Cooler Sketch

My last sketch for this Hunt is the "cooler" I use for ice cream when I pick up groceries.  It used to be for my lunch and drinks when we traveled for plein air painting or just running around.

For Scavenger Hunt from Life https://creativespark.art/threads/scavenger-hunt-from-life-196-jul-31-aug-12.9181/

Number 10 cooler - in the Canson Mixed Media large sketchbook.  About half a page with a Micron02 and watercolors.

The cooler is not that wonky, it is just my perspective.  I sketched on the porch.  Slightly warm but it was about 730 a.m. so not bad.  The last I looked it was 100º in the car about noon.  Gene had PT and then we got a Chef's Salad at the Roadhouse Bastrop.  (We have a new Texas Roadhouse here, not be confused with that.  We haven't been yet.)  The salad is huge so we share with a side of fries and a blueberry milkshake that we also share.  Nice lunch.

Gene and Joanna walked by the lakes the other day, well, Joanna pushes Gene in the wheelchair.  He is still unable to walk unassisted and not on the bumpy trail for sure.  Gene brought me a flower.  It was so tiny and cute.  Turns out it is a Texas Frogfruit.  https://txmg.org/hendersonmg/plant-library/texas-frogfruit/ 

 

Garbage Footwear Sketches

It was my day out.  It was very warm, but I parked in the shade and rolled my windows down.  Not too bad with a breeze.  The item on the list was "garbage".  Fun to find this dumpster overflowing with stuff.  The house is being updated.  The whole inside was gutted.  The outside looked pretty good.  Roof looks new but the screens on the windows were bad.  

Then I went to Jersey Mike's for a tuna sandwich lunch.  They have gluten free bread.  It was good, but I like Schlotzkey's bread better.  I like the tuna and bread at New World Deli in Austin.  So yummy.

 Number 8, garbage - Both sketches are in the Canson Mixed Media sketchbook, large paper.

Number 9, footwear - a girl in a sundress and boots caught my eye.  I got her out of proportion.  The people go through quickly so I sort of sketch a combo and memory if you do more than one person.  The worker was a woman, this looks like a guy with a weird hat or ???

At any rate it was good to be out and about.  I brought Gene a Dairy Queen sundae and a Blizzards for the caretaker, Shellie and myself.  Gene had a pretty good day, too.  We both need a break once in a while.
 

Open Multiple Things Sketch

This beautiful morning found us out by the east lake or pond (as it is drying up).  It was a lovely morning for a very hot day to come.  I sat on the bench and sketched in the small Ohuhu sketchbook.  I took my sketchbook, pen and watercolors.  I failed to take the water brushes however and did ink sketches.  I added watercolors to the first sketch back at the house.  I liked the sketch  better before color so left the second without color.  That is the fire station in the background.

Number 6 open - open view
 

Number 7 multiple things - trees, Loblolly Pines, yupon and another bushy something.

I found a recipe for Rice Krispie squares, titled "Grammie's Rice Krispies Squares".  They have peanut butter, chocolate and butterscotch.  I will get the ingredients and try them.  I like easy gluten free sweets when I have sweets.  I will report back and share the recipe ... if it is good. 

 

 

Truck or Not and Sample Sketches

 It was my day out so I went to sketch.  It was too hot to be outside so went to the library to see what I could find and not be in the way.  It was noon and all the restaurants are pretty full and not parking downtown.  I found a chair by the window and sketched the scene outside.  It fit the Scavenger Hunt list for "truck" if I substituted the cars and SUVs out there.

My second sketch was my lunch at Anita's.  The item on the list was "sample" so I sampled a few things.  I had salsa and chips, a puffy taco with ground beef, guacamole which was in a little fried tortilla bowl like taco salad, cute and a new touch for them.  And a virgin margarita (no alcohol).  It was good even with no tequila.  Sigh..... I like tequila.  The table top was like the Mexican flag.  I didn't notice when I sat down.

Both sketches are in the newer Ohuhu Mix Media sketchbook, 8.5 x 5.5 inches.  I used an Ohuhu 0.2 pen and watercolors.  

