Random Doodles

So I've got a few random doodles to post.   The first is my kids at the park attempting to climb the swingset.  I love to take paper and pencil to the park.  The kids mostly keep me playing and I don't have time to sketch, but every now and again I can take a minute or two to get a quick sketch in

On Monday morning, my daughter and I took a few minutes to paint.  She's very creative, and we both like to make up stories about out pictures as we paint (something I picked up from watching Bob Ross while I was growing up).  We both decided to paint Morro Rock.  










While I was watching the olympics, and being bored to death with NBC broadcasting seemingly nothing but figure skating, I decided to paint the plant next to the television

I don't really know why these two got on the same page.  My coffee cup at work and an exit sign?   hmmmm.  go figure.

More Sketching

Another lunchtime sketching session today!  We all walked across campus to the market and sat at picnic tables.  I didn't have the best view, so i decided to paint what was right in front of me, literally.

Ed was busily painting the CAMPUS MARKET sign above the doorway while I was painting him.  When we were done and comparing paintings, we all had a good chuckle over my painting of Ed.

Yes, I know that the painting is completely bisected by the umbrella pole, that is kind of the point.  We are trying to paint exactly what we see.  I could have looked around the pole to paint Ed, but for what we were doing this is much more accurate, fun and funny.

I'm having just a bit of trouble with this paint kit.  I feel like the paint is either too strong or too weak, and I can't quite get it right.  The background in this painting should have been weaker to push it back further, and the cement table should have been a bit darker to bring it forward.  Well, live and learn.  It was still fun.