piece. "You have my approval," she stated as she handed the pad back with care. "though I still don't understand why me out of all the interesting subjects here." With a mild shrug, Lynn just left it at that, offering her own pad to Ely. "I've been here all morning, so just start at the middle there."

Last Edit: Dec 30, 2015 17:32:18 GMT -5 by pierce

the Girls:
Tamara Dudley * Cleo Leon * Julietta 'Remy' Polait * Eloise Temple, PI * Perla Mercer * Lynn Goodwin * Lilith Peters

the Guys:
Bennett Dudley * Elliot Sadler * Lance Fleece * Clay Carpet * Wade Rawlson * Sylvan Peters * Clint Clark * Miles Lambert * Marty Rivers * Calvin Powell

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Romanticizing Nature Jan 12, 2016 21:47:17 GMT -5

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A warm smile spread across Elyana's face as she took note of the appreciation Lynn had for the portrait of her. The smile grew even more when she consented to let Elyana continue to draw her. "Thank you, you really are pretty Lynn." Elyana replied, the smile still on her face. She beamed as Lynn handed her what she had been working on. As any other artist, Elyana carefully took the sketch pad from Lynn and flipped through. Wow, this girl was seriously talented. She could only assume that art was Lynn's major.

"Wow, any one of these pieces deserve a high grade." Elyana admired, her eyes lingering on the most recent drawing. The way Lynn had captured the sincere innocence of the child feeding bread to the ducks and geese, and the almost comical way the child's mother tried to stop the child from falling into the water.
"You're very talented...I'm horrible at capturing motion through my art. I'm more of a still-life person." Elyana admitted with a sheepish grin.

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Romanticizing Nature Jan 13, 2016 21:45:25 GMT -5

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Lynn tried not to let the compliment soften her, but it did. She was sure of herself, so she always appreciated her looks - but in comparison to Leanna and the attention she drew when they would go out? Lynn was stark plain. She observed as Elyana looked in admiration over her drawings, the compliments flowing from her lips. She was brimming with them and Lynn really didn't have the capacity to let them soak through. But she was going to remain friendly, after all, it wasn't every day that someone approached her with such praise. If she was approached by a stranger it was usually because they were creeped out about her drawing them. Funny how now she was the subject, the thought was enough to get a small smile going.

"Takes all kinds," as Glenn would so eloquently say. "I think you did a great job, you left it ambiguous. That gives it a nice mysterious quality that makes you want to keep looking at it. It's that that makes really memorable art." See, even Lynn could dish the compliments out. "But if you think you're stuck on motion, I could help you? Practice makes the master." Another one of Glenn's little encouragements. Maybe she should go easy on those lest Ely think she was a closet inspirational speaker... that'd be the last thing Lynn wanted.

the Girls:
Tamara Dudley * Cleo Leon * Julietta 'Remy' Polait * Eloise Temple, PI * Perla Mercer * Lynn Goodwin * Lilith Peters

the Guys:
Bennett Dudley * Elliot Sadler * Lance Fleece * Clay Carpet * Wade Rawlson * Sylvan Peters * Clint Clark * Miles Lambert * Marty Rivers * Calvin Powell

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