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Raynault https://judithpraynault.com/must-have-been-love-Sugar-Shack-issue <img width="1000" height="1000" width_o="1000" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/be3a934a0b93f90d82d99d62dd1806f06eacfb1a1a935276d4a465743868b5f2/Cover-image-animation.gif" data-mid="42042498" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/be3a934a0b93f90d82d99d62dd1806f06eacfb1a1a935276d4a465743868b5f2/Cover-image-animation.gif" /> <img width="1500" height="673" width_o="1500" height_o="673" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/53b8ef474773a070487c09c5a0fd4a69fc89ee430272d6c1cc97df8eae9f75a6/Cabane-illo_judith_p_raynault.jpg" data-mid="42378207" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/53b8ef474773a070487c09c5a0fd4a69fc89ee430272d6c1cc97df8eae9f75a6/Cabane-illo_judith_p_raynault.jpg" /> <img width="1500" height="2000" width_o="1500" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fe6faebdf339b77236faf8c8e7a797cdabef18d64087174a648e29f604d37223/Sugar-shack-definition-background.jpg" data-mid="42385020" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fe6faebdf339b77236faf8c8e7a797cdabef18d64087174a648e29f604d37223/Sugar-shack-definition-background.jpg" /> <img width="750" height="750" width_o="750" height_o="750" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b79b9c669a4ae37efd93e60d104240b0ce60031888dbdf7afe0067a7d923403e/Snow-shoes_insta-animation_750.gif" data-mid="42385047" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/750/i/b79b9c669a4ae37efd93e60d104240b0ce60031888dbdf7afe0067a7d923403e/Snow-shoes_insta-animation_750.gif" /> <img width="2000" height="404" width_o="2000" height_o="404" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6ae9cf7ab47d2f1c18115410652955ec71bd4479c26e10f30c68d68b46e9873b/Ooooh-Sugar.jpg" data-mid="45371911" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6ae9cf7ab47d2f1c18115410652955ec71bd4479c26e10f30c68d68b46e9873b/Ooooh-Sugar.jpg" />Text and illustrations by Judith P. Raynault &nbsp; &nbsp; We don’t know how Quebec’s First Nations discovered that maple water tasted good. This sap, which appears in the spring thaw when nights freeze the ground and days warm it up, is available only for a short window of time. What chance accident lead them to discover it? &nbsp; &nbsp; We can speculate. Maybe a hunter’s weapon got stuck in the trunk, and when he went to retrieve it water began to pour. Or a tree with a broken branch accumulated in its wound a sap icicle and a kid then discovered this natural Mr Freeze. &nbsp; &nbsp; However it happened, this fortuitous moment lead the indigenous people to collect maple water every year in bark or terracotta receptacles, and to put hot rocks into it to thicken the water and make it sweeter. As well as tasting good, they thought it had energising properties (although, in retrospect, they were probably just on a sugar high). They also used it as an eye lubricant, to clear them from the smoke trapped in the long houses. &nbsp; &nbsp; We don’t know what they thought of the white men when they first arrived. We can only assume they didn’t know these newcomers would soon either kill them or put them on reserves and forget about them for a very long time. If they had, they probably would not have taught the settlers how to survive the Quebecois winter. &nbsp; &nbsp; But this was only the beginning of colonisation, when France was sending out people only for fur trading. There was still some exchange (material and intellectual) with the indigenous people. In the case of maple, the exchange went as follows: one people showed how to harvest the sap, the other brought their metal tools and iron and copper cauldrons to collect it. And because the history of the Western world has an unfortunate habit of focusing on the white man, here is where the story of the sugar bush passes from the hands of the First Nations to those of the French-Canadians. &nbsp; &nbsp; Over the years, the latter refined the art of tapping trees and increased production. The preservation techniques were not advanced enough to make maple syrup in big quantities, but the settlers transformed the maple sap into what was called “country’s sugar”, or “red sugar”. Some serfs even paid their rent