Spanish Tortilla

quick sketch/late breakfast...trying to keep sketchbook momentum ......

Everyday in May 31 houseplant

The last challenge, quickly done as it's 32 degrees and sunny and I'm off for a swim....after doing some more washing.

Here's our very tall yukka (?) Most of the plants are outside.
Think I've learnt how to loosen up and sketch (did this more with my brush rather than a pencil) and have more fun this year, but looking forward to getting back to watercolour paper and the inevitable food.....

Everyday in May 30 closet

I don't actually own a wardrobe, just a hanging rail and a curtain.......

Everyday in May 29 cat

Draw something from your pet's point of view.......OK, maybe cat's thought of view

Everyday in May 28 jug

Everyday in May 27 Sticky

Draw something sticky.
I walked to the village today in search of stickiness. The weather was humid and sticky
These are a few things I found.Time is short but want to go back to this theme...I love drawing food.

Everyday in May 26 screw

Draw a screw...still lazy...

Here's a page I did for the Arthouse Sketchbook Project Limited Edition Thread and Surface
http://debra.morris.hk/2012/03/screw-threads.html

Everyday in May 25 tote bag

Draw a tote bag, for some reason not feeling inspired or maybe just lazy ......

Everyday in May 22 map

Today's challenge...draw a map

Everyday in May 21 sushi

Draw the last thing you bought....

Everyday in May 19 bacon sandwich

I had lots of possibilities this morning but couldn't resist drawing this after cooking it...my daughter's bacon sandwich (I don't eat meat)

 I was enjoying doing this so much I finished quickly and now doing a version on watercolour paper. (Had to take a photo as she couldn't wait for me to sketch it)

Everyday in May 17 first aid

Draw something from your first aid kit, iodine swabsticks.....

Everyday in May 16 marine pollution

Draw something that scares you......Did the theme rubbish on the beach as a page in one of my Arthouse Sketchbook pages and always wanted to explore further......but had to work this afternoon so time ran out......but you get the idea. A public holiday here tomorrow so hoping to catch up with everyone!

Thanks to my friend Dr Andy Cornish, check out his blog  at Ecozine Hong Kong if you want to know more about marine issues in Hong Kong.

Everyday in May 4 Socks

In Canson sketchbook... ( graphite, watercolour, ink pen).....will blog about this tomorrow.......

Cheese

Sketchbook cheeses, studies in preparation for the other side of the brie box.
I haven't had time to get much work done recently.

The last Kiss

Happy Valentine's Day!

Sketchbook poppadoms

 New Canson sketchbook........small enough to carry it around with me and hoping to do a small drawing every day (belatedly)

Slippers

Slippers at work, done in my sketchbook, waiting between lessons.

Paints

A5 Sketchbook (from marumam.japan...a new purchase has quite nice thin watercolour) paper)

Thanks for you comments everyone....this is for Pooja, Nancy,Vicki and Ann.

My basic sketch supplies.
 
I bought this small (and in-expensive) Van Gogh travel watercolour set half-way through Everyday in May, for convenience, and have been very happy with them. Before that I used anything I had at hand and usually acrylic paint that I use with lots of water.
Many years ago I had a Windsor and Newton tin box but this little set was such a bargain.
I was looking at larger sets last week as it might be fun to have lots of colours, but was recommended professional quality paints as the Van Gogh ones are only student quality (? this could have been a pushy assistant )....the problem with this is the fact that they quadruple in price (and my supplier doesn't sell them individually). Any suggestions?

The main thing I have come addicted to this year is good quality paper and do prefer to do most work on loose sheets...usually Bockingford watercolour paper (Acid free 140lbs).
It saves many problems with rippling, is good for HK's humid climate and is good quality if I sell a sketch.
I tend to work about A4 size or a little larger so the Arthouse Sketchbook was good for  teaching me to scale down.
My favourite tool is a 2B pencil...although i sketch at first with HB and sometimes use 4B at the end for darkness.
On my next sketch I'll do a proper step by step but here's a little one for the above to get in practise. Although after stage two I broke up the still life (as I needed my paints etc.....and sat on the balcony in the sunshine......can only do that with an aerial view)
Thanks everyone for making me think about the process, as my sketching time is limited I usually put on the radio and just do it. I'll also be adding details of paper and size on my posts from now on.

Time to clean my paints!!

Giveaway winner

Thanks for your comments everyone and for taking part

The names were put in my new woolen hat ......

 and the name pulled out is......................

 Alex Zonis  at http://pencilscribbles.wordpress.com

For those of you who haven't seen Alex's amazing portraits go and take a look at her blog.

Send me an email with your address Alex and I'll put it in the post.