Quiet and Flexible Sketch

Haven't had much time to sketch even having David here to help.  We did all sit on the porch the other day so I sketched in the Conda sketchbook while we visited.  This sketch with a Zig Millennium pen 05 is in the Conda Sketchbook, about 1/2 page.

The sketch will do double duty for the Hunt https://creativespark.art/threads/scavenger-hunt-from-life-202-oct-12-oct-25.9351/  and for Inktober.

This is in the back toward the dried up ponds.  For the Scavenger Hunt it is Item 5 quiet place and for Inktober it is for flex as the limbs are flexible.  I'm not trying to do the Inktober things in order.  Most would have to be from photos.  I prefer sketching from life and will crossover from the Hunts if the items fit somehow.

Today we are here, David and Larry with Gene while I catch up on some paperwork.  Joanna gets a little time off.  Beautiful weather with the doors open in the mornings and evenings.  Still pretty warm midday.  

 

 

Sketches for a Week of No Internet

We were without our internet from good old AT&T for a week.  Amazing how much I missed it but how less hassled I felt.  I usually don't use my phone that much.  I don't like typing on it so I did not post sketches or do any "paperwork".  That was the big break but have to catch up now.  

Here are my sketches.  I forgot I had done a couple so they are all numbered wrong, I will just skip the numbers.

For Scavenger Hunt 202 - fabric and for Inktober - flimsy.  Sketched with a Micron 03 running out of ink in the Conda sketchbook.

Hunt - up high and Inktober - hero.  The wind blew over some trees the other night.  We hadn't even noticed that.  The tree trimmers were coming to work on the yard, just trimming and cleaning up a couple of other trees that were about to fall.  They had to work very high, tomorrow will be even higher.  So they are heroes to me for doing dangerous work that helps us.  In the Conda sketchbook about a page with the Micron 03 that is about out of ink which gives the fuzzy lines.

For Hunt 202 - pumpkin, some little ones at PT.  An orange one, a black one with glitter and then a glittery orange one.  The sign says "Today it hurts, Tomorrow it works"  In the Ohuhu Sketchbook with a Micron 03 
Hunt 202 lighthouse - substituted the windmill because I've never seen lighthouse around here.  The pig is cement I think.  Yard decorations a couple of streets over.  Watercolor added to the Micron 03.

Hunt 202 toy - a string or monkey ball that Gene and I play catch with.  In the Marker sketchbook with Pentel ink markers.  (for Inktober - toss)

Collection Sketch in Ink

I sketched a collection of items rescued from or after the big fire of 2011.  This is in the Conda sketchbook, large copy paper size of plain paper.  I sketched with a Pentel RSVP ballpoint pen.  It is interesting that it made the lines fuzzy, combination of paper and pen I suppose. 

For Scavenger Hunt from Life 202 https://creativespark.art/threads/scavenger-hunt-from-life-202-oct-12-oct-25.9351/

Number 1 collection - some of the remnants that were rescued after the fire in 2011.  Cups, bowls, bottle, figurine, bell and rock.  (This will double for Inktober 11 as rescue - from the fire.)

I'm not sure why we kept these shreds of our life.  Do they keep the memories going?  Memories of life or the fire??  Hmmm.  It is interesting to see that most of the "survivors" are pottery.  It was fired before I imagine.  All this is pottery except the rock.  There was some iron or metal things left, like an iron skillet/dutch oven.  A couple of artworks made of railroad spikes are also around.  The mailbox is iron so it is out front.  You can search in the search box at the top of my page for Bastrop Fire and see more of the results.

Off for my respite day.  What will I sketch? Come back and find out.  Oh you can join in on the Scavenger Hunt.  I am hosting this Hunt.  See you there???