Tasty in Ink

Pen and ink are my go to sketches.  Fast and once and done.  Today it wasn't quite so quick.  I used the green Prismacolor for the lid of the dressing but it wasn't dark enough for the white letters.  I added some Zig green and some Zig red and blue (purple) for the shadow and brown Prismacolor for the table.  Hmm, not solid enough.  Watercolor added to get solid color before trying the GellyRoll white for the letters.  Still not dark enough.   The paper in the ArtStreet sketchbook is not for lots of water and so I didn't add anymore green watercolor.  Tried outlining and so it is what it is. 

Number 4, something tasty - Whataburger Buttermilk Ranch Dressing
Number 5, smaller than the palm of your hand - Texas copper earrings done in Micron 02

For Scavenger Hunt from Life 63  

https://creativespark.art/threads/scavenger-hunt-from-life-63-mar-31-apr-8.5318/

Our 86º F temps of the last few days are gone.  It is 52º and gloomy and rainy.  We need the rain but it reminded me of a "scary" story we used to tell the kids when the lights were down low in a mysterious voice.  

"It was a dark and stormy night, three men sat all alone.  One said, "Jim, tell me a story."   

So Jim began, (pause)   "It was a dark and stormy night, three men sat all alone. One said,  "Jim tell me a story." 

So Jim began, (pause)   "It was a dark and stormy night........etc."

Maybe it is time for Smores.  Ha. 

We never had Smores.  When I was young around a campfire we usually had food cooked in a Dutch oven and didn't have "store" food like marshmallows or graham crackers.  Hershey's chocolate bars were given out at only one house on Halloween.   The Hughes family gave a whole Hershey's bar and hot cocoa.  We always tried to go there last as it was pretty cold at Halloween in our little hometown.  Candy was a treat at holidays.  We did go to the "little store" and buy penny candy and piñones (pine nuts).  So we didn't have the tradition of Smores for our kids either.  On the other hand, we didn't camp out much.