Toasted on both sides
Posted: November 3, 2024 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Alice, dog sketch, hahnemuhle book, ink sketch 7 CommentsAlice likes her spot in the afternoon sun so much that she will even sleep on the hard floor, which she rarely does. Her old bones prefer the comfort of her bed. I get it.
Today I noticed her on the floor, looking up at me, pleading, I imagine, for her bed. I brought it over and she immediately fell asleep. I barely had time to do one drawing before she flipped herself over so she could toast the other side.
I sketched in my Hahnemuhle A4 portrait book today, using my Pilot pen and carbon ink. Always a satisfying experience!
At my feet
Posted: May 16, 2024 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Alice, dog sketch, ink sketch, sketchbook 11 CommentsI’m catching up on stuff in the house and garden today, and of course Alice is at my feet. I’ve been checking her after our walks on the trails because I found two ticks on her after our walk on Tuesday. Luckily she’s blond so those nasty critters are easy to spot on her light fur and neither of them had attached themselves to her. Of course I have to keep her on a leash now instead of letting her run free in the long grasses since that’s where they are likely to be, but it’s still a beautiful walk for both of us if we stick to the middle of the trail.
I drew her today using my new Pilot pen in my Hahnemuhle cotton sketchbook. I just love a fresh ink line on white paper so I didn’t do a preliminary drawing with pencil, but that can sometimes get me in trouble. Her hindquarters weren’t wide enough and I had to go back and move the line for her tail, which is why she looks like she might have stitches on her leg. Corrections like this used to bother me, and cause me to start over, but now I just keep going. That’s what sketchbooks are for.
