February 2019 Challenge Between Friends

Last year my dear friend (and adopted sister) in the UK and I took turns setting monthly challenges.  This year January came and went with us both failing to set a challenge so we decided to start this month.

Receiving an email early this evening saying it was my turn to set the challenge, I chose "Sketching the Mundane" completing a minimum of six objects that would fit the topic.

That term is definitely subjective as everyone sees things differently.  And for me what might seem mundane today might strike my interest another day.

As soon as I responded to the email with challenge topic, I began mine.  The first thing that immediately came to mind was trash.  Then I looked around and if my eyes landed on something I felt "ehh" about, that's what I chose to sketch next.

I set the challenge medium of choice and when I started this, I really had no idea what I was going to use.  I started out with the pen and ink and then a little graphite (toilet tissue tube).  Decided I wanted some color so brought out my watercolor pencils.  My initial plan was to take a damp brush but then changed my mind.  On the K-cups I actually used a little watercolor but didn't with anything else.   I ended up using watercolor pencils dry for the rest of the page.

The toilet tissue tube and used K-cups are not subjects I would normally find interesting to sketch so that was what I started with.  Great practice though for ellipses and cylinders.

Sitting on top of my computer is the WiFi Antenna and card reader........both of which have never called out to me to sketch as they are just too plain to grab my interest .... so they were next.

The tube of Cortizone and Qtips didn't excite me either so they were the final two objects I chose to go with.  I think subconsciously I wasn't thrilled with them as a sketching subject because of why I have them out........another bout of ChilBlains hitting my toes.

Worked in my large 9 x 12 Stillman & Birn Beta journal.