This sketch follows the #Sketchtober2023 prompt of ‘watch/clock’ for Day 14. I don’t recall who gave us this clock. It stayed in storage for quite a while, then our previous one (which of course I’ve sketched before) kind of fell apart (it’s above the hob so it got all grungy), so this one went up after we redecorated.
Fri-27-Oct-2023
I am not planning to make a habit of this, but just by chance I am killing two birds with one sketch again, following the day 2 prompts of #Inktober2023 (spider) and of #UskQuezonCity #Sketchtober2023 (plant). Spider plants (technically Chlorophytum comosum), are one of the few things we manage to grow…though I should water them a lot less!
Tue-3-Oct-2023
I am posting out of order as usual, and with this sketch I am making a tenuous link to both the first day of #Inktober (prompt of “dream”) and #Sketchtober2023 from #UskQuezonCity (prompt of “chair”). Killing two birds with one sketch as they (don’t) say. The most tenuous link is to the prompt of dream – on the stool is the next book I am going to read – part two of a series, the first of which was called “The Dreaming Void”.
Mon-2-Oct-2023
Here is a sketch of a random kitchen gadget – our stainless steel garlic crusher. I have a feeling my sister bought us this and it’s the best garlic crusher ever. There is something about the leverage that makes it easy to use and then you can easily eject any bits that don’t go through the little holes.
Mon-11-Sep-2023
Here is another sketch done of my fellow sketchers during our #UskManila sketch-walk last weekend. This one was done very quickly and roughly (using a continuous line method) during our lunch at Cafe 506.
Sat-26-Aug-2023
I’d promised myself that I would try drawing people playing basketball, at the court in the development where we live – and here is my first attempt. I thought it would be a good way to practice drawing figures in motion. It was a lot harder than I’d imagined as they just don’t stay still – an obvious flaw in my plan!
Thu-24-Aug-2023
Now that I look at this sketch I can see that my perspective is not quite right. Never mind, I enjoyed sketching and painting the bright colours of various cleaning products, even if it was really hot and sweaty while I sat in our smallest bathroom and drew this.
Mon-21-Aug-2023
I sketched this while half watching TV one evening – some of our collection of art themed books. This includes an ancient book called Artists Materials which my parents bought me when I was a teen as well as a ‘History of art from Giotto to Cézanne’…essential reading for my history of art course, in my last few years at school.
Tue-22-Aug-2023
Here is a peek into our bedroom (which is dominated on one wall by some boxed in ducts from the extractor fan in the bathroom…what a wonderful piece of architectural design!) from the living room. At least it gives me those shadows to sketch.
Wed-10-May-2023