Sunday, October 31, 2021
Saturday, October 30, 2021
Miss Emily
Thanks to @mozarts_ride for the photo that inspired this Elegant Writer pen and wash drawing. You can see the photograph and all that he says about this 1940's International Harvester here.
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Charles Bridge, Prague
I was asked to pick a Street View challenge for r/drawstreetview on Reddit. I chose the Charles Bridge in Prague.
I like the watercolour pencils in this cheap sketchbook but I need to remember not to draw on the back of the pages.
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Truck Meets the Elegant Writer
Trucks are my favorite thing to draw (right now, at least LOL). The Elegant Writer is one of my favorite drawing tools. It was about time they met.
This is another Instagram Challenge, #drawwithmeSunday.
Sunday, October 17, 2021
Another Perspective
@jenloves2draw has posted another perspective of the #drawjensoldtrucks challenge I posted on Thursday. You can find the photo here.
Thursday, October 14, 2021
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Drawing Prague
I've never been to Prague, but @kimyest on Instagram made it possible with this photo.
I got out the pencil crayons to work in a sketchbook that doesn't love wet media.
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Another Walk
You never know what will delight you in your own neighbourhood. These pink flamingos appear once a year on our street; I think they celebrate a birthday.
Monday, October 11, 2021
A Walk in the Neighbourhood
My arthritis makes it hard for me to walk far these days, but I am grateful for a short walk on a gorgeous sunny day like today.
The weather forecast says that it may be cold enough overnight for some frost!
Sunday, October 10, 2021
Sketchbook Choices
After working for months in two large mixed media spiral bound sketchbooks, I've become tempted by smaller, sewn journals once again. The root of the change began with a course I'm taking with German illustrator Felix Scheinberger. He's an urban sketcher and recommends an inexpensive A5 sketchbook - small enough to carry around and paper that isn't intimidating. I've also been following closely the local urban sketcher Becky Cao, who uses a larger, bound watercolor journal. Both prefer the stitched binding so that they can sketch across two pages.
I made one book for my Traveler's Notebook with my favorite mixed media paper, and dug an inexpensive A5 book out of the closet, and sketched them. The inexpensive book is a bit too inexpensive; the paper isn't acid free and doesn't take wet media well. But choices abound at the moment!
Friday, October 8, 2021
Fengdu Ghost City
I used my Sailor Fude pen again and I'm not fond of the Noodler's ink I put in it. Or I'm not fond of the way that I'm using it. I bought Noodler's because it was known to be pretty waterproof; it isn't as waterproof as the Uniball fineliner I have mostly been using for drawing. On the last two drawings I inked over it again after painting; I didn't bother with this one. I may try using it as if it is water soluble ink. More experimentation needed.
Wednesday, October 6, 2021
All Eyes on the Board
All Eyes on the Board |
My friend Janice recently posted some pictures on her blog that she took in New York. My favorite was this one of the public library outdoor reading room where you can take out books and play chess. I loved the red umbrellas as well as the people focused on the chess board.
Although the photo was taken in 2009, I bet that it has been well used during the pandemic!
Sunday, October 3, 2021
Playing with the Sailor Fude Pen
I filled up my Sailor Fude Pen with Noodlers (somewhat) Waterproof Ink for a calligraphy session recently, and used it to draw this neighbourhood digger. I had to go over the lines after painting; the ink isn't perfectly waterproof.
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