Scavenger Hunt from Life #183: Feb 14 - Feb 26

[Joan T]

Fletch, sketching at a car dealership is always fun. There are always cars and people around for subjects. What were they doing with that classic Datsun? I have a hard time doing seated people. It is hard to get the body proportions right. Yes, there is a chance we may have to relocate. I checked to make sure I could still get back on WetCanvas just in case. I'm never happy when I have to change things that are going right. lol

Jo, our group always took a short lunch break, but you end up losing too much time. The good thing was then I had a little more time to socialize. But it breaks up the flow of my creativity. Now I just try to spend a little more time after show and tell to chat with people. It has become harder because now we sometimes have 40+ people showing up.

Yesterday I tried something that several people I know have been doing. A woman in Paris started this group called @drawingisfree_org. On Mondays she offers an hour session that is a zoom group sketching portraits. Other sketchers who are participating that week are the models and the poses last the length of one song (3-5 minutes) so you have to be pretty quick. Luckily the sketch time in Paris coordinates with noon here in NY. We were able to sketch 12 models during the hour. I'll share a few of my sketches.
6 - Free space #1 - Neocolors

 

[NedL]

From last week, I made that posca marker print yesterday. The acrylic ink cracked by the time I printed it, but I think it looks kind of neat that way. Just playing around to see what things look like.... I think this could make something good with more intentional neat lines....

#0 for interest

photos:

 

[Jo Castillo]

Fletch, yep. Guess it is wet canvas until ??? It all seems to work anyway. There is grumbling between wc and here in the notice. I chose to ignore it.

Joan, your portraits are so good for such short time spans. Wow. And you did them with Neocolors. I think we have permission from our pastel group to sketch. I will ask if I ever get the time for it. Mondays are so hard.

Ned the post marker print with acrylic ink is so good. I love seeing it and the photos. Seems to be lots to think about. Easy for you, difficult for me. Ha.

 

[Robin Gillis]

Hi art buddies

1 car- actually i have old truck car seat in living room….odd but comfortable memento
2 glass vase
3indoor
4 nature-plant
5 fruit
6 refrigerator

 

[Robin Gillis]

Great to see everyone’s work…..so glad you got to sketch a little something

 

[Joan T]

Ned, I love the blue print. It came out really good. Thanks for showing the previous step and the actual photo.

Jo, thanks. I always have good intentions to participate on Mondays and then end up being out of the house at noon. lol

Robin, I like the comfy looking truck seat in the living room. Nice staggered shelf space with lots of items. The kitchen sketches are good too.

 

[jmfletch]

#3 egg 2B pencil in pocket sketchbook
Did not draw yesterday as ended up back at desires after car would not start due to a dead battery. Three hours at the dealers after spending two hours getting it charged enough to start. Wasted day. Plus is it is covered under the warranty.

Joan - portraits are really good. I especially like Caroline.

Ned - the print came out great. I like the look.

Robin - Nice line work as always. The kitchen sketch looks fun. What are the figures on the side? I laughed the truck seat. We use to have a VW bus and took the middle seat out to put my son’s playpen in for long trips. Obviously pre all the new rules but he survived. point is we had the middle seat in the house with an afghan over it.

Jo - guess I missed the notice.

Keep sketching and learning
Fletch

 

[jmfletch]

Am curious where you are seeing that this site may close? I looked but found nil.

 

[NedL]

Hi Fletch, the announcement was here: Do you love Creative Spark

 

[AiArts]

Joan: Lovely portraits from the zoom session

Fletch: super shading of an egg.

Robin: Wonderful fruits with cozy glow. Love the car converted into a sofa. Nice set... frig. corner is sweet.

Ned: Love the print... the waves were majestic. I am glad you were in a safe distance from them. But it is a Wow... experience for me just to look at it.

Grape & PineCone & all: Miss you and your art.

I have been exhausted ... Super teaching and research meeting Mondays and Tue and Wed were on running trips to Government house across city for Tony's beaurocrat documents... When I had a moment to quietly sit I was just messing with at my my cell phone... not with my art bag... Uhm. I will try to get back to art soon.

 

[NedL]

Joan -- I like the colors you used for Sayville, and maybe toned paper? Makes it seem cold but also peaceful and quiet. The 3-5 minute portraits are amazing. I'd pick up my pen, draw a line, and it would be time for the next one!

Pine Cone -- can definitely see the scrubby shrub, it's enough for the viewer to "fill in". The company that makes the pen & ink pocket sketchbooks I've been using is "Art Alternatives" and they recently went out of business. I've still got 2, but I'll be looking for something new sometime this year. I'll check out the Canson... am also thinking of homemade....

Fletch -- I knew it was a Z-car before I saw the photo. And you're way ahead of me on people! I think you got good perspective on both of those. I like the smooth shading on your egg too.

Robin -- I always like the colored ink sketches. The pears are great.

Hope to sketch soon.

 

[jmfletch]

Been wandering internet looking for this community art website and found three
1 Creativespark.art
2 wetcanvas.com
3 ArtForums.net which is online intermittently

There are also some that are actually attached with art teaching sites. So praying a way is found to keep this site open.

 

[AiArts]

#1 people ...front waiting chairs at another government bureau agency...

 

[Jo Castillo]

Robin, so cool to have the truck seat. Fun looking around your home. Cool shelves and odds and ends. The pears are great and absolutely love the fridge. I'm smiling.

Hi Joan, thanks. Lots of doctors and tests this week. Just too much "life" to sketch.

Fletch, the egg is eggsactly perfect. Wow!

Ned, hey there. Horns have won their first four in a row, 2 by 10 run rule. Michigan State this weekend also in Austin. See how they do in SEC play. Hmmm.

Ai, yes you have been super busy. Life in the way for you, too. Take care of yourself and see ya soon. Good you took advantage to sketch while waiting in line. Lovely shapes and shading.

 

[NedL]

Jo -- ha ha, our first game of the year was at night and it was cold and windy and it was a mercy rule LOSS. Ugh. Won both games of the DH the next day though. We lost 3 of our best players to the portal and it might be a rough year, but I still enjoy it win or lose.

Ai -- glad you got a sketch in even if it was waiting for bureaucracy. Take care!

 

[AiArts]

#1 more people...I caught the top part of one lady at the food court...half way..she got up and left...luckily another lady sat down on the same table...So the leg parts were from another lady ...;-)

 

[Joan T]

Fletch, thanks. Sorry to hear you had battery problems and spent so much time getting things back on track with the car. Your egg is so nicely shaded!!

Ai, sorry to hear you are exhausted...but reading what is going on I understand so well. Hope all calms down and you have time to take a breath and relax a bit. Nice that you were able to sketch while waiting at the government building. Luckily at food courts if someone gets up they are usually replaced by someone else that you can adapt to the started sketch. Good work.

Ned, thanks. I didn't use toned paper for the Sayville sketch. For some reason when I take a photo of a sketch it sometimes comes out looking like it was done on a slightly toned paper, and when I try to adjust it things don't seem to improve. By that point the sketchbook is already put back in my bag and I'm comfy on the couch...so you know what happens. lol This has been my week for sketching people. Our sketch group had a model last night...in the middle of a celebration at a local bar/restaurant.

Jo, thanks. Sorry to hear that you have so many doctor's appointments taking up your time. That's no fun!

 

[AiArts]

After several rough days happened to us all lately ...It is time for us to eat out in a place that happened to have a small bar at the other end... We all enjoyed good food there...

#2 indoor