Scavenger Hunt from Life #136: Nov 03 - Nov 11
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jmfletch
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Robin - Nice sketch. The little cabinet made me smile. Do not see much folk art down here. Was pretty common up north. Always so unique.
Grapes - Great graphite sketches. Especially liked the way you did the bark on the tree. Lots of character.
Joan - You made my wish come true. Added “bright” in hopes there would be some fall colors. Am I reading too much into the second painting? is that an artist working on the same scene?
Ai - Nice pen sketch. You picked ‘favorite spot‘ seeing the sketch before the words I thought it would be ‘entertaining’.
Hoping to draw some later
Keep sketching
Fletch
Grapes - Great graphite sketches. Especially liked the way you did the bark on the tree. Lots of character.
Joan - You made my wish come true. Added “bright” in hopes there would be some fall colors. Am I reading too much into the second painting? is that an artist working on the same scene?
Ai - Nice pen sketch. You picked ‘favorite spot‘ seeing the sketch before the words I thought it would be ‘entertaining’.
Hoping to draw some later
Keep sketching
Fletch
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Ai, thanks. I like the chicken and the duck on the counter. That's so cute!
Fletch, glad you were happy seeing the bright fall colors. There are still some colorful spots here and there. You are observant...yes, that is an artist sitting at the table. She was sketching a similar scene.
5 - favorite spot in Bellport - direct watercolor
Fletch, glad you were happy seeing the bright fall colors. There are still some colorful spots here and there. You are observant...yes, that is an artist sitting at the table. She was sketching a similar scene.
5 - favorite spot in Bellport - direct watercolor
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I actually said "oooooh" out loud when I saw Joan's favorite spot.
Robin -- that cabinet is cute and I like your sketch of it.
Ai -- I hadn't noticed "dull" until Fletch pointed it out and that made me smile. I was in a "Michael's" art store yesterday trying hard not to look at art supplies ( I wanted a rivet to repair a leather camera case... ) and I saw one of those mannequins. I showed restraint by not even looking at the price... Like the quick toast bear cafe pen sketch!
Grapes -- I think your beach spot was colder than mine today. I took off my sweatshirt because I was getting too warm. I like your pencil sketches. And I like how certain details like the limbs in the tree stand out.
Joan -- of course my initial thought was that the man in front would have a fishing rod.... I like the house and I really like the color and depth on the shore. The favorite spot one is really nice!
I was going to try my new colors, and approaching the end of the beach I saw maybe a little "cobalt blue + yellow ochre" and some "cobalt blue+burnt sienna" but when I got to this point in my sketch, I wanted to stop and not add color. So... that can be later
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Robin -- that cabinet is cute and I like your sketch of it.
Ai -- I hadn't noticed "dull" until Fletch pointed it out and that made me smile. I was in a "Michael's" art store yesterday trying hard not to look at art supplies ( I wanted a rivet to repair a leather camera case... ) and I saw one of those mannequins. I showed restraint by not even looking at the price... Like the quick toast bear cafe pen sketch!
Grapes -- I think your beach spot was colder than mine today. I took off my sweatshirt because I was getting too warm. I like your pencil sketches. And I like how certain details like the limbs in the tree stand out.
Joan -- of course my initial thought was that the man in front would have a fishing rod.... I like the house and I really like the color and depth on the shore. The favorite spot one is really nice!
I was going to try my new colors, and approaching the end of the beach I saw maybe a little "cobalt blue + yellow ochre" and some "cobalt blue+burnt sienna" but when I got to this point in my sketch, I wanted to stop and not add color. So... that can be later
#1 Rock
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Robin Gillis
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3- musical
4-chimney
5window
6- flower
7-man made - bricks
8- primary color
4-chimney
5window
6- flower
7-man made - bricks
8- primary color
Joan T
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Ned, thanks. Actually the young man in front was holding a fishing rod when I started the sketch but put it down somewhere. I couldn't remember the actual position of the rod and was hoping he'd pick it up again. I forgot about it at the end. I think the lack of color in your sketch highlights the craggy look of the rocks. It wasn't needed.
