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And We Continue Fishing (After N. Roerich)

Schpirerr Farben colored pencils on Borden & Riley # 116 sketchpad, 9x12".

The result was digitally darkened by about 50% to match the original.

 

The original painting by Nicholas Roerich (1922):

www.lgroutes.com/art/roerich/roerich_35.html

 

I slowed down a bit over the summer. I'm trying to get back to mountain hiking and have started playing football again after a decade(s)-long hiatus. However, after pulling a hamstring, I was presented with an opportunity to use my pencils. I misplaced my avian sketchbook, so I had the chance to draw something meaningful instead: another study after Nicholas Roerich's "Sancta" series, where all the titles start with "And we are..."

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Uploaded on August 23, 2025