2012 Planner #1 - #5

Putting flowers in this year's Moleskine planner. It is the 2-1/2" x 4-1/4" model. Tiny.

The size is perfect for practicing one or two flowers on a page. After lightly sketching lines for the first two flowers with pencil, I could not see the lines. I could not see the watercolor edges. Had to grab a magnifier for a few brush strokes. Switched to ink outlines for the flowers done after these.

Doodles 10

Baby snakes. Based on a photo from the Art Journal section at WetCanvas Weekly Inspiration Pictures thread.

Brown Paper Drawings #1 & #2

Even though my vision is poor, I had the bright idea to make a brown paper book. Pencil lines disappear on this paper. Ink lines are questionable. Colors are chosen by what is printed on the pencil. Fun times.

That is the most stupid owl I have ever seen. It is an insult to all owls. Sadly, I will admit the drawing is mine.

More tree practice. I'm actually getting a little more comfortable with trees.

Old Planner with New Sketches #5

 

More practice with trees. One day they will be easier.

Old Planner with New Sketches #4

Practicing poppies.

Old Planner with New Sketches #3

Practicing cats.

Buildings 12 & 13

Door Knockers and a Castle

My practice sketchbook for buildings has been sadly neglected, but here are two recently completed pages. The castle was easier to draw than the door knockers.

Old Planner with New Sketches #2

More sketches made in an old planner. One day I'll get the hang of trees. The branches are passable, but the leaves never look right.

Old Planner with New Sketches #1

Planners are a waste for me because I never use them. Sometimes I'll write in birthdays and maybe one or two dates, but then they only take up space.

They make great scratch pads for quick notes, doodles, practice sketches, or playing with ideas!

These were all done in very poor lighting using the wrong eye glasses. In fact, I could barely see what I was doing. There are more scans coming, and I plan to keep scribbling under the same conditions in my unused planners.

Tulip Time

Based on a photo from the Art Journal section at WetCanvas Weekly Inspiration Pictures thread.

I Tried the Chocolates

A photo of a full selection of chocolates was offered in the Art Journal section at WetCanvas Weekly Inspiration Pictures thread. Lazy me decided the easy way to handle them was to do only the paper cups with one nibbled chocolate. All those zig-zags were not so easy for my short attention span, but I did get a couple of laughs for my effort.

A Boat

Based on a photo from the Art Journal section at WetCanvas Weekly Inspiration Pictures thread.

Dog Food Storage

An enamel-on-steel stockpot is a perfect container for dog food, and the rawhide chew sticks fit nicely in a mug. So handy for my best friend.

Stone Lantern

I thought it would be easy. Ha!

Based on a photo from the Art Journal section at WetCanvas Weekly Inspiration Pictures thread.

A Very Wet Bird

It was weird drawing all the blades of grass in the last drawing, but drawing all the feathers on this wet bird was going overboard. It's actually easier for me to see the ink lines than to paint the color.

It's supposed to be a male White-Rumped Shama.

Based on a photo from the Art Journal section at WetCanvas Weekly Inspiration Pictures thread.

Grass! Nope. A Dog!

Another one based on a photo from The Art Journal section at WetCanvas Weekly Inspiration Pictures thread. All caught up.

See. You can draw each blade of grass.

A Bird, a Rabbit, and a Meerkat

The Art Journal section at WetCanvas has a Weekly Inspiration Pictures thread each week with photos from which to choose. These drawings were based on photos from two of the threads.

Chimney Pots

My scanner doesn't pick up light colors, so the sky color is missing as well as the lighter shading on the chimney pots.

No more lines for me! And, not a straight one in the bunch! And, a lot are hidden behind the watercolor. I lost interest in this one before the third chimney pot and all the bricks, but practice is practice, and it's another sketch finished.

Ink and watercolor based on a photo from WetCanvas.

Buildings 11

I forgot how to draw trees! I was never very good with trees, but my brain truly failed me here. Check out the tree on the left. It went from bad to worse, and I wouldn't stop! With ink! No erasing possible!

The buildings were free-handed in ink, then I started with the tree on the left so the remaining buildings would be behind the trees. It was horrible, and my ink pen kept going! Sanity finally came to my rescue, and I walked away. Later I returned to throw in the right-hand tree, darken the windows, and salvage what I had done behind Inktense pencils with water. Forget the rest of the buildings.

This is in a sketchbook that is for practicing drawing buildings. Someone needs a lot more practice with foliage too.

Based on various photographs.

Doodles 09

My little Moleskine sketchbook has not been used in three years, so it is time to add a sketch. Ha! I'm not sure where to land the pen point, but my aim was not too bad.

One of my piggy banks, and I will empty them all one day to find less than $100.