Scavenger Hunt from Life #152: Mar 11 - Mar 19

[NedL]

Welcome to the Scavenger Hunts from Life. The Hunts were started in 2006 by Jamie Williams Grossman as a way to practice with prompts. Artists have come and gone while forming some lasting friendships. We hope you will join in and tune up your sketching skills. All levels and techniques are welcome. We hope you can have some good times here. You can travel the world seeing the sketches of items at hand by the artists

If you’ve participated in at least one Scavenger Hunt and have time to host one we would really appreciate it. You can sign up by posting your name on the current hosting schedule in the Art From Life forum here:

https://creativespark.art/threads/scavenger-hunt-from-life-host-sign-up-list.2481/

Here are the rules for the Hunt:

• All everyday common items on the list must be sketched from life – not imagination or photo reference.
• Each object you draw can count for only one item on the list, no matter how many shapes/parts/colors that object contains. This was agreed on by unanimous vote among the participants.
• You may place multiple objects together in a drawing or painting, and may count these objects as separate items, but no single object can count for more than one item.
• All items posted must be numbered. Count them as you go. The first item you post will be #1 regardless of its place on the list. Do them in whatever order you wish, but count them in the order in which you sketch them, from 1 to 26.
• Do as many or as few of the items as you like. You don’t have to finish the entire list to participate. The Scavenger Hunt “week” will last for 9 days, with the next hunt starting on the 9th day.
• Please tell us your size, surface, medium, and the amount of time it took you for each sketch. We love hearing about your subjects and setups. Photos of your subjects are welcome.
• Have fun!

*** If you have some hunt sketches completed but little time to read/comment, please post your sketches anyway. Commenting is appreciated but not required.

Scavenger Hunt from Life #152: Mar 11 -Mar 19

sugary
spice
nice
quick
candlestick
sport equipment
tool
water
tree(s)
sign
vehicle
bug's eye view or looking up
green!
cabbage
potato
shamrock or clover or plant
leprechaun
sardine tin or can
boot
hat
outdoors
bird or animal
house or building
any skyline
non-art hobby
free space

substitutions are fine, associations are great ( tell us! )
have fun!

 

[AiArts]

Thanks so much for the list, Ned.

 

[Jo Castillo]

Ned, thanks for the fun list. See ya soon.

 

[AiArts]

#1 trees...There are yellow flower trees in bloom at our village.... directwatercolor

 

[Jo Castillo]

Ai, beautiful, you captured the essence and gestures.....

 

[AiArts]

Thanks so much, Jo.

 

[AiArts]

#2 tool ...wc + ink

 

[Joan T]

Ned, thanks so much for the new list.

Ai, I love the flower-covered trees from your village. Nice brushes! I need to replace some of mine...they're worn out. lol

This is a postcard sized sketch done at one of the local marinas. I just noticed that I forgot to write the name on the sign on the middle building. (The paint was still wet and I couldn't use my white gel pen for the lettering when I was there.) This is one of several postcards that I've done for a postcard drive that my friend is organizing to send as support to the people of Ukraine. I've done quite a few sunflower postcards to send, but they were done from photos not life.
1 - water - watercolors and ink
2 - vehicles
3 - buildings

 

[AiArts]

Joan: Thanks...What a great idea for postcard project. Beautiful sketch.

 

[AiArts]

I went to sketch out at Orasaram Temple again with my art buddy. We took a refuge at a cafe opposite the canal, looking into the temple. The cafe's owner loaned me some items to sketch, like her piggy bank, and the clover shape seedpod.

#3 sub. animal with a metal piggy bank, done in a wc brush pen

#4 sub. clover with a Thai plant seed pod which was displayed in a vase.

#5 building...a Chinese style gazebo....I have a tough time try to simplify the scene as it was at one of the big temples with lots of surrounding buildings and trees.... directwatercolor

 

[AiArts]

Joan: Thanks... lovely water, building, and boats.