It was a good time today.  Gene did well with his caregiver and we are ready for the night.  Hope we sleep well!

Log or Wooden Sketches

It was starting to get warm about 930 or so  but we went for a walk anyway.  Joanna pushed Gene in the wheelchair so she got a workout.  I went to the first bench and sketched in the Ohuhu sketchbook that is 10 x 7.6 inches with only one more page to fill.  I had my small watercolor set, Windsor Newton.  I'm not fond of the colors in this set.  It is small and fits in my pocket, though.

 

For Scavenger Hunt 196   https://creativespark.art/threads/scavenger-hunt-from-life-196-jul-31-aug-12.9181/

So, there you are then.  

Person Outdoors

I sketched on the porch this morning.  Where else?  It is pretty nice with the fan on although we expect 100 degrees this evening.  Not fun, but at least we don't have to be working or running around in the heat.  

For Scavenger Hunt 195  https://creativespark.art/threads/scavenger-hunt-from-life-195-july-19-31.9155/

Number 2 found outdoors - mower and landscape 
Number 3 person - mower driver
In the FIXSMITH sketch book, with a Micron 03 and watercolors.

Number 4 hand and Number 5 writing or painting tool - Micron 03 and watercolor

The mower was chopping down the wildflowers.  Not sure if it is too early.  Have the flowers all seeded out?  We haven't had too many flowers this year and maybe the early mowing is the reason.  It was also a dry spring and early summer.  Still dry in our area after flooding in other parts of Texas.

Nature Takes Its Course Sketch

An item on the new Hunt was nature.  I decided to sketch the flowers over the fence.  I said in my last post that they were Indian Blankets, well, they are Mexican Hats.  They look a little like sombreros.  These are mostly yellow with the red center and brownish pestle I guess you call it.  Others are red with yellow centers.  So pretty and fun to see.

For Scavenger Hunt 193  https://creativespark.art/threads/scavenger-hunt-193-june-25-july-7.9123/  Check out the link to see what the other Scavengers (sketch artists) find for their items.' 

Gene is holding his own.  Went to have a general look over after the hospital release.  Dr. Chavez, our family doctor, has been in the hospital as well so we saw Dr. De Leon. She was very nice and checked all Gene's boxes, uh, meds and how he is recovering.  Our first caregiver with Gene is very patient with him and very conscientious. A new experience for us. We are so pleased as it is not easy to have someone else in the house full time.  We can't thank him enough.

We had maids in South America but they were not live in maids.  Our long time maid, Felipa, was so special and like family but she worked 8 - 5 unless we needed her to take care of the kiddos.  

Hoping to get back to a regular routine.  It is taking some time!  i still haven't cleaned off my art table.  Sigh. 

Landscape Sketch

I am so far behind on computer stuff, paper work, etc., my studio and table are covered with junk mail and junk.  It will take a few days here to get back to just litter!

We did have our breakfast sandwiches on the porch the last couple of days so I sketched this morning.  A small landscape on the bottom of the previous doughnut in box sketch.

 For Scavenger Hunt 192 https://creativespark.art/threads/scavenger-hunt-192-june-13-june-25.9093/

Number 2 landscape - as usual the back yard.  The Indian Blankets are blooming.  Pretty after the bit of rain we had.  I think there was about 2 inches here when it was flooding north  and south of  us.  Some is better than none.  This is Sharpie pen and watercolor.

 I used an old Windsor Newton set of paints, very small with 12 colors.  Not the best tones.  No good green.   But at least I put pen to paper!

 

Food Trucks Bastrop Sketch

Today was my day out.  I went to lunch with my friend, Susan, at Anita's.  Such a nice lunch.  I had a non alcoholic margarita, asked for lemonade and she asked it I wanted frozen.  Sure I replied and she brought a mason jar of "lemonade".  It tasted just like a margarita so maybe I got margarita mix.  It was delicious.  Must have had 800 calories, but worth it.  I ate a Puffy Taco.  I like those a lot.

