Lost

Why is this ink sketch called lost?

Because summer is lost
Because my flowers look lost
Because the background is lost

Because I feel lost
In space
Because my mind goes wandering around
Generally not very deep

Just because that was the prompt for the day
And I had fresh flowers to paint
Orange
Pretty
And I had always wanted to draw that vase

And these flowers are still standing

Hidden

What is hidden? Who is hidden? My thoughts? My feelings? The real me? Food in my mouth, that's making my face look so jowly?

An intense drawing, done live, looking in the mirror. These are always more serious than from a selfie. Well, try smiling for the cameras for 20 minutes, and you'll understand why.

Sad

I tried to make a sad face for this InkTober prompt. I took a selfie and drew from it. Well the result was nearly a fat face, which I tried to correct with my trusted Montana acrylic marker, but it wasn't opaque enough. Maybe I should add a few dabs of gouache?

No matter how they turn out, I always love drawing self portraits. Somehow, I find it a lot less intimidating than drawing somebody else. I don't really care what people think of me, I suppose.

Hungry

I'm skipping the odd day in InkTober, but overall, I'm trying to stick to it - just 10 minutes every day. I am enjoying finding things to draw around me, without having to think too much about it. Mostly I am using a Lamy Safari pen and I use a waterbrush to create the blended greys. I am using the prompts from the InkTober website, but only fairly loosely. Well, in this case, it was appropriate enough for the subject I picked.

And in case you're wondering, it's a tiny little plate, with just one wafer biscuit from Marks & Spencers Belgian biscuit set. I was showing true restraint. Normally, I need to eat 3 or 4 at a time, which is isn't bad, considering how delicious they are. And they remind me of my childhood. And it's currently two for the price of one in the shops, so I'm stocking up.

Collect

I'm interpreting the InkTober prompts fairly loosely. I am a hoarder - not as bad as some other members of my family who shall remain nameless. But I carry the gene, along with the DNA for batwings, bags under the eyes and lines over the upper lip. The weak chin comes from the other side.

So rather than draw my shoes, my clothes, my makeup, my art supplies, my old magazines (really? yes, I do keep old Boden catalogues - guilty pleasure!), I decided to draw a few stones - my collection of stones is not extensive - a dozen or so, mostly from Killiney beach as far as I remember, but they are like gems to me. I should dust them, now that I think of it.


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InkTober 1

I'm not sure if I'm committed to this yet. I would be much happier to have InkTober in February, when life is not quite so busy. But I'll try a few and see where we go. Mugs are my nemesis, so maybe it wasn't a good idea to start the month with one. But there was a downlighter right over it, and the shadows were interesting. Unfortunately, I didn't think of taking a photo, and now I can't remember which shadow was dark and which was light. I can always try it again. Why did I not think of that until now? I was drinking that cup of tea at our dining room table, so I should be able to reproduce the setup, shouldn't I?

The prompt for this drawing was "Fast"