One of the items on this Hunt is colorful. Pastels sounded perfect for working on this in pastels. I wiped off that same paper and went to wash my hands. Oops! No water. It is not fun to work with pastels if you can't wash your hands. Even if you wear gloves you need to wash up. I am also out of hand wipes.
I got out my water brushes and a piece of watercolor paper. I sketched with the Sharpie pen and then filled in color. That doesn't seem to me like "real" watercolor, but at least the sketch has color.
For Scavenger Hunt from Life 11
Number 5, colorful - a knitted Bolivian bottle cover. Our maid, Felipa, knitted these ponchos and hats for us. We would put them on a bottle of wine as a gift. I have a few left and give them out for special events. This wine colored one sits on top of the hutch in the dining room. The blue bottle is empty but is a memory of Lubbock where we lived. Llano Estacado wine with grapes and bluebonnets on the label.
Oh, the water came back on about the time I finished. There was a broken line down the street which Aqua Water took care of quickly.
5 comments:
Now that's fun !!
Are you attending "February Faces and Figures"?
Just fouind it at Jamies blog, ... maybe nice to have a look. Don't know if you know her.
https://hudsonvalleysketches.blogspot.com/2022/01/february-faces-and-figures-is-up-next.html
Love the colors and the way you met a challenge (no water), Jo! This is a very appealing sketch.
glad the water came back, always a PITA when that happens
I think the Sharpie pen and watercolor worked well. I have some watercolor pens that I use from time to time - usually on cards that I make. The knitted Bolivia hat is great!
Finally getting to these last comments. Sorry.
René, yes fun with watercolor. Do I don't do the faces, I should I know. Joan Tavolott that comments here does one where they sketch 100 faces in a week! Wow. Jamie was the one that started our Scavenger Hunts, I think. She is good and a sharing artist.
Mary, thank you. We are spoiled to be complaining about being without water for a few hours. In Peru when we lived in Lima we saw people trying to move to the city and living on the desert in shacks made of grasses and palm leaves with hundreds of families and a couple of cold water taps to share. It was such a hard life for them.
Jennifer Rose, thanks. We are fortunate and I'm always appreciating that. One of the ranches where my parents lived we had to haul drinking water. Probably why I don't like water that is not running to drink. I prefer drinking from a hose to bottled water. I know it sits somewhere but is running when I get it. Ha.
Bag Blog, thank you. Your watercolors are so beautiful. Hopefully I will get there one of these days.
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