Red dumpster
Posted: October 30, 2021 Filed under: Uncategorized 22 CommentsAlice and I walk by this spot every day. Sometimes Alice stops to sniff under the red dumpster, and she gets especially excited when there are squirrels hiding under there. I like the red dumpster for different reasons. It’s rusty. It’s a little bit wonky. And it’s a great focal point in front of the drab school facade, positioned as it is between all of those verticals. Sketched in my Etchr Perfect Sketchbook on a rainy day in late October.
Shari Blaukopf's Sketchbook 
I love this one Shari – great colours & a lovely treatment of the foreground. And a fun pastiche of your everyday life :).
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Thanks Mary!!
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Wondering….were washes added on the spot or later, when you got home? Very nice, fresh and clean color washes.
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Bernadette, I did this all on the spot. And I could have kept on going but my son called because he needed his car that was in. Probably worked out for the best that I stopped because I probably would have overworked it.
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I love this one Shari, the suggestions everywhere – 2nd story, windows .. And the colour of the dumpster.
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Thanks Anne. It’s my favourite kind of subject. A composition made up a bit of nothing.
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Love this one!Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S9, an AT&T 5G Evolution capable smartphone
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Thanks!!
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Even on a rainy day, you find the bright colors!
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Denise, there were no bright colours. I really had to push this a little bit!
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This shows you can find “beauty” in even a dumpster. I don’t think I’ve seen one with a slanted roof. Good color.
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Judy, this is a beauty of a dumpster! And it’s been in the middle of the parking lot for years. I guess the people at the school find it beautiful too.
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What a great idea! Here in the UK misbehaving students only get a telling off.
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I have to admit, it took me a minute Tony. First my mind went to the squirrels and then to Alice! And then I got it…
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Love the pen and ink! Can just see Alice after those squirrels 😁
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I do love drawing with that platinum pen!! Thanks so much Becky!
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Damn nice dumpster Shari.
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Thanks Richard!
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Glad you got there in the end Shari 😉. Love how you gave the foreground room to breathe by stopping the grass short. Best, Tony
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Love this….thank you so much…..you are so generous!
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Interesting urban scene, the tree and 2 telephone poles almost look like a mini forest. Its amazing how you can find little oasises even in the most urban environment.
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Thanks Shawn!
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