to the lord in sugar. Exported to France, it never gained in popularity because it couldn’t be whitened—white being a sign of purity (typical). <img width="500" height="625" width_o="500" height_o="625" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0843e393429933390b8e96b3f11dcf4585d0a909b0a211bcc416b36595dfdaa9/Maple-taffy_judith_p_raynault.jpg" data-mid="42402030" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/500/i/0843e393429933390b8e96b3f11dcf4585d0a909b0a211bcc416b36595dfdaa9/Maple-taffy_judith_p_raynault.jpg" /> Maple taffy is a sugar candy made by boiling maple syrup for a longer time, but not long enough for it to crystallise and become sugar. &nbsp; &nbsp; For a long time the shack remained a mere shelter made of planks or bark, erected and demolished each spring, under which were placed the cauldrons to boil the maple water. The permanent small wooden cabin appeared around 1820; a closed hut allowing for less heat to be lost during sugar production. Although the custom of meeting there with family and friends to socialise, eat, and flirt existed at least a century before, it now had an official name: the sugar party. &nbsp; &nbsp; Twenty years later the Catholic Church is law in Quebec. Between 1840 and 1960, the sugar shack was considered a social plague by some bishops. The meal consisting of baked beans, ham, omelet, pork scratchings and syrup, was frowned upon by the clergy during this time of Lent and fasting. The sugar parties were therefore often supervised, with prayers and “shack blessings”. And we can only assume the priest in attendance had a cheeky copious meal too. &nbsp; &nbsp; For farmers, this time of spring when the soil is still too frozen to be cultivated allowed them to look after the shack. It became the nerve centre of the family activity. Even the dog helped by pulling the sledge filled with empty buckets through the sugar bush during tapping. And a horse or ox was used to bring back barrels filled with sap. &nbsp; &nbsp; After boiling the maple sap, the sugar produced was poured into moulds before it hardened. These homemade moulds made of wood took on different shapes, such as hearts or roosters—the kind of object that is boring to look at in a museum but becomes suddenly interesting when seen in action. &nbsp; &nbsp; For nearly three centuries, the country’s sugar was the only product derived from maple trees in large quantities. The syrup and taffy were eaten on the spot at the cabin. It was only around 1920-1930 with the arrival of the metal barrel, then the tin can, that syrup could be preserved and distributed on a large scale. By the 1950s and 1960s, the production of maple syrup was supplanting that of sugar. &nbsp; &nbsp; From the indigenous people’s birch receptacles to the tubing that appeared in the late 1960s, by way of buckets transported by humans then by animal power, maple tree harvesting has evolved considerably. Today Quebec supplies 70% of all maple products on the planet. &nbsp; &nbsp; It is now a tradition well ingrained in the life of the Quebecois. With lower numbers of familial sugar shacks, the commercial shack is ultra (some would say much too) popular. 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height="1268" width_o="1000" height_o="1268" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dd3641f73f8c1755a9da6e2f374f82c18560caba646e2b12b2dded0c87bb44c3/Crepe.jpg" data-mid="42514890" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dd3641f73f8c1755a9da6e2f374f82c18560caba646e2b12b2dded0c87bb44c3/Crepe.jpg" /> <img width="1000" height="1339" width_o="1000" height_o="1339" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3b24a31243e1a6a4da8c422194042f576a53e06f8dbe1c77e3dbe0e8207446e8/Window.jpg" data-mid="42514900" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3b24a31243e1a6a4da8c422194042f576a53e06f8dbe1c77e3dbe0e8207446e8/Window.