Ai, thanks. It is nice that some of the autumn colors hung around until I got home.
Robin, I love the sketch of the house. I was wondering about musical and then saw the chimes...clever thinking.
Fletch, thanks. Give me any spot with a view toward the water and it becomes a favorite spot.
Vivien, nice job on the bowl of fruit with just enough detail on that banana peel. Looks good!
Ai, thanks. It is nice that some of the autumn colors hung around until I got home.
Robin, I love the sketch of the house. I was wondering about musical and then saw the chimes...clever thinking.
Fletch, thanks. Give me any spot with a view toward the water and it becomes a favorite spot.
Vivien, nice job on the bowl of fruit with just enough detail on that banana peel. Looks good!
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Hi everyone. Surprise! All y’all have been busy. Great stuff.
Robin love the quadrilateral and cone hat. Very cute box. Oh, love, love seeing the house and ind chimes, rocks, etc. Makes me smile, so cozy looking.
Grapes, good you could get out for the water and rocks. Too cold for me! Nice sketches. Love the form on the tree.
Joan, hi there. I like your friend's house with fall colors. The sketcher on the bench is fun. The pathway is wonderful.
Ai, your Toast Bear Cafe is so fun. Lots of items to sketch. Nice lines.
Hey, Joe!
Ned, happy to see you out and about, too. I like your sketch of the rocks without color. Remember to show us if you add any. Lovely photo.
Vivien, Mmmmm, great fruits. I like your shading and colors.
I sketched on my foot stool. Watching the morning news and starting our day with coffee, etc. Gene is on the stationary bike for 15 minutes. The intense therapy was such a good start. He will only get the therapys once a week with home health so we are trying to keep it going on our own. So….. Good for me too, I suppose. Ha.
Number 1, man made - some felt flowers and pumpkin our friend Katie made for us with Micron 03 and watercolor in the big Canson Mix Media book About 6 x 8 inches.
Robin love the quadrilateral and cone hat. Very cute box. Oh, love, love seeing the house and ind chimes, rocks, etc. Makes me smile, so cozy looking.
Grapes, good you could get out for the water and rocks. Too cold for me! Nice sketches. Love the form on the tree.
Joan, hi there. I like your friend's house with fall colors. The sketcher on the bench is fun. The pathway is wonderful.
Ai, your Toast Bear Cafe is so fun. Lots of items to sketch. Nice lines.
Hey, Joe!
Ned, happy to see you out and about, too. I like your sketch of the rocks without color. Remember to show us if you add any. Lovely photo.
Vivien, Mmmmm, great fruits. I like your shading and colors.
I sketched on my foot stool. Watching the morning news and starting our day with coffee, etc. Gene is on the stationary bike for 15 minutes. The intense therapy was such a good start. He will only get the therapys once a week with home health so we are trying to keep it going on our own. So….. Good for me too, I suppose. Ha.
Number 1, man made - some felt flowers and pumpkin our friend Katie made for us with Micron 03 and watercolor in the big Canson Mix Media book About 6 x 8 inches.
jmfletch
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Vivien - so real makes me hungry. Like the texture on the mandarins. The banana is spot on! ( pun intended)
Jo - Nicely done. Love the shading.
Doctor appointment for Sharon today so doubt will find drawing time. Started on Christmas card but not making a lot of progress there either.
Keep sketching folks!
Fletch
Jo - Nicely done. Love the shading.
Doctor appointment for Sharon today so doubt will find drawing time. Started on Christmas card but not making a lot of progress there either.
Keep sketching folks!
Fletch
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Joan - Your favourite spot, how gorgeous is it!
Ned - Great sketch of your rocky seascape. Plenty of information in it for a full painting!
Robin - Great job on the building and including all those hunt objects!
Jo - Lovely flowers and pumpkin, and nice shading on them! Sounds like your hubby recovering well.
Fletch - Haha, you are quite right about the banana. Id put it aside to sketch and by the time I got around to it - it was going brown and wouldnt have been nice to eat!
