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.

 

Weeks Yacht Yard

 The other day I decided it had been too long since I had done a digital sketch outdoors so I grabbed my iPad instead of my sketchbook. I've sketched this view of Weeks Yacht Yard many times but this was the first time I sketched it using Procreate.

People Two Ways

 I gave Art Rage on my iPhone another try at the pool. I still haven't figured out zooming in and out without ruining what I have. lol This was sketched at the pool and I did most of the color there, but when I got home I picked up my stylus and used it to complete the color and add lines. That worked much better than my finger. lol I still am having a hard time filling an entire space with color. I have a hard time getting rid of the tiny white spaces.

The other night I was out sketching with the Patchogue Sketch Club as well as some folks who were painting for "Paint the Great South Bay," a plein air event going on this week which I'm not doing this year. I have too much going on and it takes too much time to really participate properly. I did this sketch of one of the other sketchers, Liz working directly in pen.

Digitals

 I haven't done a digital sketch in a long time. The ones I did previously were done with Art Rage on my iPad and since I didn't do them regularly I didn't make a lot of progress. The other day it was rainy and a perfect day to go for a pedicure. I had my phone with me and was going to read the book I had downloaded on it but once I got into the pedicure chair I decided to do a sketch. I quickly downloaded Art Rage to the phone. I had no stylus so I was sketching with my finger. The screen on my phone is small and my finger blocked most of my view but at least the figure was recognizable...

so I did another one. I couldn't figure out how to enlarge sections and then make them the correct size again and couldn't figure out how to do layers and move them. I guess I will have to practice if I want to do this again. The nail technician didn't come out too bad, but with that misshapen foot I may need to see the podiatrist. lol

Lifeguard

I haven't done a digital sketch in quite a while so I took my iPad Mini with me to the pool the other day. I was looking for water to sketch and thought the pool would qualify. I sat across the pool from the lifeguard and she got more of my attention than the water. lol Like I've said before, I do these so rarely that I forget what I do know about using ArtRage. I think when I finally replace my iPad with something newer I will try a better digital program. The problem is that the programs have a learning curve to them and I don't want to put in the time. I would usually rather sketch the traditional way.

Beach Scenes

On Sunday (which now seems like eons ago) I headed over to Robert Moses State Park to sketch. It was a sunny day but very windy, so there weren't too many people around. I sat in my mobile studio looking at the dunes and painting while several groups came to enjoy the actual beach. I like that most walkways down to the beach have their own unique fences so they usually look different.

Then I drove down to the other end of the parking lot which faced a fence. The Fire Island Lighthouse was visible in the distance. This time I sketched on my iPad with my ArtRage program. If I stop using it for too long I forget what I'm doing.

An update on my hubby. He came home from the rehab facility today. Unfortunately he had a fall about a week and a half ago and pulled the muscle in his good leg. Right now he is in a lot of pain and can't stand or put any pressure on the leg. That made for a very challenging day for me and my sister-in-law. (Thank heaven for her help.) It also felt like the day lasted about a week. Hopefully with bed rest his muscle will heal. He had been doing so well before that. I am looking forward to seeing that again.

Lobby Piano

Today while Jerry was doing physical therapy I went down to the lobby of the rehab facility. There is a great piano there sitting in the corner of the lobby. The other day there had been a pianist playing for the residents. I listened for a while and decided I would come back and sketch it at a later time. This was done with ArtRage on my iPad.