Virtual Hiking and Sketching Again

 Back last year, when I was virtually walking the Camino, I sketched the "scenery" that I would see if I were walking it in real life.  I continued to walk but gave up on the sketching at about mile 124.  I didn't choose a new trail when the Camino ended, and forgot about the program (Walk4Fun), but it didn't forget about me.  It chose a new trail for me - The Long Trail in Vermont, and has been recording my steps/miles from my Fitbit.  Isn't technology wonderful?  And scary too, since it was doing this without my knowledge.  Anyway, since I am still walking regularly any way, I decided to stay on the trail and to sketch occasionally.  Here is my sketch from today's "hike".  In real life I walked around my normal neighborhood loop.  

Another Self Portrait

 Today I "joined" a group of artists who are doing 30 faces in 30 days.  I don't have a good record for keeping up with these things, but I did make a start for Day 1.  This is a self portrait, done from a photo - much easier than doing it from a moving target. I think if actually looks like me. I usually try to avoid teeth, but this was the only recent photo of myself that I could find except for some selfies, and we all know what selfies look like.  Micron Pigma .05 pen, worn enough that I could get fairly light lines.  We will see how the rest of the month goes.

More Amaryllis Apple Blossom

 

More of the Amaryllis Apple Blossom as it unfolded and bloomed.  And a sketch of the new bulb I planted called Amaryllis Red Lion.  

I will probably not document the second Apple Blossom bloom, but will take photos for a future watercolor painting.  

I hope to document Red Lion as it sprouts a bud, grows and blooms.  Looking forward to some red.

Amaryllis Apple Blossom continued

 

Amaryllis Apple Blossom

 On November 10 I planted a new amaryllis bulb.  One of two that I purchased this year.  I'm hoping to journal it's progress starting with these two sketches.  

October 3 and 5 sketches

 Trying some new things, some fall subjects, different sketchbooks - October sketching.

The Black Sketchbook

I started doodling in my black sketchbook with my Posca markers, once I saw that they would actually work on black paper.  

I decided to do some colored ink/marker, maybe mixed media sketches in October instead of the usual Inktober all ink sketching.  The first two are in the black sketchbook, but I may use other sketchbooks also.