Reaching Out

 This large, bumpy tree in Sayville caught my attention the other day. The trunk had such great texture...a good excuse to add a bit of Neocolors to it. 

Drawing Is Free

 Friends had told me about an online portrait group organized by Chloe Briggs called drawingisfree_org. The group meets on Zoom on Mondays at noon EST for an hour of portrait sketching. Chloe selects sketchers from the group to pose, and each pose lasts only as long as the song that is playing (3-5 minutes). Obviously you need to draw quite quickly. This was the first time I was able to join the group. I used Neocolor crayons and water for the portraits. It was a lot of fun, and I'm hoping to join in again.

Jalapeno Trio

 While the jalapeno was around I decided to sketch it a few more times, each time using a different medium. I started with Neocolors for the first one, used a green pastel pencil and Posca markers for the center one, and Derwent watercolors for the one on the right. Which is your favorite? 

Broken

I am hosting the current Creative Spark Scavenger Hunt. One of the items I have on the list is broken. I made sure to have eggs for breakfast, rinsed the shells, and put them on the side to sketch later. They were on the counter most of the day. Of course when I went to get them for the sketch they were gone. Jerry had cleaned up. Luckily they were at the very top of the trash bag, and I was able to rescue them. This was done on Strathmore toned paper with Neocolors. 

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