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="404" width_o="2000" height_o="404" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/24291936290b67088dc9be68e3f933306a3a39cd47c096204fbb0c3fa9e49c52/Sticky-Fingers.jpg" data-mid="45371912" border="0" 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Raynault Art by Jason Cantoro &nbsp; &nbsp; The laughter. &nbsp; &nbsp; The family. &nbsp; &nbsp; My father’s parents, his nine brothers and sisters and their spouses, children and now grandchildren. After Christmas and New Year’s, the day at the sugar shack is the third-biggest family party of the year. The festivity celebrating the arrival of spring. &nbsp; &nbsp; The dirt road leading to the sugar bush. The fear of jamming the car in a mud hole. The puzzle, once at the shack, to park between cars and trees while making sure you can get out at the end of the day. &nbsp; &nbsp; The ‘réduit’1 too sweet for my taste, even after adding a dram of Beefeater like some of my aunts do. &nbsp; &nbsp; The outside picnic tables around which we crowd like at the commercial shacks, but where we take the time to eat, drink, talk, argue, and especially laugh. &nbsp; &nbsp; The maple syrup. On pancakes yes, but also on ham, eggs, bacon, baked beans, sausages. It’s almost like pouring it into your mouth.&nbsp; &nbsp; The very long queue for the delicious pancakes cooked by grandma then, by cousin now. The people trying to chat and cut. Others pretending they’re getting the extra one “for mum”. The year when an aunt, sacrilege, made “healthy” pancakes that were not 90% constituted of deep fried fat.&nbsp; &nbsp; The uncles and aunts who take turn washing the dishes after the meal. Always the same ones offering to help. &nbsp; &nbsp; The few metal buckets hanging under the pipe to look more “authentic”. The blue tubes that run everywhere in the woods, and the children running with them. Children playing, laughing ... crying. &nbsp; &nbsp; The year when two cousins, sisters—one called “the artist” because rumour had it she was a stripper in Ontario—got into a biting and hair-pulling fight. The family standing there, bewildered. Then an aunt exclaiming “What the hell?!” followed by the separation of the squabblers by the boyfriend of one of them. The countless years of retelling this story with joy.&nbsp; &nbsp; The cauldron in which the syrup boils in order to turn it into taffy, as we collectively dip our wooden spatulas in while exchanging microbes and opinions to determine “Is it ready?” The question being: is it thick enough to be poured onto the snow? &nbsp;&nbsp; The sun of a nascent spring that warms heads finally free from toques (beanies). The sun melting the snow but leaving us enough to lay the taffy.&nbsp; &nbsp; The taffy, this amber substance situated somewhere between solid and liquid, which brings joy to young and old alike. Ultimate dessert of this already sweet meal, it announces the imminent end of the day. The kids—whose sticky hands you better avoid—have to leave before crashing from their sugar high. As do the parents. &nbsp; &nbsp; The family. &nbsp; &nbsp; The laughter. 1. Thickened maple water. <img width="1000" height="1351" width_o="1000" height_o="1351" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1a16fea63abf8121a40104d2ca46365cb81d054f335105a44265663f04bc31e3/Sugarshack_Jason_Cantoro.jpg" data-mid="42461499" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1a16fea63abf8121a40104d2ca46365cb81d054f335105a44265663f04bc31e3/Sugarshack_Jason_Cantoro.jpg" /> The Sugarshack, 2014Acrylic screen printed on cotton <img width="2000" height="1059" width_o="2000" height_o="1059" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1893a4dd9f86e78a513c9059e59f62f87b40db1aa49a6b5f6078c59b2f6018dd/Food-list-2.jpg" data-mid="45371889" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1893a4dd9f86e78a513c9059e59f62f87b40db1aa49a6b5f6078c59b2f6018dd/Food-list-2.jpg" />Illustration by Léonie Flower This classic tin design was born out of a contest organised by the Ministry of Agriculture of Quebec in 1951, and the name of the winner is unfortunately unknown. Although some people consider its look dated and would like to see it changed, there’s no denying that the illustration has been around for so long that it is now iconic. It both tells the maple syrup story and is part of it. Interestingly, before the introduction of the tin can maple syrup was sold in various glass containers, something that has come back as a trend in recent years with more contemporary designs. <img