After lunch I went over to the food truck plaza so I could sketch in the shade.  I had a latte and sketched for about an hour.  Then got some carnitas at El Fercho to take home for Gene.   I asked what Fercho meant and the waitress said it was a nickname for the owner Fernando.  Hmmm.  They have pretty good food their.  The carnitas was more like shredded pork like we put in tamales.  Usually carnitas are fried pork.  It was good.  I will add some red New Mexico chile for the leftovers.  Pep it up a little.

For Scavenger Hunt 190 https://creativespark.art/threads/scavenger-hunt-from-life-190-may-9-22.9023/
Sketched in the older Ohuhu Mix Media sketchbook with Ohuhu pens and watercolors.  I put in the red letters with a Prismacolor pen when I got home.

I sketched toward the Moosebelly BBQ trailer (I wrote Mooseberry on the truck, guess I was thinking about the blueberries in their BBQ sauce.) and the Thai food trailer.  Neither was open.  Tuesday is probably a slow day.  The latte trailer shut down shortly after I got mine.  I guess they stay open only until lunch time.  The stage with the bench is wired with electricity and has small speakers up.  It is new to me.  It is about 20 x 12 feet, my perspective is off.  I added it after I did the trailers.  It should have been in first.  The back of the Moosebelly trailer is a screened in section and the think sticking out of the orange Thai truck is actually a blue pickup in the parking lot.  There were more flowers but I had been sketching about 45 minutes and needed to leave so quickly added the color.  

Gene had speech therapy and stayed with Pam, caregiver.   He also rode his stationary bike today.  Pretty busy, too.

Strange not to have a baseball game tonight.  Longhorns have one more regular season series with Missouri on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.  After that there will be the conference tournament.  After that the Road to Omaha starts with Regionals, Super Regionals and the College World Series.  We shall see how the Horns do.  They have played well, only losing 12 of their 49 games.  One game was rained out.  Hook 'em Horns!  You can get more info here https://texaslonghorns.com/sports/baseball/

 

Full Sketch

Sketching took place today at PT for Gene.  I forgot my watercolors and brushes but did remember the sketchbook.  It was pretty nice outside but I didn't feel up to the wind and stayed inside.

For Scavenger Hunt from Life 190  https://creativespark.art/threads/scavenger-hunt-from-life-190-may-9-22.9023

Number 1 full - a cup full of plastic flowers.  At first I thought they were real.  I picked them up to change the angle and realized they were silk/plastic, it was so lightweight.  the tag on the cup read, "You are the Berry Best".  A gift to the receptionist.  Fun.

I sketched in the new Ohuhu smaller sketchbook with an Ohuhu .7 pen.  I added the watercolor at home.

Mother's Day was nice.  Joanna, Jennie and Brandon came out to visit.  Joanna brought pizza for all .  Crazy, as we all had different pizzas.  Jennie and Brandon brought chocolate covered strawberries. Larry was working out of town and of course David and bunch are in Kentucky.

 

We played a round of Telefunken (a progressive rummy game I learned in Bolivia) and had some mocktail margaritas, by Top Hat in Austin.  (very unimpressive, made with kombucha and lots of other stuff)  They have caffeine in the tea.  Next time I will try making regular margaritas our way and use non alcoholic wine in place of tequila.  

Joanna brought another surprise.  She gave me a bluebonnet cup which was special on its own.  The real surprise is that it was made by Lou and Toby Baggett in Oklahoma.  Lou is Bag Blog here in comments and her blog, link in sidebar and you can find them on Instagram and Facebook or whatever it is now.    So unexpected!  I love it.

 

Palette in Watercolor

My watercolor palette is always a mess.  Maybe that is why my watercolors are used mainly for sketching.  I sketched while Gene was in PT.  

For Scavenger Hunt from Life 188, Number 1 - used in my art, watercolor palette

I sketched in the Ohuhu Mix Media sketchbook a full page 10 x 7.6 inches with an Ohuhu .5 pen and watercolors.

