Continue to Draw in Ink -An Easy Exercises for Your Sketch Time

So I have a moment at the hand therapy office to sketch but my brain is in neutral. What do I do? Not in the mood to sketch the few people again the same way I usually do. What do you do? OH yeah- blind contour line drawing-An easy exercise, fun and unique results. Feet of my son Jacob in his flips was also a nice change in subject that I usually find at this office.

Contour line drawing is where you place your pen on the page,look at the subject-KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE SUBJECT- and draw NOT LIFTING your pen.

Though light here in this image, My journal page was a wash of watercolor. I do these pages ahead. then when I come to it I just work on it. I usually don't skip them. I find it adds a new element and challenge  to that sketch page that I enjoy.

From the Sketch Journal of Susan Walker Art on a map background page.

Pencil sketch of beagle Lucy

A few sketchesof our beagle Lucy,2 in November, at bedtime as I work through these

days.  Pencil in a Strathmore 400 pad.

 

looking for signs of springs in pen and ink

Barn Owl,American Robin with a Koh-i-nor sketch pen 3x0 on Bristol

In over 2 foot of snow and 4 days off of school for the kids(tomorrow still in debate), I am looking for signs of spring. But not much luck out there. Just in my photo files of the vague memories or warmer days...

EDin May

Had some time at an early vision appointment with Jacob. I was a little out of it so I approached a sketch in a loose contour line. In the end I wa suprised that i like the line that was created.