width="1000" height="1273" width_o="1000" height_o="1273" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5a0e4dd4f5a55ed55b39a5e01dfda640a08f51faa55091d01e7f7a8481c54f0f/Maple-Syrup-Can_Leone_Flower.jpg" data-mid="42461505" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5a0e4dd4f5a55ed55b39a5e01dfda640a08f51faa55091d01e7f7a8481c54f0f/Maple-Syrup-Can_Leone_Flower.jpg" />Illustration by Léonie Flower <img width="1000" height="1263" width_o="1000" height_o="1263" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/429004abc4c2e61ed55375cc74053769dae7c6255971ed4f721ffd67b2d549d4/Man-carrying_sap_judith_p_raynault.png" data-mid="42515628" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/429004abc4c2e61ed55375cc74053769dae7c6255971ed4f721ffd67b2d549d4/Man-carrying_sap_judith_p_raynault.png" /> Credit where credit is due Editor-in-chief Judith P. Raynault Contributing editor John Lynn Art director and Designer Judith P. Raynault (I combined titles because we’ll all get tired of reading my name by the end of this page) Cover Judith P. Raynault, with the help of Katie Jane Murray Contributors (thank you!!) Jason Cantoro &amp;&nbsp;Léonie Flower © 2018 Judith Poitras-Raynault All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is strictly prohibited. Contact judithraynault@gmail.com Special mention The 1941 short documentary Maple Sugar Time from Library and Archives Canada was the basis for the comics on pages 8 and 10. Source: Library and Archives Canada. Metropolitan Toronto Library Board fonds, 1987-0337. IDC: 52208. https://judithpraynault.com/Running-on-Cargo Sun, 10 Jun 2018 11:06:25 +0000 Judith P. Raynault https://judithpraynault.com/Running-on-Cargo Running on Cargo https://judithpraynault.com/About-Contact Sun, 10 Jun 2018 11:06:24 +0000 Judith P. Raynault https://judithpraynault.com/About-Contact <img width="584" height="584" width_o="584" height_o="584" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/eafdb1c59d0621046c5d2ff9230d24447e91bc63d7257a9449be131deab5e2b3/Judith-P.-Raynault.jpg" data-mid="225288176" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/584/i/eafdb1c59d0621046c5d2ff9230d24447e91bc63d7257a9449be131deab5e2b3/Judith-P.-Raynault.jpg" /> I’m a freelance graphic designer and illustrator based in London, originally from Montréal. I apply my creativity to elevate people and businesses who help, educate or inspire.I have 12 years experience across print and digital design, visual identity, environmental graphic design, and art direction. I've worked for a charity, an in-house agency, a start-up, and a museum, so my experience is wide-ranging.I believe that good design elevates everything it touches. It makes text more engaging, objects more appealing, ideas clearer and more impactful. That’s why I love it. I can help people with:printed assets (marketing, booklets, leaflets, posters, banners, maps, signage) digital assets (marketing, data visualisation, social media)illustration editorial and magazine designbrandingbook design If you’d like to work with me, collaborate on a project, or commission an illustration, you can contact me by clicking the letter icon below. ︎ I worked with:Little White Lies Magazine ISDAO Boston Manor House Purposeful Woven Voices Remember Who Made Them Hogarth’s House RNIB dentsu Emma Gannon Leafwell I exhibited at:2025 Mall Galleries as part of the ING Discrening Eye 2025 exhibitionMall Galleries as part of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colour, 213th Exhibition 2024 Tom Cox Gallery group show Unity Tom Cox Gallery group show Hold Your Own <img width="1500" height="621" width_o="1500" height_o="621" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/aa78be69892cdedf06cd533bbeea1c39815a70bd28c085daa2467ae33224ad32/ING-Discerning-Eye-photos.jpg" data-mid="241596405" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/aa78be69892cdedf06cd533bbeea1c39815a70bd28c085daa2467ae33224ad32/ING-Discerning-Eye-photos.jpg" /><img width="1500" height="621" width_o="1500" height_o="621" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/53e0940f40e8ef9af3dee3ac02a27a4a52af4e497608ad9f1bef6ed250952946/RI-2025.jpg" data-mid="236493389" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/53e0940f40e8ef9af3dee3ac02a27a4a52af4e497608ad9f1bef6ed250952946/RI-2025.jpg" /><img width="1500" height="621" width_o="1500" height_o="621" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/96f47574909662eca201ee31e6675d8645dcbaa69e2207f2b8c07e96206f5717/Tom-Cox-Gallery-photos.jpg" data-mid="236493390" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/96f47574909662eca201ee31e6675d8645dcbaa69e2207f2b8c07e96206f5717/Tom-Cox-Gallery-photos.jpg" /> Interviews My career journey on The Creative Occupation blog Newsletter Want to know more about how I create? I invite you to subscribe to my Substack Inspired, a monthly dispatch about my illustrations, inspirations, and general talk about the creative process.