Category: Soha Heydarian

Watercolour 11 x 8.5

When I went to Spanish Banks it was quite rainy and I wanted to capture the gloomy feeling with watercolour. In contrast at Nitobe Gardens, it was sunny when I went, and I drew the overall beautiful, lush greens. I went over the watercolor with a black pen after, trying to capture more of the textures that I felt when on the site. At Nitobe, we couldn’t touch the moss but I could still perceive it to be soft through my sight. While I was at Spanish Banks the rain didn’t completely deter me from immersing myself in the landscape and using my sense of touch but it was definitely a hindrance. The wooden logs while rough, felt smoother with the rain on them.

The maps and diagram depict unique attributes of my neighbourhood, specifically nature/animal sounds. It is not uncommon for me to wake up to the sound of a bear (sometimes a woodpecker) in my backyard, with the neighbourhood plan showcasing the distance between the bear’s home and mine.