Assorted Sketches

All of these sketches were done for a scavenger hunt over on Creative Spark.

This covered two items...a fence and something from nature.

 Last week I ended up going to one of those walk-in medical offices. My cough was really bad, I was wheezing, and I wasn't sleeping well. It turned out I had bronchitis. I was put on an antibiotic, something for the cough and an inhailer. I'm finally feeling much better. While in the medical office I only had a short time to sketch people.

Vehicles are a popular item on the scavenger hunt list. The VW called to me since that was my first car...but mine was bright red.

 

Snow Along the Canal

There are a few canals in Blue Point. This one runs through a small park near Flo's. I was able to park right along the side of it. There was a woman sitting next to her car and feeding the gulls so I quickly sketched a few of them into the scene while they were swooping down to grab what she was tossing.

Over on CreativeSpark there was an interesting item for the scavenger hunt. We had to find a playing card and sketch the numbered side as well as the back of the card. I dug out a very old deck of cards. From what I remember I got these the first time I flew anywhere. It was maybe 1968/1969 when I was all of 20 years old. A friend and I flew out to CA, stayed with her cousin and his family for a few days, and then drove up the CA coast. Neither of us could legally rent a car on our own and her dad rented one for us, but Suzanne had to do all the driving. The trip was a lot of fun and we met two sailors on a cable car in San Francisco. We hung out together all day and then the next day they took us on a tour of their aircraft carrier. We also went horseback riding and I was thrown off my horse. (And I have never climbed back on another one to this day.) At the time the airlines gave you all kinds of things when you were on board if you asked. I got the deck of cards. The box is really worn and I'm not sure if all the playing cards are still inside, but it was fun to sketch one of the cards.

 

Continuous Line Nature Sketch

I've been enjoying doing continuous line sketches. This was done for the scavenger hunt on creativespark.art .  Long, short, large, small, hard, soft, rough and smooth were included.

Then I added a watercolor wash to give it some color.

Assorted Sketches Done Recently

I've done a few sketches lately using Procreate for the scavenger hunts on creativespark.com. These were for bangs (mine), orange, comfy, and stacked. 

These were also done for the scavenger hunt but with traditional painting/sketching. The items were for orchard, van, and crane.

Procreate Sketches

 I have been doing some of my sketches for the creativespark.art Scavenger Hunts using Procreate. I figure if I experiment enough maybe I will start feeling more comfortable using it.

The prompt was for a vegetable and the challenge to hold it in your hand.

This sketch was to do jelly/jam. I figure preserves is close enough.

The hunt this week called for something electrical...like this pencil sharpener.

A chair was also on the list this time. My proportions are a bit off in this.

"Three" was the item this time.

Assorted Sketches

I do a lot of sketching for creativespark.art, especially the Scavenger Hunts. Sometimes we sketch things that aren't big sketches...like these. 

I was in the middle of sketching out a scene for a commission when this goose meandered by with a group of friends. They were busy eating and kept turning around and walking to a new spot. I would just jump ship from one goose and continue with the next one that was posed in a similar position. I like how this one came out. 

I was at the pool the other day and this dad and his kids were nearby. I thought they needed to be sketched but I only had a small pad of writing paper and a ball point pen. Gotta use what you have!

The two bottom sketches were for one of the Scavenger Hunts...something spicy

and something sweet. These were done with a medium I don't use very often...colored pencils. I got a free set from Zebra a few years ago (24 colors) and they've been sitting in my cabinet unused.

WIP Fruits & Veggies

 My plein air group visited Andrews Family Farm in Wading River this week. It is one of my favorite places to paint. The owners are so welcoming. The painting isn't finished yet, but I cropped this part and used it for the creativespark.art Scavenger Hunt...two of the items were fruit and veggies. Although I painted there for nearly 2 hours I need to do more work on this. I will post it when it is completed.

Hunt Sketches

 I haven't been doing as many small paintings as I usually do this past week. I am taking part in the South Bay Art Association Plein Air Event. My energy level is down do to the effects of Covid, so the painting I was working on took me 3 days of short painting times. Once the light changed too much I called it a day. That painting and another will be posted soon. 

Meanwhile I did a few sketches at home for the Scavenger Hunt on creativespark.art. My fingers are still busy.

Small Sketches

 I keep a small sketchbook in my purse...just in case. For instance, my husband may still be eating Buffalo chicken wings when I'm already done. I can sketch!

We can be seated in the waiting room at the eye doctor's office and there is a woman and her son there who are calling out to be sketched.

Jerry's eyes have been dilated/or he has had drops put in before the doctor comes in to see him. I can sketch him while his eyes are closed.

I do a sketch of something small for Creativespark.art's scavenger hunt.

There are many opportunities to sketch and I like to take advantage of them.

How about you?

Sayville Boat

One of the items in the Scavenger Hunt for Creativespark.art is a boat. Since I am surrounded by them I have no excuse for not getting one done unless I am stuck in the house for 10 days. lol This boat was docked behind the Lands End Catering. I wonder how you get on and off the boat if there is no loading and unloading. lol

Karen Abend (who organizes Sketchbook Challenge) did a New Year's Challenge with prompts this week. I had planned to participate...after all it was only for 5 days, but I couldn't get excited about the prompts. I did the first two and then bailed on the others.

