the smoothness of hot press paper

Completely smooth ice-like flow with a pen. Delightful!

snails and fish

Working with color and expression to move forward.

Mixed media on Aquabee Superdeluxe

Jack Kornfeld quote

From his book A Lamp in the Darkness

adding texture

In the journal.

experimenting

Trying an easel w/c on toothed w/c paper, pencil added and web.

Don't like the texture for pencil, but it's all about trying things.

baseball guy

This guy's hair fascinated me--all combed forward from the crown of his head.

From a photo in the Globe.

Pen in the journal.

dog in the paper

Copying a little photo in the Globe.

Pen on the newspaper.

the 2 basics

We use them almost every meal.

Black w/c pencil (dry) in the journal.

a doodle that grew

I kept adding things and ended up kind of liking him. An imagined dog.

Pencil, Blue is w/c; yellow is acrylic, for no particular reason

inspired by Andrea Joseph

Fun to fill in patterns.

Pen on paper, duh.

the global sketching inspiration, Danny Gregory

Drawn from a photo he posted online. Founder of Drawing Matters, Sketchbook Skool, and creator of many inspirational books of great sketchers.

last live drawing

of my beloved Chaucer, before I have to give him away.

He's been with us 12 years; but I can't live with him any more. He's going to a new home.

w/c pencil on Strathmore drawing paper.

table jumble

Continuing to practice what I learned from Andrea Joseph's videos in Sketchbook Skool.

On Rhodia paper with the teeny dots--so smooth, and a Papermate Profile ballpoint pen that doesn't blob at all.

for the patient

A cheery bundle with balloon. A tight bundle in a big glass bowl.

Hard charcoal pencil in the journal.

Drawing on Labor Day

Best play AND work of all on Labor Day--drawing!

Green pencil in the journal.