Website Jo Castillo Art




Back to my website:

Thursday, October 08, 2026

Public - Panic

Did the title grab your attention?  I need to make someone smile.  I sketched in the Ohuhu sketchbook with an Ohuhu pen.  I did it very quickly in the car while Gene was in PT.  He was a little tired when we got there and I needed to get back in the building in case he finished early ... and he did.

For Scavenger Hunt from Life 201  https://creativespark.art/threads/scavenger-hunt-from-life-201-sept-30-oct-12.9315/ 

Number 6 public - Koko's Mexican Snacks.  It looks a little like an earthquake is taking place with my crooked lines.  I will use the sketch for Inktober  item 7 panic - I think some folks would panic if the store were to close and they couldn't get their fix.  I went in and had a fruity drink with hot spice on the rim.  It was OK but I prefer my lattes.  I will post about it on my Inktober sketches on Saturday.

The Lost Pines Art Association is having an art fest on November 7.  I think you can still get in as a vendor if you desire. More information at Lost Pines Art Center  https://www.lostpinesartcenter.org/  The Chubby Knuckle Choir is such a fun band, they play all sorts of music.

 


 

 

Monday, October 05, 2026

Non Organic Sketch

Gene went to Physical Therapy today so I sketched in the Ohuhu Sketchbook with an Ohuhu 0.3 pen and watercolor.  It took about 30 minutes and I barely finished.  I also sketched an ogre for the Inktober sketches and will post them on Saturday.  It was from a photo of course, so not eligible for the Hunt.

For Scavenger Hunt from Life 201 https://creativespark.art/threads/scavenger-hunt-from-life-201-sept-30-oct-12.9315/ 

Number 5 non organic - shelves and exercise equipment at PT

I wanted to post this photo of the pottery shreds I sketched the other day in my last post.  I forgot and I think they are pretty nice.


 Relics.........  My mom found them at the Field ranch and other areas where they lived and worked.  I have a whole little pot.  She loved looking for the pottery.

Saturday, October 03, 2026

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. 

 


About Me

My photo
Bastrop, Texas, United States
I Grew up in a small town , Magdalena, New Mexico. I enjoy art and the pleasure other people get from my work. I always donate some of my sales and art to charities, especially for children. That started in Bolivia with Para los NiƱos. "I cannot pretend to feel impartial about colors. I rejoice with the brilliant ones and am genuinely sorry for the poor browns." -- Winston Churchill

Labels

#inktober (50) #inktober2019 (27) #inktober2023 (20) #inktober2024 (2) #inktober2026 (1) #inktober21 (11) abstract (1) acrylic ink (1) Acrylic Paintings (75) Arizona (3) Art House Project (14) artist (88) artist blogger (363) artist blogger  instruction (3) artist blogger  instruction (20) artist blogger  instruction (17) artist blogger instruction (42) artist friend (7) at (1) Balloons (1) bas (1) Baseball (231) Bastrop Sketchers (12) Bastrop TX (37) Bolivia (5) Calendar (1) Canada (3) Challenge (6) Charity Events (76) chile (4) classes (3) coaster sketch (9) coffee (1) colored pencil (64) computer art (5) crayon sketches (3) DailyPaintworks Auction (3) demo video (4) Digital Painting (14) doodle (1) dphotos (1) exhibit (157) Figure (4) Fine Art Friends (3) Floweb browsing (1) Flowers (34) food (10) Footwork (1) fused glass (3) Gallery (3) gluten free (5) Golden Open paints (2) Golf (12) Gouache (1) House Concert (1) iMac Sketch (1) Inktense (2) inktober2024 (2) inst (1) instruction (78) iPad Sketch (94) iPad sketches (123) iph (1) iPhone painting (3) iPhone sketch (31) jo (1) Jo-oodle (1) Jo's Notion (9) Jo's Thoughts (312) Joanna (2) Joodles (2) Landscapes (137) Marines (30) marker sketches (4) marketing (3) meme (6) memorial (1) Music (70) New Mexico (130) Nonsense (2) Oil Painting (72) Oil Pastel (1) painting buddies (1) PanPastel works (3) Pastel (29) Pastel Demo (60) Pastel Paintings (416) pastel sketch (156) Pastels (12) pears (3) Peru (1) Photo (83) photography (2) Photos (1050) Plein air painting (57) plein air sketch (2) podcast (1) poll (1) pottery (2) Powwow (3) Recipe (6) restaurants (6) scenery (17) Sculptor (7) sculpture (4) seascape (2) sketch (5) Sketche (3) Sketches (2023) snow (2) Still Life (36) Stu (1) Studio (26) Texas (70) Trees (36) tribute (5) under painting (1) Unsorted (7) videos (4) watercolor (180) watercolors (86) web browsing (262) web page (11) wetcanvas (1) WIP work in progress (15) workshop (8) World Blog Hop (2) Yesterfest (2) zentangle (3)