It's Thursday March 18, 2010
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
Laura says the inspiration for this drawing came from a visiting boat this week that was flying the Welsh flag. It is a flag that looks right in Oriental – it appears to be a dragon:
Discussion at The Bean that morning was noisy. It went something like this:
Coffee Drinker A: "Is that a dragon flag?"
Coffee Drinker B: "I think it is the Welsh flag"
Coffee Drinker A: "I wonder if they have a Welsh Corgi aboard?"
Coffee Drinker B: "Accordion?"
Coffee Drinker A: " No, Corgi. Those short little dogs!"
Oriental resident Don Staub was listening, and piped up "you mean a Welsh Accorgion."
The image stuck in Laura’s mind. In a couple days the drawing emerged:
| Laura Turgeon and her husband Gil Fontes live in Oriental. When they are not out looking at boats Laura and Gil are often seen with drawing instruments or paint brushes in hand. More of Laura's work can be found at her site LauraTurgeon.com. |