The baseball game tonight was interesting.  The Horns played the Alabama Crimson Tide in Austin at the Disch.  The Longhorns used a different lineup tonight and it seemed to spark them.  They lost the series last weekend in College Station against the Texas Aggies.  Bummer.  Tonight was fun, they won 10 -2 with 4 errors.  Yikes!  They haven't played Alabama many times over the years.  I captured this screen shot from ESPN+ SEC network.

Ink and Watercolor Fun

Well, as much fun as I can have painting with watercolors.  I have to think to paint with them so not an easy feat these days.  I'm thinking for two as Dr. Chavez says.  I need to save the brain for paperwork and such.  

I sketched by the ponds/lakes at the picnic pavilion and  down by the new construction close to McCoys.  So much going on.  Texas Roadhouse, Longhorn Steakhouse, Chuys, Chipotle, Smokey Mo's Barbeque, Jersey Mikes, Firehouse Subs, Sprouts and much more.  Bastrop is growing too fast.

 

For Scavenger Hunt from Life 187  https://creativespark.art/threads/scavenger-hunt-from-life-187-apr-3-apr-15.8897/

Number 4 sand - the dried up lake bed on Easterly lake/pond  Only a puddle left
Number 5 heavy machinery -  some sort of lift.  The workers were on top and no one near the lift.  Maybe they had another on the other side of the huge building.

These are in the Ohuhu Mix Media sketchbook with Ohuhu pen and watercolors.   

It was beautiful weather for my day out.  About 80 degrees F.  Soon it will be in the 90s to 100.  Enjoying while we can.  We have been using the porch.

Spring Break Family Fun

 We had all our family here this past week.  It was amazing to have all 19 of us together.  We have 2 grandkids and 19 great grandkids.  Doesn't seem possible.  The first day was just two greats so we sketched.  After everyone got here the kids were mostly outside.  They had their Easter Egg hunt on Tuesday I think.  Went to the playground by the firehouse.  Played disc golf with Uncle Larry.  We had New Mexico food and brisket.  So wonderful to see all the kiddos.  We hadn't seen the last two since we aren't traveling.

We did sketch a little with the the first bunch.  I post my three first and then the kids.  They tried to do items from the Scavenger Hunt with me.

For Scavenger Hunt 187 https://creativespark.art/threads/scavenger-hunt-from-life-187-apr-3-apr-15.8897/

Number 1 cup - my Christmas cup this year.  We think the 4 on it means aisle 4.  I want to sketch it in pastel.  Maybe one day.  In the new Ohuhu smaller sketchbook with Ohuhu pens and watercolor.
Number 2 useful - a plastic basket to hold brochures at PT In the larger Ohuhu Mix Mecia sketchbook with Micron 03 and watercolors.
Number 3 vehicle - in the Ohuhu Mix Media sketchbook with Micron 03 at PT... oh the perspective.  Front and back not too bad.  Middle is ???

David sketched one of my Kachina dolls in colored pencil.

 

Christy sketched on paper from the Little Fingers sketchbook.

Lucas sketched in the Little Fingers sketchbook.  He draws really well.  He did some others but they weren't from life.  The hanging basket was a good challenge.

 

Owen sketched in a Fabriano Masters Touch watercolor sketchbook and tore the pages out to put on the fridge. He did the cutest chicken but it is so light yellow that it wouldn't show in the scan. 

They did some chalk art outside, too.

 Anyway lots of fun.  The house is sooooo quiet now.   

Fire Hydrant Watercolor

Yesterday was my day out.  I met Joanna and spent time with her so didn't sketch much.  I did stop by the fire hydrant in front of the Super 8 on the way to meet her.  It was good to have a daughter and mom time.

For Scavenger Hunt from Life  
Number 5 fire hydrant - sketched with pencil in the Ohuhu Mixed Media sketchbook and added color at home.  I didn't take a photo.  The hydrant was so rusty that I couldn't tell the color.  I guess it may not have been painted like the one at the juice place I sketched a few weeks ago.   I wondered about them leaving the hydrants unpainted.  

