.. Draw them!
That is what I believe, and I followed my own directive when I sketched Buffalo's Blessed Trinity Church one winter afternoon.
I do not know what it is, I just love drawing the flotsam and jetsam of city life. That includes traffic signals, No Standing signs, parking meters, bicycle locking thingies, and most definitely light posts.
When I did this sketch of Blessed Trinity I even began with the street light. It was important to me!
The funny thing about all this was, shortly after I did that drawing, I mentioned it to a photographer friend of mine. He told me that Blessed Trinity, given its inner city location, is notorious among photographers -- dreaded, even -- because you cannot get a straight shot at it without a light post being in the way.
Hahahahha!
Here I am, working in old-fashioned pen and ink, and I could have left the light post out, but instead I drew it and it became central to my picture.
I even made it into a Christmas card.
If it is there, I draw it! That should be my slogan.
My friend Lizzie, when she saw my picture, she said, "It's great, just get rid of the street light."
Um, my drawing is not a computer screen?
It is not that simple?
And furthermore, I like it the way it is!
Plus, later when I looked at it I saw it added another cross to the scene.
It was meant to be!
I keep thinking, maybe it is because I was a reporter for so long, I enjoy just putting down the truth. If the street light is there, I want to include it. Sometimes it is awkward, a No Parking sign impeding your vision of something, but it is interesting too.
I like to draw what is before my eyes.
No judgment!
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