Here is another evening time sketch of some random stuff I found around the house. I don’t think I need to say any more – just keeping up my daily practice.
Wed-20-Sep-2023
78-2471 – Four pairs
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78-2469 – Wooden beads and shells
We’ve been doing some more de-cluttering and I found these old wooden beads and necklaces made of shells. My daughter wants me to keep them so she can use them to make jewellery. It was a real struggle to sketch this…I should have put them on a white background!
Sun-17-Sep-2023
77-2468 – I got things out of the cupboard
This is often how I start a sketch – not deliberately arranging a still life, but in the process of doing a chore, I think “ooh that would make a nice sketch”. In this case I got things out the junk/hardware cupboard so we could put in a new LPG gas bottle.
Fri-15-Sep-2023
77-2467 – Long shadows
Here is another sketch of random stuff done in the evening. I was thinking I would focus on sketching transparent things, but then got more interested in the shadows.
Wed-13-Sep-2023
77-2465 – Face masks
Having moved back into our apartment (ages ago – after getting some refurbishment work done), we are finally getting round to putting up some of the decorations we have accumulated over the years. I’ve sketched them before, but these two masks come from Bhutan. Normally they are colourfully painted. The one with the little skulls is called a Mahakala mask – the scary expression is supposed protect from deception and distractions, keeping negativity away. The one with the big nose is an Atsara mask – more of a clown-like character.
Sun-10-Sep-2023
77-2461 – Again again again
I have sketched my roll up pencil case several times – or at least it has appeared in my sketches regularly. No harm in sketching it again though.
Thu-7-Sep-2023
77-2460 – What I’m reading
Actually I finished the book on top by Richard Osman…very quickly. I know he has been very successful, but I found the plot a bit shallow and the characters a bit hollow. I much prefer John Irving. I didn’t post (or sketch) yesterday because I have been a bit under the weather (as they say in the UK), with a cold.
Wed-6-Sep-2023
77-2459 – Two metal flasks
I am always on the look out around our house for something to sketch – and then I just file it in my memory bank for an evening sketch. So I saw these two metal flasks standing together and liked the way one reflected in the other. At some point I’ve probably sketched both of them (after all I have sketched most objects in our house)…but I don’t care…it’s just good practice.
Mon-4-Sep-2023
77-2458 – Today’s shopping
Anything will do as a subject for me to sketch – but I do like it to have a connection to what I have done during that particular day. I did this one after we were out in town and bought a few things from the hardware shop. They are standing on a super-useful fold up shopping bag which I usually have buried in my bag somewhere.
Sun-3-Sep-2023