The little sketches

Sometimes it seems silly to post yet another sketch of a mug. But these simple little sketches are where I often experiment the most and find new ways to combine mark-making techniques. Here are three recent ‘little ones’ from the pages of my sketchbook.

My chai mug appears regularly on a sketchbook page. I often pull out a book feeling an urge to draw but without a subject in mind. Given that my chai is never far from me, my mug gets to be the subject of a lot of sketches. The techniques and media I get comfortable with when drawing the simple stuff makes its way ( Eventually, for the most part) into more complex work.

Continuous line ink drawing, washes in ink.

A friend brings over goodies from her garden. They get sketched before they get cooked. Texture, mark-making, mixing media. All things I love.

Pen and ink and graphite on paper. Apache Sunset ink from Noodlers and Blackwing pencil

A mug with utensils on the picnic table in my backyard as I wait for friends joining us for dinner. No paintbrushes involved, inky fingers at the end of this.

Ink and watersoluble colored pencil on toned paper. Spray bottle and finger painting.