Waiting with Pens

My husband had a few medical tests last week (all results normal - whew!) and I spent a couple of hours in a waiting area.  I hadn't expected to wait so long and didn't bring extra art supplies.  However, I did have a thin Moleskine and pens strategically stashed in my purse.  The usual procrastinating first - Facebook, email and such - and then sketching.

My husband sat with me and chatted between testing portions, so sketching time was broken up into three sessions.  First a hugemongous potted plant and then, of course, my shoe.  It soon fell asleep (my foot, not the shoe) and that was that.

fine ballpoint on Moleskine Cahier

The waiting room had a wall of windows with a nice view of some native grasses and the parking area.  I switched to the Copic pen.  My husband walked out as I was adding the framing leaves.  "Is that a Dodge?"  He glanced from my drawing to the pickup outside.  "Oh, nope it's a Ford."  Oops - I had ignored the partially hidden logo.

Copic multiliner on the Cahier

Sketching in public is a little less nerve-wracking now.  The details of the moment are forever connected to these pages, especially the good news!

Itty Bitty Scribbles

One of the plans that evolved last fall was to draw a bit of the day every day.  While not as elaborate as intended, a new daily habit has resulted.  The drawings were initially sporadic.  Then inspiration hit while perusing calendars in December.  Notebook planner = new daily sketchbook.  However, I wound up with this pocket-size baby.  The spaces are small, so the challenge is to record the day with at least one tiny drawing.  Using the fine point of a 0.05 Copic Multiliner pen, I scribble (my handwriting is atrocious) a few highlights with itty bitty illustration.  The goal is to get in the habit and next year move on to bigger spaces - more drawing.

Here's just a bit of my itty bitty February.

The smile is the day our 17" snow began.  I like snow.

Also, real daily sketching has returned.  Today - random objects and views from the couch.  Lazy Sundays can be productive as well.