Sometimes a photo just won't do

I went out the other night to hear a singer, Libby Johnson, perform at Manna Dew in Millerton. She appeared there because of this blog: the owner of her record label, Wrong Records, was looking for venues in Sharon and found me... I told him about Manna Dew (since Sharon has no venues for performing) and voila - here she is! She, and her sister Carrie, were both wonderful - they used to have a band in NYC called 22 Brides, and now each performs solo. Libby's record Annabella is lovely - you can listen at her website.

However, the light was not conducive to photography - way too dark and I didn't want to start firing a flash in her face. (You can see the one photo I took, plus another sketch, here.) So I went back to an earlier form of recording what I see - I never go anywhere without a sketchbook! Aside from the pleasure of drawing itself, sketching has always been a great way for a shy person to start conversations with strangers - I've met some very interesting people that way!