The list for the Scavenger Hunt is Texas towns. I got out the pastels for Orange and Blanco (White). The paper is a piece of MiTeintes wiped off. The paper previously had a sketch of red items as you can tell from the background. It was nice to play in the dust for about 30 minutes including wipe off time and photo.
For Scavenger Hunt from Life 20
https://creativespark.art/threads/scavenger-hunt-from-life-20-apr-12-apr-20.3805/#post-65359
Number 1, orange - a Texas cup and Number 2, blanco - a little pitcher that may have come from a restaurant. I'm thinking restaurant because it holds like a half of cup or less. Individual serving or maybe for syrup. It has a little design on the top and was burned in the fire and survived sort of. Can't be used, it is missing glazing and pretty grungy looking.
The items in "real life" in a photo.
I did not crop the sketch so you can see the messy paper. I don't keep these sketches as they are not a finished drawing by any means. The photo will be my record.
Sketches in sketchbooks are much the same. It is rare to go back and look at them. Of course now with my blog I have the sketchbook and a digital record of the sketches.
My mom used to sketch on calendars and envelopes and any advertisements on the back, etc. Maybe she thought of it as doodling. Perhaps she didn't think of herself as an artist so did not buy or even try art supplies. I wonder why?? Her sister, Katy - Katherine Field, was pretty well known.
Do you keep your sketches? Why or why not?
Here was the previous sketch of scarlet, not red. Evidently I had a brown sketch on the paper before that.
8 comments:
i dont usually keep my physical sketches, but most of the digital stuff gets kept unless i run out of space in a drive. reminds me i need to look into getting a new drive
Jennifer Rose, interesting. Joanna gave me a huge drive for Christmas and I'm slowly backing up stuff on it. See if I get 'er done.
Both of your dusty paintings look good. I keep way more stuff than I should - sketches, bad art, etc.
I do keep my sketches, although the number of books is starting to get overwhelming. Having them around has come in handy at times. Our sketch group periodically does a small exhibit at the library, and several times the frame shop in Bellport has asked for local sketches to display. Sometimes I look back through some of them.
Thanks, Joan. I've heard of artists giving them away kind of like door prizes or even selling them. I think my kids might want mine after Jennie had me sketch the big book. Of course these others are more sketchy with odds and ends in them that aren't even sketches. Notes at a class or demo or score sheets where we played cards. Ha. Nice you can use some of yours.
bag blog, thank you so much. Maybe if I got rid of some of the "old" stuff I would have a neater world and feel more like painting.
Jo I like how you reused your pastel paper. I do keep my sketches but have tossed out a great many bad paintings. Sometimes I even uncover ones that I did not think were so bad at the time but in looking at them later I know they needed to go. Perhaps that is a mistake though because it shows one where they might go and do something different or even how they have improved over time. Hope you have a lovely Easter. Hugs!
Debbie, thank you. I like using paper over for sketches. Sometimes it helps the background and sometimes you have to cover it up. Ha. This piece may have to go, it doesn't have much tooth to just wipe off too many times. I very rarely go back and fix a painting. With pastels I wipe it off and brush down with water or alcohol and have a new background or under painting to start a new painting. I really need to clean off my shelves!
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