Scavenger Hunt from Life #176: Nov 22 - Dec 4 , 2025

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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/page-10

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 12 days, with the next hunt starting on the 12th 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 #176: Nov 22 - Dec 4
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animal
anime or cartoon or character
banner or sign
building or structure
book(s)

bottle(s)
bundle of joy
cooking
coffee or tea
can

car or vehicle
desk or table (Challenge#1 desk with stuffs on it)
drink
exercise
express or fast

fruits or vegetables
festive
flower
footwear
person or people or figures (Challenge#2 multiple of them)

tree or plant
yummy
heart or love
place
freespace#1
freespace#2


Challenge#3 -- put a few of them together as a still-life

Have fun !!! Feel free to substitute or use association instead when need such as fruit-->apple-->teacher--> person, then draw a person.
 
Well I only lurked in last hunt, but finished my Christmas card drawing so crossing fingers I participate this hunt as I host the next one. 😎
Thanks for list Ai.
 
While waiting for Miss Lily to take national biology competition exam at KasetSart Univ. This Univ is well known here for their agro programs. They have so many big trees on their campus...Done with woodless colorpencils, Kaiser, an Australian brand on an A4 size office paper.

#1 tree

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Ai, that looks like an old tree with a thick trunk.. That campus sounds beautiful.

Jade, that would make great Christmas card. Love your perfect little stars.

Keep sketching and learning
Fletch
 
Fletch, glad you finished your Christmas card drawing. I'm sure it is very special. Nice to know you were lurking.

Ai, that's quite a large tree. Nice! Glad you had something to occupy your time while waiting for Lily to take her exam. When does she get the results?

Jade, sweet sketch of Charlie Brown and Snoopy!

Ned, nice inking on the tree. Good job on showing the texture of the trunk. Looks sunny and warm...a nice way to enjoy the day.

I went with 2 friends to the Museum of the City of New York today. They were having a special program for the community to take part in activities celebrating the resilience and cultural heritage of the First People of the New York City Region, the Lenape people. There was singing, storytelling, dancing, and crafts for everyone to enjoy.

The flute player introduced the event. Denise Dunkley led the corn husk doll making. My friends, Suzala and Patricia were busy making corn husk dolls.

1 - people (Challenge of multiple people) - watercolor and ink
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Upstairs in the rotunda the Red Blanket singers and dancers performed some Lenape songs and dances, while the narrator explained the history behind the music, songs, and dance.

2 - festive costumes - watercolors and ink
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Ai, thanks for the new list. Looks like fun. The big tree is beautiful in your color pencils. Nice technique.

Joan and Fletch - hi there.

Jade, Snoopy and Charlie always bring a smile.

Ned, wow, beautiful ancient tree. I like your hatching and style for it.

Joan, the sketches of the First People tell the story. Your friends look hard at work on the dolls. Beautiful costumes. You find the best opportunities to sketch. Applause.
 
Ned: The tree sketch is fabulous. Such a beautiful record of it.

Joan: Thanks. What a beautiful set of dancers. In addition, all people with different activities are amazing too.

Jo: Thanks.
 
Tone and I went for a cafe inside a driving range. We don't do golf but we love to eat.
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#2 people ...golf students

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#3 yummy ...berry waffle

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Jo, thanks. I'm lucky to have friends who love to sketch and are always looking out for unusual places/things to sketch.

Ai, thank you. Your waffle sketch looks delicious. I went out to dinner with my sketching friends after the museum, but none of us sketched our food. The table was too crowded and busy...and we were too hungry. lol
 
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