Recent content by Joan T

Fletch, sketching at a car dealership is always fun. There are always cars and people around for subjects. What were they doing with that classic Datsun? I have a hard time doing seated people. It is hard to get the body proportions right. Yes, there is a chance we may have to relocate. I...

Well, everything is covered with a fresh coating of snow (about 2 inches). Hopefully it will be warm enough so that some of it melts quickly. Ai, I think back to sketching there with you every time I'm in that room. Fletch, thanks. Hope you have a good view while your car is being serviced...

Joe, thanks. Good to see you stop in. How are things with you? Ned, many thanks. I have to get used to using them. All day I wanted to be working in watercolors, but I was trying to be good about following the rules. I told a ride down to the beach in Sayville. The bay is slowly thawing out so...

Ai, thanks. I bought a set of Prismacolor Premium colored pencils to use. This winter we've been to museums a lot and they require dry media. I decided to find something new (to me) to use. As always, many of the guards look the other way and you can use pretty much whatever you want. This is...

The NYC Urban Sketchers met at the Metropolitan Museum of Art today. 1 - glass windows - colored pencils 2 - outdoor view 3 - person/people 4 - funky thing from the 15th - 17th century- colored pencils

Ai, thanks for the new list.

Ned, thanks so much. Enjoy the games you're heading off to.

Ai, Happy Valentine's Day...how fun...a heart-shaped egg!! Thanks for your comments.

Robin, love your loose style. Your sketches always have so much energy. Jo, thanks. The last page I did were done directly and continuously in ink. I think I was warmed up by then so they came out better. Does the dog catcher know his door is open. Good sketches of what is right outside. 15 -...

Jo, thanks. Glad your son finally got rid of the ice. We had warmer temperatures yesterday just above freezing, so a little of our snow and ice melted. I no longer have huge icicles hanging from the gutters above my garage. :) Last night our sketch group met at the library and they were doing...

13 - roof - ink

Jo, thanks. The snow may start slowly melting. The temperature has reached 35° today. Sorry you missed your art group on Zoom. Ned, I knew the little lighthouse would be iced in. So was a great deal of the parking lot. I was parked on ice and frozen snow to sketch it.

Ai, how lucky to find some fabric with elephants! It was your lucky day. This house in Bellport is usually hidden most of the year by the tall shrubs that are in front. I got a view between the branches yesterday. 11 - free space - watercolors A big part of the Great South Bay has been frozen...

Pine Cone, I was just curious if you sketched with that paper in or out of the sketchbook because I know sometimes it is impossible to get the paper to lay flat towards the middle. That doesn't in any way detract from the quality of your beautiful work. I know a lot of us keep our sketches in...

Ned, thanks. I've never cooked with a jalapeño pepper...just used them as models. lol I'm up really early this morning (5:30AM). I was too uncomfortable being in bed with all the extra heavy covers...besides I wanted to watch Lindsey Vonn compete this morning, but it didn't go well for her...