Scavenger Hunt #177: 04 - 16 December 2025

[Jo Castillo]

Ai, mmmm, the rock cliffs are amazing in your sketch and in the photo. I never imagined that sort of topography in your world.

Joan your trip to the Met gives us sketches full of adventure. You are brave to paint with wc in the darkened rooms. Whoot!

 

[jmfletch]

Ai - Poor Santa. Hope he plumped back up. Had sam3 thoughts as Joan. Seems it should b3 in a neighborhood of classic houses. Love you cropped out the intruding modern buildings. Again join Joan plus Jo in admiring your rocky cliffs.

Jo - the place where real trees were a treasure was Hawaii. Pine trees are not native to any of the islands. in late November/early December, the first ship load of trees arriving was a major event. Do not remember the price but they were very expensive. Love the glasses!

Joan - Got cards done early this year but Rl took over and I did not get them in the mail till the 10th. You regularly paint people well but painting statures you capture proportions but also nail the texture.

Keep sketching and listening
Fletch

 

[AiArts]

Thanks you all for kind words...just walk around the shore lines and reunite with my dear friends ...no sketching...

 

[Joan T]

Ai, thanks.

Jo, I was just hoping the guards wouldn't notice me painting. lol

Fletch, thanks so much. I've started the cards...still a bit left to do yet. I would have helped if my new printer cooperated so that it would print my message inside...no luck with that. lol

 

[Pine Cone]

1 - “your favorite pen” - my Pentel Clic Eraser Pen

— iPad Pro and Apple pencil
— Procreate app
— freehand

— My Re-Learning to Draw Program - review Phase 2 (single objects or small scenes)

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This Pentel Clic Eraser makes my new sketching situation (often from my mobile studio) so much easier !!! It’s so easy to use in cramped spaces, and has the same kind of quality that my Pentel rectangular erasers have always given me.

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Full disclosure: My actual Clic Eraser has a two-stage grip. I was using that aspect to decorate it with colors related to Santa and the Christmas decorations of my youth.

However, because of several different horrifying tragedies within what seems like just moments of one another, I’ve completely removed the decorated grip layers from my iPad sketch, out of respect for the many people around the world who have lost their lives in the last few days, and for their families and friends.

Therefore, you should know that the real Pentel Clic Eraser has a very nice grip, which makes it easy to use no matter where you are. But there wasn’t time to redo it in my sketch without my imaginary decorations, as this event will end soon

May you each be blessed this holiday season

 

[AiArts]

I reunite with my dear friends. It was a great day, yesterday. Here is early morning today... directwatercolor...

#10 lamppost-->lamp-->light -->sunrise at Chumpon beach, front of our bungalow.

I adjusted with a few more dark strokes for more real rock cliff. Oops, I hope I did not mess it up.

 

[Joan T]

Pine Cone, I like your digital sketch of the Pentil Click Eraser. Hoping that your holiday season is blessed too.

Ai, I love the wonderful sky and darks and glow!

I still had so many items to do that I decided to do a group of them in one shot with a continuous line. Here it is with and without watercolor.
11 - mug
12 - scissors
13 - folded kitchen towel
14 - spoon
15 - eyeglasses
16 - spice bottle

 

[jmfletch]

Pine Cone - I like your stylized Pentel Clic. Hoping you also have a blessed season.

Ai - Great dramatic skies!

Joan - Doing that composting continuous line has to be evidence of some kind of mental issue LOL Amazing. Love seeing the sketch that seeing the life that color adds.

#4 palm frond. This started out to be the top of the pineapple palm in our front yard with multiple fronds. Rl intruded so tonight colorized the graphite as single frond in graphite looked like a bunch of random scratches.

Keep sketching and listening
Fletch

 

[Jo Castillo]

Fletch, yep bet the trees were super expensive in Hawaii. Everything is there. Lots of freight costs, eh? Your palm frond made me chuckle. It looks good to me. Do they grow more than one pineapple? I know nothing!!

Pine Cone, I love your pen. I will look for one of those . Stay warm and healthy through the season.

Ai, mmm, love the dramatic sky and shore mountains. Wishing you the best of your holidays.

Joan, your collection of items is so perfect. Both in line and in color. I didn't get out my Christmas cups this year, so thanks for sharing yours!!

 

[Jo Castillo]

Thanks Fletch for this Hunt. Always good to see everyone! We appreciate you being here.

New Hunt is up, but you have another day here!

https://creativespark.art/threads/scavenger-hunt-from-life-178-dec-16-dec-28.8557/

 

[AiArts]

Fletch: Great job with palm frond..Thanks so much for hosting !!!

Pinecone: Thanks. Lovely happy pink pen.

Joan: Thanks..Great quick continuous line sketches.

All: Thanks a bunch.

 

[Joan T]

Fletch, you may be correct about some "mental issue." I just can't stop myself sometimes. I like your palm frond...makes me think of warmth which we're not experiencing up here lately. Will see if I can squeeze in one more sketch today. I'm heading up to Westchester to deliver the house portrait, so I won't have a lot of sketch time. Thanks for hosting.

Jo, thanks. We only have a set of 2 Christmas cups, plates, and bowls that match. I keep them within a one-step climb on the top shelf of the kitchen cabinet. Will go and print out your new list.

Ai, as always thanks so much.

 

[jmfletch]

Jo, pineapples grow from a plant. I use to grow them but got to where most were partially eaten befor3 I could harvest and now the few plants I still have are potted and do not grow fruit. Pineapple Palm is a nickname for a Canary Island Date Palm. They often resemble Pineapples.
Here is a baby from a greenhouse ad and you see how it got named.

Ours. This is 40 years old and in need of care

Fletch

 

[Pine Cone]

2 - “sidewalk crack pattern”

— iPad Pro and Apple pencil
— Procreate app
— free[zing ]hand

— My Re-Learning to Draw Program - Phase 3 (bits of buildings and structures)

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Wow, this was so much fun !!!

Trying to sketch a sidewalk crack made me hyper aware of the differences in depth and darkness in this innocent little crack. Parts were deep and ragged, but thinned out at random to delicate lacy lines. I didn’t portray these differences well enough but will have another try sometime I hope

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Full disclosure:

Background from memory.

Sketched this last night, but the sun had gone down. There was enough light to sketch but my hands were freezing. So I sketched the crack itself and made sure of the little shadows etc., but added color and background today.

Also, did NOT erase the virtual pencil, but went *over* it with v.pen today, maintaining all the differences in depth, etc., as best I could.