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Ai - Great sketches from the car wash - I love the energy of the off-kilter car in the second sketch! Amazing page of all your students - beautiful, simple lines and such interesting expressions. The pink rocks are from Wallace Seymour https://www.wallaceseymour.co.uk/ancient-drawing-materials...

Jo - Love the scribbly outfits from the TV show, and great digital sketch of the the walker - fab job with the shapes, and a good choice for wheels! #4 - Tiny. Tealight, coin, kneaded eraser. Charcoal & pink rock, A1. Photo of the pink rocks for Ai. It's not easy to photograph the colour of...

Thanks for the new list, Joe (and glad you got your flower identified!). Joan - More wonderful sketches for your challenge - great drawings. I particularly like the woman in the scribbly coat! Jo - Lovely lines on your flowers - the petals on the top one are beautifully drawn. Joe1 - Great...

Joe1 - Lovely, soulful sketches of Eeyore. Great flowing lines, and interesting angles. Very nice ragged effect with the duster. Sue - Brilliant work on the fabric pattern - really eye-catching result! Love your verdict on the more complicated set-up - I'd get lost in any pattern - and...

Robin - That is not a junk drawer. My non-junk drawers are not that tidy! Love all the sketches - particularly the amazing textures on the gloves - wonderful drawing! Jo - Great stuffed toy collection, like the angles and how all the toys have got their own characters. Fab work on the coloured...

Lovely studies on your fabric theme. Great work with the tone, and wonderful observation of the folds. The last one is really interesting - love the strong creases, and how you've found the shapes.

Sue - I never get much practice with erasers for charcoal, because I can rarely find mine (particularly the kneaded ones, which I lose faster than I can buy them). I'll have to find my newsprint paper, at least I can erase on that with a hand swipe! Robin - Love the purple hatching in both...

Jo - Sorry you weren't feeling like sketching - I think we all know how that mood feels. At least you got a nice paper snowflake out of it! Hope you find your creative mood later. Joe1 - Lovely hatching lines on the gloves. Sue - Beautiful observation on the fabric folds, and I love the...

Ai - Great set of sketches - Love the bleeding ink look (and hope your allergy has calmed down). Joan - Beautiful drawings and paintings - wonderful variety with the styles and tools. The sand dune sketch is gorgeous, and I love the linework on those patio pots in the last sketch (also love the...

Vivien - It's so lovely that you have those sketches of Blossom that capture her personality for you. Charcoal's perfect for really fast sketching, and always seems to catch something more interesting than longer, more 'correct' drawings.

Great way to find an accidental subject, ams! Lovely work with the tones, and great composition and drawing.

Hope you have time to join in this month, Jo. Early morning telephone pole & roof tops, Acrylic ink & pastel, A2.

#1 - Elevated. Pigeon on a telephone pole (sketching telephone poles for the Monthly Challenge). Pen, A3.

Thanks for the new list, Jeanne - lots of fun choices! Looking forward to seeing everyone's sketches this week.

Thanks for the great reply, Bart - really appreciate your knowledge! Yes, the brand available here in the UK is Cuni, and I think you may have sold me on buying a few colours to try out. Love the sound of their versatility. I don't quite click with acrylics, so it's tempting to see if I'd get...