Recent content by Joan T

Robin, your sketches made me smile. That top sketch is such a great view. Love the shading with your ink and the teal tones when it is diluted. Good thinking for a use for the cap.

Ai, I was set back behind the couple on the beach. They never knew I was sketching them. lol Fletch, I like your spider plant. I used to have a few of them when I had widows that got sun. Now I only grow a few things out on the patio in the summer. Joe, sorry your computer is not cooperating...

Ned, thanks. From here to the city on the LIRR takes about 1 1/2 hrs or a little more, and it is expensive. I was lucky for a long time because my friend's husband would drive us in quite often and drop us off exactly where we needed to be. Unfortunately NYC just started congestion pricing and...

Fletch, thanks. Sorry to hear about your sister. My sister, Fran, has been gone 21 years and I still want to pick up the phone to tell her things. I also worked in that building...for the Ballantine Company (beer & wine). I did clerical work for them part-time while I was going to college. They...

Thanks, Bongo and Jo. You know how much I like to go out and sketch different things. Hope you all have an artistic day.

Ai, thanks! I love your direct watercolor sketches. I'm glad you got to go out with your group for International Urban Sketchers Week. The sketch of the Grand Palace is great!! As always it is fun to see your photos from the day. Robin, I'm sending you some art energy so that you can get the...

1 - delights (Blueberries, strawberries, and raspberries...oh my!) - watercolors 2 - narrow space between the buildings - watercolors 3 - tall chimney 4 - foliage

Fletch, thanks for the list!

Fletch, thanks for your comment and thanks for posting a new hunt. I'll go over and check it out shortly. Jo, do you have my red Lamy pen?lol It is hard to sketch when the sketchbook feels damp. Nice sketch of the landscape. Are you getting any rain from the storm that is flooding parts of...

Jo, thanks! The sp was mostly continuous line. Someone had the nerve to call me in the middle of sketching it and I had to stop for a few seconds. lol Ned, thanks. I'm glad my clock inspired you to sketch one near you. It looks pretty similar except for the color and the fact that yours doesn't...

Jo, thanks. Nice sketch even without the other hinges. 15 - boot - sketch & wash pencil (dry) 16 - selfie (continuous line) - gel pen

Jo, thanks so much. Robin, thanks. What is the "zone"? Fletch, thank you. I love summer, but I am really going the trees this spring! Ai, great sketches from the shopping mall. I would want to taste all of the sweets. Yummy still life setup of the foods...very artistically arranged. Jo, the...

Ned, I don't know if I would be going near a yellowjacket, even if it was hibernating. My hat is off to you! I met my friend at the Planting Fields Arboretum again today. I wanted to capture the cherry blossom pink that was left on the trees. Now the rhodies there are starting to bloom, so that...

Ai, thanks for your comment! Fletch, thanks! Hope you can sneak in some sketching into your routine. Ned, love how you made your pinhole camera (and included a photo of it). How did you get the queen bee to pose for so long? lol I like that photo. The photo of the outdoor faucet is great!

My plan for today was to meet a friend and sketch at a car show at a beach not too far from me. After sitting in traffic that barely moved for over an hour I abandoned that plan. I turned around and on my return passed Cedar Beach which surprisingly was open even though the season hadn't started...