Post-365 Sketches, pt3

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93. "Hole-in-the-Screen" - Katmai National Park, AK
94. "Dumpling Mountain - life drawing" - Katmai National Park, AK
95. "Corner - life drawing" - Katmai National Park, AK
96. "Pelly" - Two Rivers, AK
97. "Danger" - Independence Mine, Hatcher Pass, AK

Post-365 Sketches, pt2

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87. "Chipmunk Photo-Bomb" - Colorado
88. "Dark-Eyed Juncos" - Katmai National Park, AK
89. "N493K" - Katmai National Park, AK
90. "Independence 21 Barrel" - Independence Mine, Hatcher Pass, AK
91. "Shipping Container Label" - Palmer, AK
92. Magnetic poetry by Trey Ravencrest, done on my fridge

Post-365 Sketching

I'm no longer sketching every day, but I'm still trying to keep up with sketching in general. Here are some post-365 project sketches:

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80. "Purina Chows", Palmer, AK
81. "Zimmer Sleeps", Two Rivers, AK
82. "Hare" Katmai National Park, AK
83. "Kennicott Hospital Lockers", Kennicott, AK
84. "Female bear #128 plays soccer with pumice", Katmai National Park, AK
85. "Jamison Door Latch", Oahu, HI
86. "Chitina Boots", Chitina, AK

Tram Cable Frame

Part of an assembly for an aerial tram at Martin Mine (gold mine) in Hatcher Pass, Alaska. This sketch was the fourth in a series that I kept forgetting to post.

Last Sketch 365

Okay, last Sketch 365 post! From here on out it's just sketchbook and other art posts. I only got up to 79 but that's 79 more than I drew the previous year. :)

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72. Propane Tanks
74. Shipping Container Latches
75. Utility Pole
76. Utility Pole ID Numbers
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79. Utility Poles

Sketch 365: #66-73

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66. Wet Wolf - trying to catch salmon in Katmai National Park
67. Snorkling Bear - Brooks Camp bear #410 snorkling for salmon
70. Oh No You Don't! - a bear letting another bear know he's not welcome in that spot
71. Faceplant Nap - Bears kind of sleep like cats…
73. Squirrel eating cookie crumbs

Sketch 365: #57 - #65

Sorry for the delay. Life took an unexpected and difficult turn that caused me to have some bizarre health problems and intense fatigue. I ended up sometimes sketching once a week if that. Though I failed to create 365 drawings in a year, I succeeded in growing some renewed confidence in myself and in letting go and just drawing because I like to.

So here is part 1 of 3 batches of sketches from the last several months. Some numbers are missing because they were never finished or were barely started so I'm skipping those. And of course, all source material by me, unless otherwise noted.


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1. "Wolf Dream" - collage of random things. Wolf from a photo by Jan DeNapoli
2. Utility Pole
3. "Tiny Mushrooms" - These were in Kincaid Park, Anchorage, AK
4. "Bigger Mushrooms" - at Brooks Camp, Katmai National Park & Preserve, AK
5. "Bear Dream" - collage drawing of random things I've photographed.
6. "Wheeeeee!" - an ermine!
7. "Therapist Pug" - photo by thehumbledtherapist
8. "Ermine Slalom" - another ermine!

Sketch 365: #56

Bonus drawing! I did this on Sunday so technically it is the last drawing of week 9 and because I didn't draw anything else yesterday, it counts toward the 365 count. I had a lot of fun with this one; I might try this style for the rest of the week.

December 21, 2014
Sharpie Pen & Prismacolor Premiere marker on 5x7" toned paper
Wolf based on photo by Klein & Hubert Photograpy
Style inspired by artist Gabriel Picolo.

Sketch 365: Week 9: "Through the Forest"

This "week" actually took two weeks to draw. The holidays made things busy and I ended up catching this weird migraine-inducing bug - TWICE - and I can't take any kind of painkillers so there was nothing I could do except lay down with a cold rag over my eyes all day. Also, these just took a long time to draw. I'm pretty rusty on my figure construction and I was using myself for it and because I hate self-portraiture (it's difficult because we don't see ourselves the way we can detach and see others), the faces aren't consistent. But hey, it's a sketchbook, not a final-book! I may be trying my best but I can still relax, have fun, and experiment and let it be okay to not be perfect. :)

Sketched in pencil, inked in Sharpie Pen, shaded in Prismacolor Premiere Markers, and the snow in the last frame is gesso because it was midnight and I couldn't find anything else and didn't want to wake my sister to borrow her acrylics. ;)

Sketch 365: Week 8 - kind of

"Crow Pass Toadstools" • Dec 8, 2014
Sharpie Pen & Prismacolor Premiere Markers

This week started out just fine but I was hit with inspiration for a story that ended up taking twice as long to draw as usual. And since the story went on into the following week and will act as the posting for Week 9, these little toadstools are the lone representation for Week 8. :)

Sketch 365: Week 7 - no theme

This week had no theme. The entire point of this challenge is to get myself to draw every day and I found that I was trying too hard to draw within the themes and was getting stressed out about picking a theme for this week. The themes are there IN CASE I feel too adrift with trying to decide what to draw, not a box to force myself in. They're a safety net, not a noose! And turns out I did just fine coming up with things to draw without a theme this time:

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1. "Parks Highway Igloo" - at mile 188.5 on the Parks Hwy, Alaska
2. "Brooks Lodge Flags" - in Katmai National Park & Preserve
3. "Bullet Holes in a Car" - I think these were in Kincaid Park, Anchorage, AK
4. "Ewa Beach, Oahu" - My mom lived near here
5. "Bullion Mountain" - a gold mining related shack on top of a mountain in Hatcher Pass, AK
6. "North Shore Wind Farm" - on Oahu 7. "Following the Lethe" - with my friend Trey, in the Valley of 10,000 Smokes in Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska.