Catching Up
A few graphite sketches…
…and several Inktense and fountain pen sketches from a recent retreat.
Tag: sketchbook
Good News, Bad News
Bad news first: our boarding stable is closing. We’ve been there for fifteen years. Finding a new place was nerve wracking.
Good news: we found a place. Whew! It’s not as easy to find a boarding stable nowadays as it was way back when. There just aren’t as many operating anymore.
More good news: the new place has lots of critters to paint and draw.
More bad news: we’ll be saying goodbye to Snip, the sweetest kitty, a barn cat in her teens who loves horses and people.
I’ll miss you, Snip.
Hello, Spring
I think this was the first winter I spotted robins in every month but, perhaps, January. but instead of just passing through in a flock, they’re now here to stay.
And Even More Pen and Ink
I love artwork that captures a little world, and I’m trying to incorporate that more in my sketches. This female red-winged blackboard was moving from branch to branch, shaking the grasses around her as she searched for bugs. I watched her for quite awhile, but I only snapped a few pictures.
But there’s nothing wrong with a good, old fashioned sketch of two horses waiting for treats, so I did one of those, too.
I’ve been sketching in a different sketchbook before I sketch the final sketch in my Stillman and Birn sketchbook, if that makes any sense. I sometimes try multiple ideas before I find one I like. It’s far easier to sketch something for a second time, even if the first was lightning fast.
