Having fun drawing knots again. This time I drew the steps to put a loop in the end of a rope. I remember when I learned to do this as a kid. I felt like a real sailor. After all, I could tie a bowline. Inktober prompt: loop. The first step is to make an […]

I couldn’t resist the humor. One of the houses we lived in used to have a three seater. It was long gone by the time we lived there. Our neighbor grew up in the house, and he had fond memories of it. “I always felt a little lonely visiting my friend’s single seaters,” he once […]

Collide, that is. I doubt it. Small boat sailors seem to alert and quick on the helm. Besides, I’m the one that drew these, right? 😆 Inktober prompt: Collide. . . . #Inktober #Inktober2021 #SketchForToday #Sketching #Sketch #PenAndInk #CrossHatching #CrossHatch #FountainPen #WingSung698 #deAtramentisInk #MoleskineArtSketchbook #theoboatology ______(\____________/)______ This is from the Rev. Joel’s Instagram feed: Rev.Joel’s_art. […]

Simple imaginary drawing. Inktober prompt: Compass. . . . #Inktober #Inktober2021 #SketchForToday #Sketching #Sketch #PenAndInk #CrossHatching #CrossHatch #FountainPen #WingSung698 #deAtramentisInk #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. Joel is currently using the Moleskin Art Collection Sketchbook and the Winsor […]

Just a random imaginary collection. Hope you are enjoying your Friday. Inktober prompt: Helmet. . . . #Inktober #Inktober2021 #SketchForToday #Sketching #Sketch #PenAndInk #CrossHatching #CrossHatch #FountainPen #WingSung698 #deAtramentisInk #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. Joel is currently using […]

Sometimes I think about what would be good dinghy names. What do you think of this one? 🤔 😆 Inktober prompt: Tick. . . . #Tick #Dinghy #DinghyNames #Inktober #Inktober2021 #SketchForToday #Sketching #Sketch #PenAndInk #FountainPen #Duke209fude #NoodlersInk #NoodlersBulletProofBlack #WingSung698 #deAtramentisInk #MoleskineArtSketchbook #theoboatology ______(\____________/)______ This is from the Rev. Joel’s Instagram feed: Rev.Joel’s_art. Feel free to […]

Remember to look up, especially on a clear night, too take in the roof of us all in all the starry glory. Inktober prompt: Roof. . . . #Stars #Night #Sailboat #Inktober #Inktober2021 #SketchForToday #Sketching #Sketch #PenAndInk #FountainPen #Duke209fude #NoodlersInk #NoodlersBulletProofBlack #WingSung698 #deAtramentisInk #BrushPen #LexingtonGray #NoodlersLexingtonGray #MoleskineArtSketchbook #theoboatology ______(\____________/)______ This is from the Rev. Joel’s […]

Coho adults return to the Columbia River system to spawn in the fall of their third year. “Coho salmon were declared extinct in Idaho in 1986, but through the efforts of the Nez Perce Tribe, they were successfully reintroduced and now return in numbers that support a fishery in a number of rivers and streams […]

Having fun cross hatching, and smearing a little ink around. I hope that if you are getting lemons you are making lemonade or lemon meringue pie. 🍋 Inktober prompt: Sour . . . #Inktober #Inktober2021 #SketchForToday #Sketching #Sketch #PenAndInk #CrossHatching #CrossHatch #FountainPen #Duke209fude #NoodlersInk #NoodlersBulletProofBlack #MoleskineArtSketchbook #theoboatology ______(\____________/)______ This is from the Rev. Joel’s Instagram […]

The last few Sundays we’ve been invited to pick apples and pears (two different varieties). I am also playing with my fude nib and some fountain pen ink that I have found smears unless absolutely dry (which takes a long time). So in this case, it provides a chance to play. Inktober prompt: Pick . […]