&nbsp;︎ https://judithpraynault.com/Judith-P-Raynault-Studio-Newsletter Wed, 14 Jul 2021 15:59:39 +0000 Judith P. Raynault https://judithpraynault.com/Judith-P-Raynault-Studio-Newsletter Newsletter Want to know more about how I create? I invite you to subscribe to my Substack Inspired, a monthly dispatch about my illustrations, inspirations, and general talk about the creative process. ︎ https://judithpraynault.com/Inspired-Blog Thu, 21 Jul 2022 13:49:32 +0000 Judith P. Raynault https://judithpraynault.com/Inspired-Blog <img width="1200" height="263" width_o="1200" height_o="263" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b224b3f6b23f314f9fceb6400d0f847f0bc22d4eb0ddb96cd7d19e1c24c9be43/Inspired-header-banner.png" data-mid="148433389" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b224b3f6b23f314f9fceb6400d0f847f0bc22d4eb0ddb96cd7d19e1c24c9be43/Inspired-header-banner.png" />Welcome to the Inspired blog. Once a month I share one of my illustrations and what inspired it. I talk about the creative process: the highs and the lows of it. I also share anything that generally inspired me that month. It could be a book, a podcast, an artist, an exhibition, etc. Hope you enjoy it! You can get the post directly in your inbox by subscribing to my Inspired Substack. It will be sent on the last Tuesday of the month. 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September 2021" data-caption="Follow The Lion - September 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/84cd5ca4c925edef16ae030212812db513138ff6ca015856d5790325619bed26/Gold_Lion_close-up_1.jpg" /> <img width="1000" height="800" width_o="1000" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/349990c6fd1c5e6727c7259caa1f5aa3d90fa64b463349badc1d11e0dbcdd8b2/ALOK_renaissance_close-up-1.jpg" data-mid="148511306" border="0" alt="Where Has Summer Gone - August 2021" data-caption="Where Has Summer Gone - August 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/349990c6fd1c5e6727c7259caa1f5aa3d90fa64b463349badc1d11e0dbcdd8b2/ALOK_renaissance_close-up-1.jpg" /> <img width="1000" height="800" width_o="1000" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f1470d33f666a34789ef3d85cd6b604d3fa673b9785db05ade11a83d6e72832d/Un-ete-montrealais-thumbnail.jpg" data-mid="148433670" border="0" alt="A Montreal Summer - July 2021" data-caption="A Montreal Summer - July 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f1470d33f666a34789ef3d85cd6b604d3fa673b9785db05ade11a83d6e72832d/Un-ete-montrealais-thumbnail.jpg" /> https://judithpraynault.com/We-ll-Always-Have-Paris Thu, 07 May 2026 10:16:06 +0000 Judith P. Raynault https://judithpraynault.com/We-ll-Always-Have-Paris We’ll Always Have Paris April 28, 2026 Our feet shifted the path’s fine, golden-white dust as we walked around the Jardin des Tuileries. We were looking for a scene that would inspire us to sit down and sketch. When we finally settled on the Minotaur statue, K said “We mustn’t let comfort get in the way of what we want to draw.” “You’re absolutely right” I replied, as we were pulling the heavy green chairs of the Jardin closer to the mythical creature. We sat down and realised we would have the sun in our eyes while drawing, thus making the experience very uncomfortable indeed… So we swiftly turned the chairs around and started drawing the Centaur Nessus abducting Deianira instead. <img width="1500" height="1932" width_o="1500" height_o="1932" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/adae3c96f1a7896f1f3c22ec7366ab0ac920fbb1c4caca1fbc6694d7cd9d489e/Centaur-Nessus-abducting-Deianira_Inspired.jpg" data-mid="247988758" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/adae3c96f1a7896f1f3c22ec7366ab0ac920fbb1c4caca1fbc6694d7cd9d489e/Centaur-Nessus-abducting-Deianira_Inspired.jpg" />The