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| 10/11/18 (from photo of my own hand) |
Week 2 of InkTober was
less revealing and insightful than week 1. In fact, it was a bit of a struggle because the weather was lovely, and
when I’m sketching outdoors, I want to use color. If I didn’t have time for
both a full-color sketch and a ballpoint sketch, then I felt “obligated” to use
the time for my InkTober sketch. Sometimes I was hasty, just to “get it over
with.” It’s a common dilemma, I think, for participants of any challenge like
this.
And yet, despite that tension, I admit I’m still learning from my insistence
on hatching with ballpoint. Some part of me appreciates the self-discipline of
simply sticking with something every day, even if I’m not really in the mood. Ballpoint
is still so new to me that it’s a challenge from start to finish; I feel no
sense of comfort or familiarity as I do with all my favorite sketching media. My
process-oriented self enjoys observing this discomfort. Victorian work ethic or
masochism? Call it what you will.
You already saw my kaput Krups coffeemaker; here are the rest of last week’s InkTober sketches. I’m putting all of them into this Flickr album.
How’s your InkTober going?
You already saw my kaput Krups coffeemaker; here are the rest of last week’s InkTober sketches. I’m putting all of them into this Flickr album.
How’s your InkTober going?
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| 10/9/18 Wedgwood neighborhood |
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| 10/10/18 Denny Hall, UW campus |
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| 10/12/18 koi at Swansons Nursery |
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| 10/14/18 our neighbors' pumpkins |
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