Scavenger Hunt from Life #173: Oct 17 - Oct 29

[Pine Cone]

1 — “natural” — dandelion

— non-virtual sketch
— freehand

— Pentel mechanical pencil (0.5)
— pocket sketchbook by Daler Rowney (from WalMart)
— (3.5” x 5.5”) (89mm x 140mm)

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2 — “leaf” — fallen autumn leaf

— non-virtual sketch
— freehand

— Pentel mechanical pencil (0.5)
— graphite pencils….. 5H, 2B
— same page as above

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

Full disclosure…. I actually drew the dandelion a couple of weeks ago, but never got it posted. And it seemed lonely on the page, so I sketched a fallen leaf on the same page for the dandelion, so they could comfort each other.

 

[Jade]

Aw that's so sweet drawing them together PineCone! They're both beautiful and I really like the dandelion.

 

[AiArts]

PineCone: I ditto what Jade said... your dandelion is so delicately done.

 

[Joan T]

Ai, I spent part of Friday and Saturday with an urban sketcher friend from Paris that I met at the symposiums.mShevweaps here taking a workshop. I took her to the art store that I sent you to with all the pigments. I still love that place. We did some nocturnal painting together.

Robin, thanks!

Jo, thanks. My iPad has been acting funny here this time. It keeps asking me to log into things I’m already logged into.lol

Pine Cone, it is fun to try and capture things a little differently once in a while. I like that your dandelion and leaf have company on the page. Nicely done!

Almost the entiir building was a spiral. It took me two days to find this palazzo, but it was worth it. Someone from the staff came outside and asked if she could take a photo of me painting it.
8 - plant/tree - watercolors

This is the biggest and most famous of the mask and costume shops here. They are spread out over 4 buildings.

9 - scary - watercolors and ink

 

[jmfletch]

Pine Cone - think art often talks to artists like your beautiful soft dandelion wanting company. The leaf has more weight with the 2B darks that brings out the softness of the dandelion even more. Beautiful!

Joan - another one to save, the way you create depth inside the arches so that the inner walls recede. Love it! Never seen a costume store in my life. Really cool. Did you go in and wander?

#2 chicken - substituting what came first. Egg in tonal drawing experiment. This is on Canson XL cold press watercolor paper as want to play adding wash to graphite.



Keep sketching and learning
Fletch