It was a nice day.  A bit windy.  The Longhorns baseball team played Texas State in Austin.  Horns won for the first time in a few years.  They have been playing two Tuesday games every season, playing one in San Marcos and one in Austin.  Horns have been winning in San Marcos and then the Bobcats have been winning in Austin.  So the streak was broken.  Horns won both games this season.  

Tree Sketch Watercolor

I sketched yesterday on my day out.  I wasn't up to par so picked up lunch and found shade at the park to sketch and eat.  I didn't wan't to park on the street someplace and eat.  My feet were sore and I didn't want to walk to a bench or table.  My feet are better after PT.  My therapist gave me some stretches for my flat feet and they are better tonight.

For Scavenger Hunt from Life 185 https://creativespark.art/threads/scavenger-hunt-from-life-185-mar-10-mar-22.8801/

I sketched in the Ohuhu Mix Media sketchbook with an Ohuhu pen 0.05 and watercolors.

Number 2 tree or shrub - There were several trees a few in the background were oaks that had leaves and the new spring leaves on the trees nearby.  Evidently Crepe Myrtles from the shapes.  Big ones though.  The bench is right by the trash can.  I hate that when I eat at a bench or the tables.  Lots of flies.  But, I guess if they put the cans far away, people won't put their trash in the bins.  So the people eating lose.

It was a pretty day up to about 67º F.  We have had a few crazy days.  96º or so on Sunday, 40s on Monday and 67º yesterday.  Today was about 74º.  I had the door open for a while.

Gene talked to a couple of old buddies today.  That is always so good for him.  He can't remember but they fill him in.  Good guys.

Well, hopefully spring is here.  From the forecast we may have skipped directly to summer.

Zippered Memories Sketch

An item on Hunt 184 was zipper or other closure.  I was at PT waiting for Gene so decided to sketch my art bag.  It has both a zipper and velcro on a side pocket.  So many memories.  It is from the Cumbres-Toltec Railroad between Chama, New Mexico, and Antonio, Colorado.  We rode it several times in the Parlor Car with bonus gifts like the bag.

Number 4, zipper or other closure - art bag in my new Ohuhu Mix Media sketchbook 8.5 x 5.5 inches.  In ink and watercolor.

We saw our first bluebonnets on Saturday.  We went to Brandon's birthday lunch and when we got back he found this bluebonnet growing in the crack in the sidewalk.  How had I not seen it?  I was even planning to spray something to kill the grass and weeds growing in the crack.  Hmmm.

After that we saw a little bunch by the mailbox and one by the driveway gate to the enclosed yard.

We are having a small amount of rain so maybe we will get a few more wildflowers.  They are very scarce this year.

Funky Sketch Plus

Today was my day out.  It was a lovely one.  I sketched in the mobile studio. It was about 84º and no shade so just sat in the car for the first two. That big pine tree is near the house so was in the shade. 

Number 1 building - a new County office building I hadn't even noticed. Off the main road, I've been driving and Gene thinks all buildings are new with his vision. (Smiling) in the Ohuhu Mix Media sketchbook - almost finished - with Ohuhu 03 and watercolors

Number 2 nature - trees right near the house where I found shade.
 

Number 3 outdoors - trailer park and Number 4 funky - a silver fire hydrant, I thought they had to be red or yellow or bright blue. Hmmm.

For Scavenger Hunt 183  https://creativespark.art/threads/scavenger-hunt-from-life-183-feb-14-feb-26.8716/

The trailer park is catty corner from the Bastrop Roadhouse.  Another addition I hadn't noticed.  It is right on the turn from Loop 150/Hwy 21.  We usually don't turn that way and we hadn't noticed.  What caught my eye was a little building that advertised coffee and juices.  A latte was calling my name.  I had to go all the way to Hwy 71 and back by Buc-ee's to get there.  A tiny little place which really specializes in fruit smoothies with protein powder in them.  Bagels and avocado toast were on the menu as well. I ordered a coffee with cream as there was no special coffees or latte.  They were out of coffee except for cold brew.  I went ahead and ordered that.  Iced coffee is just not the same to me as a good "cup of Joe".    Nice lady and a little table in the shade to sketch the trailer park behind the building.  

