Scavenger Hunt and Inktober 2026

 It's that time again to do an ink sketch every day in October.  I will have to do several when I have time and plan to post every Saturday.  We shall see!  The Scavenger Hunt sketches have to be from "real life" not photos so will double them up when I can.  One prompt is "ogre".  I doubt I will see one of those in real life.  A substitute may be in the works.

I sketched last night at my computer desk for the first four prompts which I adapted for both challenges.  I sketched in the large Conda sketchbook with a Micron 03 pen.

 

For Scavenger Hunt from Life 201 and Inktober 2026 (prompts for Inktober in parenthesis)
Link to Hunt https://creativespark.art/threads/scavenger-hunt-from-life-201-sept-30-oct-12.9315/

Number 1 Organic (apple) - looks more like a pumpkin, it was yellow and red.
Number 2 oddlly shaped (relic) - pottery shreds my mom found about 90 years ago or more
Number 3 small (miniature) - little pottery jars from Chile and Peru
Number 4 organic 2 (cactus) - a cutting from my grandmother's 100 year old Christmas cactus. 

There are so many ideas for Inktober 2026 you can just use a search engine and find many, many ideas.  Some of Joanna's musician friends are writing a song a day.  Wow!  Check out Matt the Electrician here on Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/mattthee

Another challenge on the original Inktober is to sketch a sketch a week for the year.  I think I probably get that done without the challenge. 

 

Indoor Scene

 I sketched at Gene's PT on Monday and forgot to post it.  Sigh....  The reception counter with an assortment of "stuff" on it.  This is in a small Master's Touch Mix Media sketchbook I had in my purse.  It was one the great grandson, Owen, sketched in.  I'm sketching on the back of his sketches.  He took out a bunch of pages and they are on the fridge.    I used the Ohuhu 0.2 pen.

 For Scavenger Hunt from Life 200  https://creativespark.art/threads/scavenger-hunt-from-life-200-sep-18-30.9291/

Still working on getting a routine going here again.  One thing after another.  At least we are both feeling pretty good even if we can't do all the things we would like.  We must be old folks! 

Outdoor Scene

Joanna, Gene and I sat on the porch this morning.  Enjoying what seems to be the last of the hummers.  There seemed to be just 3 of them.  The others have gone South I guess.  I sketched in the Conda regular paper sketchbook with a fine line Sharpie.  About 1/2 page in the large book.

Number 2 outdoor scene - the storage shed next door.  I call it a fishing shack so it is more inviting but no water behind it at the moment.  

For Scavenger Hunt from Life 200 https://creativespark.art/threads/scavenger-hunt-from-life-200-sep-18-30.9291/