Ned - Great sketch of your rocky seascape. Plenty of information in it for a full painting!
Robin - Great job on the building and including all those hunt objects!
Jo - Lovely flowers and pumpkin, and nice shading on them! Sounds like your hubby recovering well.
Fletch - Haha, you are quite right about the banana. Id put it aside to sketch and by the time I got around to it - it was going brown and wouldnt have been nice to eat!
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Jo, great to see you posting in color again. I like the felt flowers and pumpkin. Glad the home PT is going good for Gene...and you.
Fletch, I'm glad someone is working on his Christmas card. I usually have a sketch from the previous year that I put aside. I don't remember doing that last year. I'll have to search.
Vivien, thanks. I have a lot of favorite spots. lol
Fletch, I'm glad someone is working on his Christmas card. I usually have a sketch from the previous year that I put aside. I don't remember doing that last year. I'll have to search.
Vivien, thanks. I have a lot of favorite spots. lol
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#5 Chimney or steeple - fireplace/owen meant for heating the room or entire house at the cabin.
We did put fire on this thing once but got little bit of smoke inside the cabin and my asthma didn't like that. But it was fun
to make fire.
I wanted to draw it to see how can I fit this tall and abstract object to a piece of paper. Of course, was after the shiny reflections but after all didn't push the drawing any further.
Will return to comment later.
We did put fire on this thing once but got little bit of smoke inside the cabin and my asthma didn't like that. But it was fun
to make fire.I wanted to draw it to see how can I fit this tall and abstract object to a piece of paper. Of course, was after the shiny reflections but after all didn't push the drawing any further.
Will return to comment later.
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This weekend, Tone and I go to our cabin, in a mountain town, 3 hours west of Bangkok. We found a small temple with a high view point, great for me to sketch a panorama of the area. I spotted pineapple harvesters at the beginning but they left before I finished my sketch.
#5 natural -- a panorama view of SuanPhueng mountains, our cabin locates in nearby area -- WC+ pencil+ink
#6 manmade -- red umbrella of pineapple harvest crew (small thing in bottom right ..lol)
#7 red for primary -- red velvet cake at the pizza shop where we have lunch ...pardon my face in the pic..I happen to like this pic....
#5 natural -- a panorama view of SuanPhueng mountains, our cabin locates in nearby area -- WC+ pencil+ink
#6 manmade -- red umbrella of pineapple harvest crew (small thing in bottom right ..lol)
#7 red for primary -- red velvet cake at the pizza shop where we have lunch ...pardon my face in the pic..I happen to like this pic....
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Grapes, that is a very modern-looking fireplace. Nice sketch of it. Too bad the smoke bothered your asthma.
Ai, that panorama is really great! I love the scope of it. Now that is quite a cake...so colorful and I'm sure very tasty. Don't worry I never mind seeing your face in the photos.
I headed down to the beach yesterday. It was windy and on the cold side so I sketched from my mobile studio rather than outside. There were some people down on the beach, but I think the sand must have been blowing around a bit too much. There were also people fishing. One guy came to his car carrying a fish that was longer than from his waist to his knees. It may have been a striped bass since they are supposedly running right now. I wish I could have sketched that.
6 - dull, gray sky - direct watercolor
7 - quadrilaterals (fence posts)
8 - water
Ai, that panorama is really great! I love the scope of it. Now that is quite a cake...so colorful and I'm sure very tasty. Don't worry I never mind seeing your face in the photos.
I headed down to the beach yesterday. It was windy and on the cold side so I sketched from my mobile studio rather than outside. There were some people down on the beach, but I think the sand must have been blowing around a bit too much. There were also people fishing. One guy came to his car carrying a fish that was longer than from his waist to his knees. It may have been a striped bass since they are supposedly running right now. I wish I could have sketched that.
6 - dull, gray sky - direct watercolor
7 - quadrilaterals (fence posts)
8 - water
Grapes
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Fletch, thank you for commenting! 