I got some Subway items for our dinner.  BMT sandwich for Gene and tuna salad for me which I ate on a rice cake to get the sandwich feeling.  Pretty good now after years of eating rice cakes.  Good crunch! I do not care for flavored ones, just the lightly salted plain ones.  I don't care for flavored chips or odd candy or crackers.  Give me the old standards.

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Houseplant Sketch

The Christmas cactus called for sketching a houseplant.  It has one bloom left that hasn't quite opened.  They were pretty this year.  Very white!  The sketch covers about 1/3 of the page of the large Canson Mixed Media sketchbook.  That makes it about 5 x 7 inches.  Drawn with graphite and colored with watercolor.  A few strokes of ink with a Micron 03 ended it all.

 For Scavenger Hunt 182 https://creativespark.art/threads/scavenger-hunt-from-life-182-feb-2-feb-14.8680/

Number 5 houseplant - Christmas Cactus

Before getting out the watercolors I sketched at my computer desk with a Micron'02 in the same sketchbook under the sketch of Gene so about 1/2 page.  Number 3, elephant and Number 4, hand

The elephants are made of rock maybe.  They say made in Kenya.  Sort of heavy in a dark gray material.  I don't remember where they came from.  I know they were a gift so I feel bad that I don't remember.  Maybe it is in my blog.  I have sketched them before.  I found the sketch.  I didn't post about the gifter.  

Also the baseball games I mentioned previously are next weekend.  Two things I had the wrong date in my mind, almost the same day.  Yikes.  Baseball and dentist so no connection.

Home Sweet Home

I sketched out on the porch!  No this isn't an old post.  It was such a beautiful day today and one of the prompts/items on the Hunt was "outdoors".  We were on the porch for lunch so I decided to get the Canson Mixed Media large sketchbook and do the scene I have done so many times.  Then we came in and Gene rode his bike.  I skipped riding mine to get another item for the Hunt "person".

 

For Scavenger Hunt from Life 182 https://creativespark.art/threads/scavenger-hunt-from-life-182-feb-2-feb-14.8680/

Number 1 outdoors - the scene off the porch minus water in the lakes.
Number 2 person - a bad sketch of Gene.  In self defense I will say he was moving at the time!  He is always a good sport about it!

We went on Tuesday and had our teeth cleaned.  The dentist found that Gene needs a crown where an old filling is loose.  Fine come back on Thursday.  We went today for a 12:00 noon appointment.  They prepare the tooth and make a crown all the same appointment.  It takes 2 hours or so.  We got in the office and the young gentleman, Kendrick, that always takes good care of us said .... "oops, maybe I said Thursday without the date, I meant next Thursday, February 12."  I think maybe I just got it wrong and he said that to make me feel better.  At any rate we came home and went out on the porch for lunch and stayed a while before going back in for Gene to get his exercise.  We had the door open for quite some time.  I really like that.  

UT Longhorn baseball starts tomorrow.  They will play UC Davis in Austin at the Disch.   Looks like the weather will be super for the weekend.  Unusual, Hook 'em Horns!  I'm sure that there will be some cold weekends before long, but we will take this good weather.  Joanna and I have been in the stands when it is 45º or so.  Long handles, hoodies, and blankets.   Brrrrr.

Smooth Sketch

A new Hunt calls for a quick sketch.  I sketched at my computer last night.  This is in the Ohuhu mix media sketchbook again.  I used the Ohuhu pen and watercolors.  My watercolor wash was not too smooth but the cup is.  It is made of metal.

For Scavenger Hunt 181 https://creativespark.art/threads/scavenger-hunt-from-life-181-jan-21-feb-2.8642/
Number 1 smooth - my drink cup  I don't like drinking out of plastic or most metal but I have found this cup acceptable.  It keeps my drinks cold.  I still prefer glass for drinking and storing iced tea or juice.  I prefer aluminum cans to plastic for soft drinks, cokes, as we say in our day.  All soft drinks were "coke".  In high school we always said, "Do you want a coke?"  Other areas people call them soft drinks, pop or soda, right?

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