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Morning sketch and…

So some of you are having Zombie doll withdrawal. I could do a holiday version, lol. Here is the next book in progress….I was just getting started….you should see that table now😂. The book I am working on is 4.5 x 6. I also have a 6×9 I am working on as well. I paintContinue reading “Morning sketch and…”

And last but not least

The front cover is another doll from the attic. Her hat was in one container and she was in another. It’s a porcelain doll. Not sure how she survived being bounced around in a container but I will need to correct that before putting her away. I took liberties with painting this one as well.Continue reading “And last but not least”

Sketching stuffed animals at the library and library Sketch Club display

The Patchogue Sketch Club meets at our local library during the dark winter months. We occasionally sketch at a restaurant or other indoor venue in the winter, but the library has become our winter home. The library staff members are very gracious hosts and many of the library’s visitors stop by to see what weContinue reading “Sketching stuffed animals at the library and library Sketch Club display”

Sketching stuffed animals at the library and library Sketch Club display

Sketches from this evening’s anatomy sketch night

We had a bunch of real and faux bones and skeletons this evening for sketch night. I sketched the Chihuahua skeleton I found in Target. They look almost like dinosaurs, lol.

Horses and yesterday’s Inktober Sketch

I spent over a week researching and working on this map that I did as a very belated Sketchbook Skool Assignment. I was away when the class was “in session” and I mulled over ideas and nothing really inspired me until I saw they were requesting maps for Asia. Then I had to mull thatContinue reading “Horses and yesterday’s Inktober Sketch”

Some recent sketches

I have been working on a project that I don’t wish to post just yet. In the meantime, here are some sketches I did recently. This one was an experiment that didn’t come out as intended, but I am content with the result. This next sketch is a haiku sketch where you only have 7Continue reading “Some recent sketches”

Today’s sketches

More goats and people….

Sketching with pastels

So I decided to combine sketching and pastel. I went to the local wild life refuge and sketched goats and an alpaca. I didn’t have any plan in mind except to just try using the pastel sticks to actually draw with them. I liked how these turned out and I think I will go thereContinue reading “Sketching with pastels”