Recent content by jmfletch

Ned - agree with the group the pitcher is well rendered and must have some great stories. Love old handmade items of such beauty especially in ou plastic cookie cutter world. Joe - Sounds your progressing well with the course. Good luck on the exams. You have us all looking forward to August...

Jo - Great. Job on the watermelon! Yum! Well every mentor and teacher recommends something different. I have pretty much (90%) settled in on 2mm lead holders. I like the consistent length and weight plus it can make either a nicely angled chisel point that is sturdy or a fine needle sharp...

Ai, love all the colors in the quilt. It looks homey and inviting. Cicadas are ugly and you did a pretty painting of one. Several paintings even. Nicely done. Safe, fun trip home. Again amaze with all on your plate you find time to paint even at airports. Thank you! Joan, if he was a rep for...

#2 bedding - bedding on the bed. Two grades of graphite in pocket sketchbook. Lesson learned. It can be a challenge to draw sitting in a rocker. Keep sketching and leaning, Fletch P.S. The lines on right are vertical blinds over window.

Wrote a bunch of comments yesterday but I did not hit return and they seem to have disappeared. Joan - Nice work on The Vessel and The Dinosaur. The girls on train is also nice. The people perspective on Under the Umbrella is spot on plus the composition draws me in. Cool pool sketch.( pun...

Ai - looking at the painting of your MIL’s cottage the word that comes to mind is cozy. Nicely done. Keep sketching and learning Fletch

All this fruit is making me hungry. Ai - you picked the right state first peaches. Georgia peaches are touted as the best. All the paintings are nicely done but adding the fruit stickers on the first adds a bit of flair. Sorry the granulation is troubling but they stilll look good. Joan - you...

WROTE THIS YESTERDAY AND NEVER IT SEND 😂🤣 Joan - I have a title for your beach painting. “Retirement. “. Your painting was my idea of retirement before I retired. Great texture tree sketch! Glad you were not deterred by the rain. Ai - Love the hatching and shading on both the shells which...

Jo - collection still growing but has slowed substantially. One or two a year now. Here’s part of her moose collection. Ai - neat dream catcher. Joan - The flower garden is pretty but the Ronkonkoma station is super. Love it. We have stuffed animals in every room of the house. A short hall...

Ned - great ink work of an amazing view. 👍🏽 Robin - What can I say. I look at it and all I can do is smile. 😁 Keep sketching and learning Fletch

Love the wonky foot!

Ai - Really enjoy your art but it often makes me hungry. Like the shading a lot.

Jo asked..Does he have antlers for Christmas?? not really sure why he is wearing a moose costume but it fits in with Sharon‘s collection.st some she hoe a Moose had puppet and that started her adding moose to the bears and big cats the stuffed moose are all relatively small. Thankfully.

Jo - Excellent hatching on shears and hand! Joan - Fun seeing segments and measly putting the together like a puzzle. Hope we get to see the finished piece. Ned - Welcome home! Great scene well done! Ai - Even your boats are more interesting. Boats here are cookie cutter sport fishing or...

Ai - well done on the beach scenes. Love you are being creative even in choosing the objects. In my brain “tool” would be something you can hold like a hsmner or a screwdriver, but in fact the yellow things and the boats are tools of their trades. The 2sketches in 16 minutes are great. Joan...