Centaur Nessus abducting Deianira. Didn’t have time to finish the sketch but I sort of like it as it is. My friend had assured me that my trip to Paris would get me out of the creative slump I was in, and she was right! Being in a beautiful city full of art was definitely inspiring. But I think what I needed most was spending time with friends. I hadn’t realised how much I needed it to fill my cup. <img width="1200" height="942" width_o="1200" height_o="942" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b96de8e74a2d3a09c35ae3aca3bbe8ba0c7029422d8e0fba5d6caaca49d5e309/Jardin-du-Luxembourg.jpg" data-mid="247988759" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b96de8e74a2d3a09c35ae3aca3bbe8ba0c7029422d8e0fba5d6caaca49d5e309/Jardin-du-Luxembourg.jpg" />Drawn in the Jardin du Luxembourg. Left: Statue of Pierre Guillaume Frédéric Le Play par André Joseph Allar. Right: I have a thing for chairs now. Besides, my artist friend K really motivated me to sketch while we were out and about. We drew every day, if only for 20 minutes sometimes. Another lesson I keep forgetting: I don’t have to set aside hours at a time to draw, just a little bit every day is perfectly fine. Coincidently (or, you know, as a sign from the universe) I received a newsletter on the day I came back home, about the benefits of drawing daily. Written by Christopher Thornock, an illustrator, artist and educator, the newsletter makes the case for the 10-minute sketch practice. I strongly recommend reading it, as well as subscribing to Christopher Thornock’s Substack. <img width="1200" height="1919" width_o="1200" height_o="1919" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/26949a8cad37f5386543ed7da62bd674c4ab99057314a98327eb261c198ead7f/Saint-Germain-en-Laye.jpg" data-mid="247988762" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/26949a8cad37f5386543ed7da62bd674c4ab99057314a98327eb261c198ead7f/Saint-Germain-en-Laye.jpg" />Another unfinished sketch, from our day out in Saint-Germain-en-Laye So, have I drawn daily since then? Not quite, I had a lot going on during my first week back. But I’ve drawn more than I had in the weeks prior to the trip, so there’s that. I have faith I can build a daily practice. After all, I’ve done it before, back in 2024. Judith xx <img width="1200" height="925" width_o="1200" height_o="925" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bf8b38063b9dc2d954d2720820ed22959672f4524cdd477828c3a3d713928f41/Musee-du-quai-Branly.jpg" data-mid="247988761" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bf8b38063b9dc2d954d2720820ed22959672f4524cdd477828c3a3d713928f41/Musee-du-quai-Branly.jpg" /> Quick sketches made as I was visiting the Musée du quai Branly. I’d never seen so much (if any?) Oceanian art before! Monthly inspirationWell, as you can probably tell from the above, inspiration was aplenty this month! I’m choosing the artist Leonora Carrington (1917 - 2011), whose work I saw at the Musée du Luxembourg. I’m in awe of her imagination. The worlds she created are fascinating and the details in her art so mesmerising. Which is why I’m only showing you close-ups below. At such a small scale, showing you the full pieces would not do them justice. I recommend listening to this episode of The Great Women Artists podcast to learn all about Carrington’s life and work. <img width="1200" height="3701" width_o="1200" height_o="3701" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/af14c9ec6514495b07cb614d29d832066e8de223d2978a8fd8288f756e42a439/Leonora-Carrington-photos.png" data-mid="247988760" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/af14c9ec6514495b07cb614d29d832066e8de223d2978a8fd8288f756e42a439/Leonora-Carrington-photos.png" /> Close-ups on Leonora Carrington’s paintings Subscribe to Inspired Want to get this blog directly in your inbox each month? Just subscribe to my Inspired Substack. https://judithpraynault.com/From-Portrait-to-Landscape Thu, 07 May 2026 09:53:35 +0000 Judith P. Raynault https://judithpraynault.com/From-Portrait-to-Landscape From Portrait to Landscape March 31, 2026 The low winter sun was streaming through the trees, casting blue shadows on the snow. The brook water could be seen here and there, like black shimmering holes against the