The first one was a rounded shape and you could do anything inside of the shape. I did a head.

The second prompt was the words "bunny + flower." For this one at least I tried something different. The bunny was done in watercolors and the flowers were done in colored markers. I'm trying to mix things up and use different materials if I can. 

The third day was too similar to the first day and I had a lot going on this week, so I stopped. That is unusual for me. Usually if I start a challenge I finish. What can I say? lol I created something every day anyway.

 

Three of a Kind

On creativespark.art I am still participating in the Scavenger Hunts. In the current hunt hosted by Robin Susan we have to sketch 3 things that belong to the same group or category. Here are three vegetables (onion, Brussel sprout, and carrot) done directly in watercolors.

I'm not sure which hunt this sketch was for but I sketched 3 art tools.

360 Degree View

 Over in the Scavenger Hunt on Creativespark.art one of the items was the view in front of you. As a challenge we were asked to sketch what was in front of us, then turn 90 degrees and sketch that view, turn 90 degrees again, and finally sketch the last final 90 degree view. My friend, Jo Castillo did the challenge so if she could do it I could too. lol I went to Captree State Park which is on the bay side. The clouds on Saturday were a feast to sketch. It was windy so I sat inside my mobile studio to do all of these.

I did the sky in front of me to start.

Still seated in the car I turned to my left and sketched this car and the buildings that house the restaurant and the restrooms.

Next I did the view 90 degrees to my left...a truck and some foliage.

This view was behind me so I backed out of my parking space, turned the car around, and reparked but in reverse in the same spot.

Broccoli

 With the arrival of the snow I got a bit off course posting. This was done a little while back for the scavenger hunt on Creativespark.art.

From My Car

 For the current Scavenger Hunt on CreativeSpark.art the list to sketch included a figure and multiple figures and well as a vehicle. I sat in a spot at the Sayville Boat Basin and noticed I could get several items all from that spot. I started with the car next to me where a man was sitting...vehicle and figure done!

Then I noticed a few people standing on the dock. There were more but a few moved on. I was able to catch these two.

Sweets

 One of the things I bought when I was out the other day was a bag of Lindt chocolates...a mix of white chocolate and dark chocolate. This also fits the latest Scavenger Hunt list that we are doing for crebativespark.art.

Assorted Sketches

 On Wednesday I had to have my car serviced at Nissan...inspection, oil change, and a recall. I was there for a while so I got to do a few sketches of people in the waiting room.

Since I had Art Rage on my phone I did a sketch of a woman waiting for her car. I don't know how people do sketches so easily on the phone. My fingers block my view of what I'm doing.

Back a while ago I did a sketch of a small sailboat at the Sayville Marina.

I'm still doing sketching for the Scavenger Hunts although they have moved from Wet Paints (which is shutting down in the next few months) to crebativespark.art. It is a very welcoming, smaller art group. One of the items in the scavenger hunt was a cup/mug and something held in your hand. This was done with a sketch & wash pencil.

Berries

It has been quiet a while since I have participated in a Scavenger Hunt for Wet Canvas, but I thought maybe I would try doing a few sketches for the current hunt hosted by my friend, Ai. One of the items is fruit. I had some strawberries in the fridge that looked like good subjects. This is ATC sized (2 1/2 x 3 1/2).

Puddles

I spent a good part of the morning baking cookies. After lunch I took a ride looking for something Christmasy to sketch but didn't find anything. Instead I sketched one of the items on the WetCanvas scavenger hunt list...a puddle. This was down by the water in Sayville. We had rain and a bit of snow the other day. There are quite a number of puddles around...mostly frozen.

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you who are celebrating.
Thanksgiving is nearing its end here on the east coast. I hope your Thanksgiving went better than the one in this video. It is one of my favorite scenes from "Raymond." I think we all need a laugh at the end of the day.

This morning I did a food related sketch for the Wet Canvas Scavenger Hunt. The item was "Something I don't like to eat."

Small Sketches

One of the online groups I belong to is WetCanvas. They have an "Artwork from Life" forum where there is a Scavenger Hunt that takes place every 9 days. Someone hosts and gives a list of 26 items for the participants to hunt for and sketch in the medium of their choice. You can do as many or as few of the items as you want. I participate a lot in the hunts and sometimes really like a few of the small sketches that I do as part of the hunt. Here are two examples.

We were given "your most recent art supply purchase" in this latest hunt. I just bought a Sailor fude pen which has a bent nib that allows you to make thin and thick lines with the same fountain pen. I haven't tried it yet because I ordered the pen through Amazon Prime but ordered the converter (which allows me to use my own ink) from someplace else and it hasn't been delivered yet. So I used the pen as a model for this item.

Another hunt item was "your favorite corner in your home or office." Since I always sit in the same spot on my couch, where I can rest my feet on the coffee table while I sketch, have access to my laptop and phone on the table next to me, I guess this spot qualifies. I did this sketch using the Zebra colored fountain pen in black and my watercolors. It bled a bit but I like that effect.

I'm just showing you that artwork doesn't necessarily mean ending up with a masterpiece each time.