Dearest Community, My Grandmother always talked about Armistice Day. I don’t ever recall her speaking of the day as Veterans Day. I can still hear her reciting “the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month” peace was reached. I think the day, for her, had more to do with the end of […]
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Day 4 of Boatober in November
And we are off to sea. Here we have the pilot cutter Agnes. Launched in 2003, she is replica of traditional Isles of Scilly pilot cutter. @doug_jackson_artwork photographed Agnes from a friend’s boat in the Falmouth Classics race. I’ve always loved the pilot cutters, even though bowsprits and long keels make for some “interesting” marina maneuvering. But […]
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Day 3 of Boatober in November
Any of these strike your fancy? It would be interesting to see these in person, as it looks like the foremost ship has been turned into a cat boat (una-rig for you Brits, where this photo was taken). Hope you are enjoying. 😉 Morston in North Norfolk I believe. . . . #boatober2022 #SketchFromPhoto #SketchForToday #Sketching #Sketch #PenAndInk #InkAndWash #InkAndWatercolor #FountainPen #WingSung698 #deAtramentisInk #Watercolor #WindsorAndNewton #MoleskineArtSketchbook #theoboatology ______(\____________/)______ This […]
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Day 2 of Boatober in November
You shouldn’t be seasick yet as we are still firmly on the ground, but hang on – I’ve seen the chart. In a few days we’ll be off to sea. If memory serves, @doug_jackson_artwork took this photo in the Outer Hebrides. . . . #boatober2022 #SketchFromPhoto #SketchForToday #Sketching #Sketch #PenAndInk #InkAndWash #InkAndWatercolor #FountainPen #WingSung698 #deAtramentisInk #Watercolor #WindsorAndNewton #MoleskineArtSketchbook #theoboatology ______(\____________/)______ This is from the Rev. Joel’s Instagram feed: Rev.Joel’s_art. Feel free […]
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Boatober in November
I was meaning to join @doug_jackson_artwork ‘s #boatober2022 – but well … I guess we didn’t have the weather window, the currents and winds were against us … but now we’ve shipped out. Better late than never. 😉 Hold onto your lunch! Hope it doesn’t make you sea sick! 🤞🏻 . . . #boatober2022 #SketchFromPhoto #SketchForToday #Sketching #Sketch #PenAndInk #InkAndWash #InkAndWatercolor #FountainPen #WingSung698 #deAtramentisInk #Watercolor #WindsorAndNewton #PentelWaterBrush #MoleskineArtSketchbook #theoboatology ______(\____________/)______ This is from the […]
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From Our October Hike to Escape the Smoke
Playing with watercolor and then just pen. Enjoy. . . . #SketchFromPhoto #SketchingIndoors #SaturdaySketch #CrossHatching #CrossHatch #SketchForToday #Sketching #Sketch #PenAndInk #InkAndWash #InkAndWatercolor #FountainPen #WingSung698 #deAtramentisInk #Watercolor #WindsorAndNewton #MoleskineArtSketchbook #theoboatology ______(\____________/)______ This is from the Rev. Joel’s Instagram feed: Rev.Joel’s_art. Feel free to give the feed a like and a follow. If you’d like to see the go-to art supplies Rev. Joel is using as he started his second sketchbook of 2021, […]
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Three Square Nails – Pastoral Letter
Dearest Community, This week we received a package in the mail. We curiously opened it, wondering what it could be. Three square nails on a nice backing, with a note on the backside saying, “Square nails from Ferndale Methodist Church 1884” and a nice card. The card explained that in the process of going through […]
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Coffee Hour Gifts
A church member loves growing things (although he didn’t grow the bananas). He was surprised the egg plants came out small this year. But what he was really excited about was the “jelly melon” (kiwano horned melon) he grew. We’ve never had one before, so […]
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Sketch Hike Sketches
It’s been very smokey lately. We are in a drought. For the Pacific Northwest of Washington (the state, not the city) we haven’t had rain in 4 months and have some wildfires that are likely to continue burning until the rains/snows come. The weather has the feel of late August, very unusual for late October. […]
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Boats on Drayton Harbor
Experimenting with #ConceptsApp on the tablet. Trying for a more block print type feel. What do you think? . . . #SketchWhatYouSee #SketchFromPhoto #SketchForToday #QuickSketch #Sketching #Sketch #DigitalArt #DigitalSketch #Concepts #ConceptsApp #ConceptSketch #theoboatology ______(\____________/)______ This is from the Rev. Joel’s Instagram feed: Rev.Joel’s_art. Feel free to give the feed a like and a follow. Joel […]
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