On Sunday I went out to sketch, planning to chat on line at the same time, with my friend @TheArtofBeingPresent. I quickly came across some of the staff of the development where we live, cleaning up these large nativity figures – perfect subject. I had to sketch quickly though, because they were moving them – thats my excuse for the sketch being a bit wobbly. Behind the figure of baby Jesus is a camel – or at least its backend.
Sun-21-Nov-2021
We have had this little candle (actually a row of candles joined together I guess) for so long that I can’t remember where it came from. The other day I finally decided to light them – aiming to keep flies away from the table when we were having home-made waffles for breakfast. The candle is sitting on a plastic tray that is designed to look like a bamboo leaf.
Sat-20-Nov-2021
The advantage of having shelves with lots of bits and pieces (or as our daughters would have it, being hoarders), is that I always have some subjects to sketch, even if I sketch them repeatedly.
Fri-19-Nov-2021
Sticking with my habit of drawing whatever is in front of me, my wife’s book light happened to be laying on the table when I sat down to draw last night.…so naturally I sketched it. Not my best effort but it does help to do a little doodle each day.
Thu-18-Nov-2021
On Wednesday I took my wife to the dentist. While she was in the chair I found a little place for a coffee in the lobby area. This guy sat down right in front of me soon after I began, so I made him part of the drawing.
Wed-17-Nov-2021
The other day we went mad and bought a bit too much fruit – and in this sketch you can only see some of it (as by the time I drew this we had already eaten a bunch of grapes). I do love the tropical fruits you can get here – eating them and drawing them!
Tue-16-Nov-2021
These two things (my pump and lock) are usually attached to my bike, but after we cycled over the weekend, I forgot to re-attach them. So as they were laying around I took the opportunity to sketch them.
Mon-15-Nov-2021
This is a very quick sketch of some flowers I bought for my wife last week, when she needed a little boost of her spirits. The pink flowers are carnations I think. The little flowers are mean to be tiny daisies and were tricky to draw.
Sun-14-Nov-2021
Today we went out trail biking on our mountain bikes – I am going to be suffering tomorrow. Afterwards we went and had a nice lunch at Conti’s, including a lovely slice of cake (with lashings of cream and meringue) …and put back on all the calories we had burnt off cycling (and probably more!).
Sun-14–Nov-2021