Colored Ink Drawings

These were done for the Creative Spark Scavenger Hunt going on. 

Something related to coffee

Something hand-held

Something that snaps

Sketches

 These are a few sketches done for the Creative Spark Scavenger Hunts recently. 

Continuous line with Neocolors and a Sketch & Wash pencil added.

Done with a Sketch & Wash pencil.

Ink with Neocolors.

Neocolors

Bottles

On one o the recent Creative Spark scavenger hunts one of the objects was a bottle. I had a six pack of Stella Artois bottles from the holiday sitting around. Instead of just sketching one bottle I did them all. If you notice, two of them hadn't been opened at the time.

Fountain

 I haven't found too many homes in the area that have fountains, but this one in Sayville is one of my favorites. One of the items on the Creative Spark Scavenger Hunt recently.

Another item on the Scavenger Hunt list was an anchor. This one is outside by Shellfish Marine Inc down by the West Sayville dock.

Bits and Bobs

On Memorial Day Weekend there were "No Kings" protests all across the country against the attacks by our president on our democracy. I attended one locally in Patchogue. It was raining when I arrived there and I saw that I had a bit of a view from where I parked my car. I did a quick sketch, pulled on my rain poncho, and joined the crowd for the protest. It rained the entire time but that didn't deter the crowd.

Meanwhile I've been participating in the Creative Spark Scavenger Hunts. One of the items was a mailbox. This one is located up the street from me. I've wanted to sketch it before, but it is hard to park along the street there. I love the dolphin...or is it a porpoise?

Continuous Line Drawing

I hosted the last Creative Spark Scavenger Hunt. Each hunt contains 26 items to find and sketch. The sketchers can sketch as many or as few as they want/can. It has been a long time since I have been able to finish one of the lists, but I figured if I put the last of the items into one continuous line sketch I could do it. I think there are 11 items in the sketch...all fun to do.

Assorted Sketches

I do some sketches for the Creative Spark Scavenger Hunts and rather than posting them individually I have saved a few to post together. 

Something with wings

My palette

The continuous line sketch for my palette

A medium I don't use often - oil pastels

A breakfast item

Printing and Sketches

The Patchogue Sketch Club had an evening of printmaking. I made a new design of an iris.

For Creative Spark the item was a self-portrait. I did it as a continuous line.

My foot and a shoe were also done for the Creative Spark Scavenger Hunt but with Artrage.

 

Berries, Wine and More

 Quite often I do a still life for a few of the items in the Creative Spark Scavenger Hunt. From what I remember the items were, fruit, in a bottle, in a tin, in a box, and an animal.

Clementine and Still Life Sketch

Both of these were done as items for the Creative Spark Scavenger Hunt.

The clementine was done with watercolors and a bit of white ink added to show the fibers. 

This still life was done directly in watercolors.

Continuous Line Sketches

I enjoy doing continuous line sketches, but it seems like I tend to stick to bottles, cans, fruits and veggies. Maybe I need to try a new subject as a continuous line. These were done for Creative Spark Scavenger Hunts recently. A friend of mine often does blind contour drawings. I need to practice those too.

Veggie Continuous Line Sketch

I like practicing continuous line sketches. It makes me really observe what I am looking at to see the connection to the next item and their relationship and size. This was done for a Creative Spark Scavenger Hunt. You can see the actual continuous line sketch with no color added posted below. 

Hunt Sketches

A recent Creative Spark Scavenger Hunt list included a building, stairs, a sign, and a vehicle. I got them all covered in one. 

The items were something orange, something green, and something blue. This was done mostly with Neocolors which I wasn"t too thrilled with.

And finally maybe the item was some kind of jewelry. Is was a cameo that belonged to my grandmother. Rumor had it that my Uncle Joe (her youngest son) brought it back when he returned from serving in the army in WWII.

Seashells

 The Creative Spark Scavenger Hunt had sea shells as an item to sketch. I did my setup as a continuous line and then added watercolors to the sketch.

Tiny Sketches for the Hunt

 These were done for the Creative Spark Scavenger Hunt recently. They are all tiny sketches.

Fast Food

Cold water, trees

An animal...a bridge

Small Scavenger Hunt Sketches

These were all done for the Creative Spark Scavenger Hunt. 

an umbrella

rocks

something that protects

Italian Pastry

I needed to sketch a treat for the Creative Spark Scavenger Hunt, so I checked out the bakery department inside an Italian market. This Napoleon looked so tempting, so I bought one and a few almond biscotti. I wasn't impressed with the Napoleon, but the biscotti were definitely delicious!

 

Continuous Line Sketch

I did a continuous line sketch for a scavenger hunt on Creative Spark. Of course when the sketch was done I added washes of color. 

Sketches

 Both of these were sketches for the Creative Spark Scavenger Hunts recently. Here is a vehicle.

Here is the front of a house. This was done with a Magic Pencil.

Sketch Collection

These sketches were done for the Creative Spark Scavenger Hunts. 

Mac & cheese...Italian style.

Jam done with Posca markers.

Watercolor corkscrew.

Posca lemon.