white. <img width="1500" height="2366" width_o="1500" height_o="2366" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7bb5d7d8eb80122f86be3e4114c6164f8cb77d9d379dc65ce86120a4dc165045/The-Brook_by-Judith-p-Raynault_Inspired.jpg" data-mid="247988011" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7bb5d7d8eb80122f86be3e4114c6164f8cb77d9d379dc65ce86120a4dc165045/The-Brook_by-Judith-p-Raynault_Inspired.jpg" />The Brook, 2026 I don’t know why I never draw landscapes. I love looking at beautiful landscapes and I love landscape art. Though I must say I’ve started noticing and appreciating that type of art more in the past two years. Before that I was always more attracted to artworks with human figures in it. This illustration was inspired by a walk in a local ‘ecology’ park in my hometown in Canada, which I visited briefly over the winter. I took the reference photo thinking I would probably just post it in a story on Instagram. Then one morning I wanted to draw in my sketchbook and was looking for something to draw. I picked the image almost at random. I’d brought limited amount of drawing material with me for my visit home, which turned out to be perfect for this winter landscape. In the end I only used a 14B pencil and a blue coloured pencil. The white of the page did the rest. <img width="1500" height="1875" width_o="1500" height_o="1875" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e89e22caa9f41203672adc9cfb36acbca721f4b2471233859ce8dfeb1f3c5140/The-Brook_Sketchbook.jpg" data-mid="247988012" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e89e22caa9f41203672adc9cfb36acbca721f4b2471233859ce8dfeb1f3c5140/The-Brook_Sketchbook.jpg" /> I like the outcome. The limited colour palette helps give the drawing a more stylised look, as opposed to trying to be simply a copy of the reference photo. But because of all the beautiful landscape art I’ve noticed in the past two years (more on this below), I’m thinking I could have pushed the stylisation more. Hum, I’m not sure ‘stylisation’ is the right word. What I mean is that I’m increasingly attracted to art where the artist has interpreted what she or he sees. The outcome is not a carbon copy of reality. There might even be just a faint likeness, but the passion and energy that come through more than make up for it. Sometimes the subject is slightly deformed, and that’s what makes it interesting. I’ve been wondering what I could do to bring the above into my work more, to stop myself trying to stay so close to the reference photo. One answer would be to practice drawing from memory instead. Another would be to go back to sketching directly with ink again. Once you’ve marked the page with ink, there’s not going back. That’s the only way I’ve found to keep the interesting flaws and energy in my work. I’m in a bit of creative rut at the moment. I’m finding it hard to muster the motivation to start something new. I’m hoping spring will bring some of my enthusiasm back. Watch this space. Judith xx Monthly inspirationHere’s the ‘more below’ part! Let me treat your eyes with a few of the landscape artworks that inspire me. Simon Palmer’s name is the first to come to mind if you ask me about striking landscape art. I loooove how he depicts the English countryside. <img width="1200" height="1509" width_o="1200" height_o="1509" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b1b4ad1fe274b1f424ae83e9d6b095eaec61e07602baea0e93a3f7c12bc2f91a/across-the-ocre-simon-palmer.jpg" data-mid="247988149" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b1b4ad1fe274b1f424ae83e9d6b095eaec61e07602baea0e93a3f7c12bc2f91a/across-the-ocre-simon-palmer.jpg" />Across The Ocre by Simon Palmer <img width="800" height="817" width_o="800" height_o="817" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/05920834827ef9283a50909e1cd63cc92fa9cc8260ab436f2342a409f892cf72/Low-Thorpe-by-Simon-Palmer.jpg" data-mid="247988181" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/05920834827ef9283a50909e1cd63cc92fa9cc8260ab436f2342a409f892cf72/Low-Thorpe-by-Simon-Palmer.jpg" />Low Thorpe by Simon Palmer <img width="600" height="829" width_o="600" height_o="829" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c45e7f4bf5995b4528271784ab7644467b816e9660854d074a62f73dc4b7df1d/Novices-Searching-For-Their-Souls-by-Simon-Palmer.jpg" data-mid="247988154" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/600/i/c45e7f4bf5995b4528271784ab7644467b816e9660854d074a62f73dc4b7df1d/Novices-Searching-For-Their-Souls-by-Simon-Palmer.jpg" />Novices Searching For Their Souls by Simon Palmer After I’d finished the brook drawing, I came across a greeting card featuring this linocut by William H. Hays, which reminded me of my illustration. <img width="920" height="699" width_o="920" height_o="699" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8ed40820e0c73d21d7de6ef59ac3d5583337c4579cd14a3634400d1cc63271a5/Sunshine-snowfall---William-H.