Alice watches tv
Posted: October 8, 2017 Filed under: Uncategorized 15 CommentsSeeing all the Inktober drawings on social media inspired me to draw Alice in pen today. I chose my Lamy Safari for this. It’s a pen I don’t use often for drawing because I find the nib too stiff, but today it seemed just right on the paper I was using. As for Alice, her modelling skills improve after a long session of chasing tennis balls in the park.
Shari Blaukopf's Sketchbook 
I like your sketch of Alice with pen and ink, perhaps better than the graphite version you did awhile back. I sometimes use the Lamy pen but recently changed to the Platinum Carbon Pen….seems to flow smoother in my sketchbook. I agree with you….the Lamy seems to be somewhat scratchy.
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Hi Rene, I gave up drawing with the Lamy a long time although many of my friends use it with great ease and skill. But somehow when I was drawing Alice I picked it up and enjoyed using it again. Maybe scratchiness was just what I needed for this drawing.
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Sweet Alice is always a welcomed subject in your blogs! I can really sense her personality (yes, even in repose!)
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Thanks Gayle. I’m glad her personality comes across in this. I wanted to convey her fatigue and total relaxation!
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Beautiful. My Lab often sleeps in the same position.
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Thanks!
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My Lab mix also lies in a similar way, but since she is black, it is difficult to see her lines. I really enjoy your drawings of Alice.
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Thanks Jean. I used to have a brown lab and she was harder to draw for that same reason. I always had to have good lighting in the room to draw her successfully.
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I always like seeing sweet Alice. She doesn’t look too amused by the TV watching:)
Beautiful drawing!
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Thanks Missy!
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I’ve been working on my hatching skills for Inktober this year, so I am studying your delicate hatching on Alice. Very nicely done.
-Tina
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Thanks Tina! I am not following the prompts for Inktober but I do love drawing with ink so that will be the way I participate this year. I am not as diligent as others (like you) but I enjoy watching all the drawings go by.
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Oh Alice!!! I love when you draw her. I miss my dog so much. We had to have her put to sleep at the beginning of August and I feel so dog deprived. Thank you, Shari (and Alice) for sharing this sweet happy image. (Tennis balls and tired labs!!! The best. Yay!!!)
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As another dog lover, Alice is a favorite. We have had many rescue dogs over the years and to Janine–we miss every one. But there’s always another who needs a home.
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She seems to be a rather content model. Nice!!!
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