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Creating this cartoon reawakened how much fun I have combining creatures and/or
concepts. I loved putting wings and legs on fruit, while I kept the image simple. I
particularly like the eyes of the banana.

John Singer Sargent was an American artist who produced oil paintings and
watercolours from the 1870s until his death in 1925 at age 69. He was known for his
portraits and landscapes. His studies captured the brevity of lines he used and how he
was able to capture the essence of a place in his watercolours. Some of his landscapes
show his travels to Corfu, Italy and North Africa.

John Singer Sargent

Like Sargent I have kept a visual journal of our travels as it serves to remind me of
dates, and it got me doing watercolours and pen and ink. Here are some of the journal
entries from my sketches.