-Hays-2018---Colour-linocut-reduction.jpg" data-mid="247988169" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/920/i/8ed40820e0c73d21d7de6ef59ac3d5583337c4579cd14a3634400d1cc63271a5/Sunshine-snowfall---William-H.-Hays-2018---Colour-linocut-reduction.jpg" />Sunshine Snowfall, linocut by William H. HaysThen while researching his work for this post, I saw this other linocut that had a similarity with the brook showing through the snow! <img width="1280" height="1600" width_o="1280" height_o="1600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1c5d8f961978d0862609227f9076a3a6cedba3591abcdb3af9b467b688e5b670/Snowy-Caw---William-H.-Hays---linocut.jpg" data-mid="247988178" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1c5d8f961978d0862609227f9076a3a6cedba3591abcdb3af9b467b688e5b670/Snowy-Caw---William-H.-Hays---linocut.jpg" />Snowy Caw, linocut by William H. Hays One last artwork from Hays, because I’m partial to a snowy landscape. <img width="720" height="540" width_o="720" height_o="540" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1f5652932eeba9ba7755832db0d1a3938e233b669a3f69184a69c81771dce905/JIM-S-FARM---William-H.-Hayes.jpg" data-mid="247988153" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/720/i/1f5652932eeba9ba7755832db0d1a3938e233b669a3f69184a69c81771dce905/JIM-S-FARM---William-H.-Hayes.jpg" />Jim’s Farm, linocut by William H. Hays The incredible artist Isabelle Arsenault doesn’t often draw landscapes (that I could find anyway), but I absolutely love this one. What she chose to include and to edit out of the illustration is simply masterful. <img width="1300" height="1700" width_o="1300" height_o="1700" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/69f438478d7895397252885144de01a05d22c2fdd4b790f4a874088603902a11/Isabelle-Arsenault_landscape-illustration.jpg" data-mid="247988152" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/69f438478d7895397252885144de01a05d22c2fdd4b790f4a874088603902a11/Isabelle-Arsenault_landscape-illustration.jpg" />I took a screenshot of this post on her Instagram profileI’m leaving you with these three artworks and artists to enjoy: <img width="1000" height="728" width_o="1000" height_o="728" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f4ef136b9d6e0b974eb5146ce8969c94ed21f3fa849d289a50e8d4977c2b0290/eric-ravilious-sussex-landscape-greetings-card.jpg" data-mid="247988150" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f4ef136b9d6e0b974eb5146ce8969c94ed21f3fa849d289a50e8d4977c2b0290/eric-ravilious-sussex-landscape-greetings-card.jpg" />Sussex Landscape by Eric Ravilious <img width="1200" height="1160" width_o="1200" height_o="1160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e591f8bdcfd4f4108906d603689d94489834d8e520eca361944710347df00bf2/Gu-Yuan-1919-1996--Thawing-Lake--woodcut--1985.jpeg" data-mid="247988151" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e591f8bdcfd4f4108906d603689d94489834d8e520eca361944710347df00bf2/Gu-Yuan-1919-1996--Thawing-Lake--woodcut--1985.jpeg" />Thawing Lake by Gy Yuan <img width="1053" height="1374" width_o="1053" height_o="1374" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7156361e077e00d1c5a3d159db9954f6d0e8c413d962b714f7c1d161be98afd2/Snowstorm-in-a-Pennine-Valley-by-Stanley-Roy-Badmin.jpg" data-mid="247988255" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7156361e077e00d1c5a3d159db9954f6d0e8c413d962b714f7c1d161be98afd2/Snowstorm-in-a-Pennine-Valley-by-Stanley-Roy-Badmin.jpg" />Snowstorm in a Pennine Valley by Stanley Roy Badmin Subscribe to Inspired Want to get this blog directly in your inbox each month? 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