The tree texture and the branches was quite difficult to draw.
Ai, wow
for your SuanPhueng mountain view!! 
I checked in a map and it seems there's Myanmar/Burma on the other side of the mountain, am I correct?
Amazing view you have there + Love your painting of this view. Also, very special to find pineapple
harvesters! My fav food except I only find them from the supermarket. Very special painting!
The red velvet cake is excellent! Another very special looking painting!
Love it Wow, you give us such treats!! All this is magical to me!
Last but not the least: Cute 'Toast Bear Cafe' sketch!
Thank you for your comments on mine!
Jo, Beautiful and delicate painting of flowers & pumpkin!
Thank you for your comment.
Vivien, very good composition and excellent painting of banana & mandarins!
Robin, lovely blue house, I find so many interesting details there!
Ned, beautiful drawing and sketch at the beach. Stunning view with the rock! I'm glad you have warm weather to sketch/paint outside. Here it's already terrible cold. Thank you for your comment on mine!
Joan, lovely painting at the beach. Yes, the big fish would have been a great subject but I do like how you add birds to your painting!
The Bellport view is nice and calm with the path and different trees
Lots of work on this piece, too.
Your painting of the friend's house is very nice, I like to look at all the interesting details (those tiny tiles ) and beautiful colors. The two people by the water is very nice, too. Painting can be a good distraction from our daily routine and also helping to move on. I watched a video of a well-known pleinair painter and he asked in the video: is pleinair meditation or a challenge to move all equipment to the painting location? To me it's meditation.
Thank you for your comments. Glad you like the castle pleinair. I wish I could reach to the beach by a mobile studio. I had to cross a thick forest with hardly visible path to get there. I go there several times per week as it's close to the cabin and even once before got lost.
When I was child we had a fire place like the round one I drew so I always associate it as an old
model. They are just recently re-appearing to the design of the houses here.
The tree texture and the branches was quite difficult to draw.Ai, wow
for your SuanPhueng mountain view!! I checked in a map and it seems there's Myanmar/Burma on the other side of the mountain, am I correct?Amazing view you have there + Love your painting of this view. Also, very special to find pineapple
harvesters! My fav food except I only find them from the supermarket. Very special painting!The red velvet cake is excellent! Another very special looking painting!
Love it Wow, you give us such treats!! All this is magical to me!Last but not the least: Cute 'Toast Bear Cafe' sketch!
Thank you for your comments on mine!
Jo, Beautiful and delicate painting of flowers & pumpkin!
Thank you for your comment
.Vivien, very good composition and excellent painting of banana & mandarins!
Robin, lovely blue house, I find so many interesting details there!
Ned, beautiful drawing and sketch at the beach. Stunning view with the rock!
I'm glad you have warm weather to sketch/paint outside. Here it's already terrible cold. Thank you for your comment on mine!Joan, lovely painting at the beach. Yes, the big fish would have been a great subject but I do like how you add birds to your painting!
The Bellport view is nice and calm with the path and different trees
Lots of work on this piece, too.Your painting of the friend's house is very nice, I like to look at all the interesting details (those tiny tiles
) and beautiful colors. The two people by the water is very nice, too. Painting can be a good distraction from our daily routine and also helping to move on. I watched a video of a well-known pleinair painter and he asked in the video: is pleinair meditation or a challenge to move all equipment to the painting location? To me it's meditation.Thank you for your comments. Glad you like the castle pleinair. I wish I could reach to the beach by a mobile studio. I had to cross a thick forest with hardly visible path to get there. I go there several times per week as it's close to the cabin and even once before got lost.
When I was child we had a fire place like the round one I drew so I always associate it as an old
model. They are just recently re-appearing to the design of the houses here.
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Vivien
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Grapes - "Is Plein Air Meditation or a challenge"? An interesting question. To me it is a challenge as New Zealand people are very interested in plein air artists, and always insist on coming over to view and talk! Puts me right off painting outside in public. Even if Ive found a quiet, secluded place....they appear!
